Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
Real Haunted Houses in California
Frights, camera, action! Established in 1850, California is the most populated state in the US... for the living and for the dead. With a rich history and diverse landscape, California is the setting of a wide range of ghostly activity from ghost ships to haunted missions, gold mines, and even a haunted coastline and highway. More Haunted California »
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Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
Located in San Diego’s world famous Balboa Park, The Haunted Trail is a stroll through the park you will never forget. Enter the mile long Trail through the twisted grove of pines and gnarled oaks. Visitors watch your back, you’ll never know which way the terror will hit you.This year, watch your back while creeping down New Orleans famous Bourbon Street as vampires lurk in the shadows. Squeeze through the crowd of creepy clowns on the Haunted Ghoul Bus, experience an Alien Autopsy and run screaming through the gauntlet of Horror Icons. Read more…
32335 Live Oak Canyon Rd Redlands, California 92373
Dates: Oct 2–4, 9–11, 16–18, 23–25, 27–31, 2026
Hours: 7 PM – Midnight (gates 7 PM, last entry 11 PM)
The Hollow at Live Oak Canyon is a haunted maze in Redlands, CA, set on the grounds of Southern California’s largest pumpkin patch. Guests follow a corn-lined path through tented rooms filled with live scare actors and detailed sets — about a 10-minute walk-through. Recommended for ages 16 and up; an intense, high-scare experience not recommended for young children. Families can still enjoy the pumpkin patch and daytime fall activities on the farm. Open weekends in October 2026. You know the farm — you don’t know the Hollow. Read more…
(916) 913-8843
1240 Front St, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
Daily at 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm
Shadows, Scandals & Secrets of Old Town Sacramento Ghost Tours Step into the eerie past of Sacramento with our enthralling walking ghost tour. This captivating journey offers a perfect mix of fun and learning as you explore the historic district, led by a local expert who knows the city’s darkest secrets. Each stop on our tour reveals buildings rich in ghostly legends, with tales of hauntings and historic events coming alive through the stories of our experienced guide. Get ready for a spine-tingling adventure where every shadow could hide a story from beyond the grave. Read more…
6260 Main Street, Georgetown, CA 95634, USA
Say the word Georgetown and many paranormal enthusiasts and horror hounds are quick to respond with “where The Exorcist film took place.” By a rather large margin, they’d be correct in this factual assertion. However, there is another Georgetown approximately 2,708 miles away sitting in the middle of California. It is precisely in Georgetown, California where the eerie Georgetown Hotel and Saloon is located and it is most definitely haunted. Is the Georgetown Hotel Haunted? El Dorado County is home to Georgetown which was originally founded in 1849 by a wealthy prospector named George Phipps. Read more…
2300 Mine Shaft Ln, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742, USA
Weekends in October 2025
Sacramento’s Largest Haunted House and Scare Park! Step inside Heartstoppers Haunts’ 18th season and immerse yourself in pure macabre terror. One ticket grants you access to four distinct haunted attractions, all woven together in a single, terrifying narrative across our massive three-story building and huge outdoor area. With nearly two decades of making Northern California scream, our team lives and breathes Halloween, pushing the limits every season to deliver even bigger scares and unforgettable memories. With online-only ticketing and reserved time slots, you’ll enjoy minimal wait times and maximum frights. Tickets go fast – secure yours early for the best dates. Read more…
1198 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
Located in San Francisco, California, and built in 1889 by a German immigrant, the Westerfeld House has played host to a most eccentric selection of guests and tenants over the many years. Russian czarists, famous musicians, and even a Satanic filmmaker have been mainstays at the home at one point in time. Looking closer at the Westerfeld, the activities both created and documented by LaVeyan Satanism follower Kenneth Anger is perhaps what stirred up most of the paranormal activity and opened up doorways to Hell. Read more…
123 W Amerige Ave, Fullerton, CA, USA
Mon- Sun: 10:00 A.M-10:30 P.M
Fox in a Box is the biggest escape room in Fullerton, Orange County. We have another location in Huntington Beach, Orange County. Read more…
6603 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028
6603 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Voted The Best Ghost Tour in LA by Los Angeles Magazine! Join RIP the Undertaker as he gathers bodies when the sun goes down… When Hollywood’s dark side comes to LIFE! Follow his flickering candle as he leads the brave souls on foot down the Notorious Walk of Fame… and INFAMY! RIP The Undertaker will recount 100 Tragedy-Filled years that allow mourners to pay their respects at Horrific Haunting Grounds, Creepy Crime Scenes and Foreboding Famous Landmarks. Not every Hollywood Story has a happy ending and sometimes greater fame is achieved in DEATH… than in life. Read more…
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA, USA
Prison escapes are one of the rarest events to occur inside correctional institutions across the world. But what if there was a way to ultimately prevent escapes? It should come as no surprise that in 1934, a maximum-security federal prison called Alcatraz was opened on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. To authorities then, if inmates escaped, the raging waters would drown them. If the thrashing waves didn’t kill them, then the sharks surely would. Decades after closing, Alcatraz remains one of the top haunted prisons in all of North America. Read more…