Does your family love celebrating Halloween but you are looking for a unique place to celebrate Halloween this year? We have a few spooky and creative ideas for you! All locations are family-friendly (check Knott’s Scary Farm’s age suggestions) and are sure to help your family celebrate Halloween in a unique way this year.
Just click the title of each location title or website for more information.
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36600 Ghost Town Road
Yermo, CA 92398
PARK HOURS: Open daily: 9am to 5pm
THINGS TO DO:
- Calico Ghost Haunt – For the last two weekends in October, Calico Ghost Town brings out the scare, fun and excitement of Halloween. This annual event includes, trick-or-treating, costume contests, pumpkin carving, kids’ carnival tent, live entertainment stage shows, haunted attractions and more. Adults (12 & over): $15 Youth (ages 4-11): $10 Ages 3 and under: Free admission
- Ghost Tours – Come experience a tour you will never forget. This is the truest accounts of the paranormal activity in Calico.
- The Maggie Mine – 1000 foot self-guided tour will begin with a blacklight display that shows some of the minerals in the local rocks. Then you will continue down the mine drift where you will see and hear the history of the mine and learn how the miners worked in the local Calico mountains.
- Calico Odessa Railroad – The tour lasts approximately 8 minutes and takes you on a trip around the hill to see some historical sites, mining equipment and hear some interesting historical points.
- Calico Mystery Shack – Have you ever seen water run uphill? How about a broom stand by itself? Experience the fun and laughter that lasts for generations in the Mystery Shack
Learn more on the website.
24 Sirretta/ PO Box 202
Kernville, California
DATES: Select Weekends in October
THINGS TO DO:
- Halloween Scare-eokE
- Trick or Treating
- Halloween ‘Photo Booths’
- Pumpkin Painting
- Pumpkin and Halloween Games (for all ages)
- Halloween Crafts (for all ages)
- Beach Bonfire
- Halloween Movie Night
- Costume Contest
- Site Decoration Contest
Learn more on the website.
Rivernook Campground
Kernville CA, 93238
DATES: Halloween Weekend
THINGS TO DO:
- Site decorating contest
- Spooky bingo
- Costume contest
- Scavenger hunt
Always a blast in the campground for Halloween weekend. Enjoy camping, the weather, and fun Halloween festivities!
Find more info on their website.
Pumpkin in the Pines at Skypark Santa’s Village
28950 California 18
Skyforest, CA 92385
DATES: October 5 – 27
Saturdays and Sundays, join us for a parkwide pumpkin patch, trick-or-treating, seasonal food & beverages, costume parade, pumpkin painting, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow Puppet Show, and more! Celebrate the fall season with family-friendly outdoor activities and abundant photo ops. And don’t forget to stop by Kringle’s Coffee & Gifts for the best pumpkin spice latte on the mountain!
Learn more on the website.
Buena Park, CA 90620
DATES: Select Nights Sept. 19 – Nov. 2
Experience the fully transformed theme park, with uniquely haunted mazes and attractions, sinister shows, and more than 1,000 horrifying creatures lurking in the fog and hiding across every inch of the park.
Knott’s Scary Farm is not recommended for children under 13.
Learn more on the website.
We hope your family has a safe and happy Halloween!
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