Overview

Nightmare Forest is Louisville’s longest-running outdoor haunted trail attraction, scaring visitors for 34 years from Brandenburg, KY — just 35 minutes from downtown Louisville. We’re Kentucky’s premier multi-attraction haunted destination, where every path winds deeper into a world built for one purpose: terror.

Walk our legendary haunted trail through cursed woods, face Hawthorne’s Circus Bizarre sideshow, conquer the haunted maze, and survive themed scare zones inspired by Hollywood horror — including Evil Dead, The Last of Us, Sinister, 13 Ghosts, Texas, Haddon Field, and Garnettsville Ghost Town. Test your aim at Nightmare Forest Axe Throwing, refuel at our concessions stand, and prove you can make it out alive.

This is a no-touch haunt — our actors get close enough to make you forget that rule, but they will never make contact. Recommended for ages 13 and up. VIP Speed Pass available to skip the line. Group rates and private bookings welcome for schools, churches, corporate events, and large parties.

Open select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays September 13 through November 1, 2026. Gates open at 7:30 PM. Easy drive from Louisville, Shepherdsville, Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, Radcliff, Bardstown, Mt. Washington, Bullitt County, Jefferson County, Meade County, and Southern Indiana (Corydon, Clarksville, New Albany, Jeffersonville).

34 years of fear. Louisville’s longest-running outdoor haunted attraction. Family-owned and operated since 1991. Buy tickets online at yournightmarebegins.com or call 502-576-6999.

Address: 850 Otter Creek Park Rd, Brandenburg, KY 40108

Email: [email protected]