Haunted Houses in California for Halloween 2025

Find the best Halloween haunted houses in California 2024.  The state has many haunted attractions featuring lots of zombies, demons, vampires, devils, and Freddy’s that work in Hollywood. California has some of the largest Scream Parks in the US. Hollywood keeps producing scary characters.  Enjoy a movie and take your friends to a fun house this October.  You will love the thrill of being scared out of your mind. We ask is that you don’t let any of the ghosts escape from their California haunted houses. We can’t have them taking over the internet by invading Silicon Valley. Find a haunted house near me below.

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Boccali Ranch – Ojai, CA
Pumpkins are available seven days a week starting in early October. Hayrides offered on Saturday and Sunday. Try their next door pizza and pasta restaurant. Join them for a haunted hayride through their corn field on select Friday and Saturday evenings in October. The restaurant does a special Italian buffet on hayride nights. They are located at 3277 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai, CA. It is about 78 miles west of downtown Los Angeles.

Fantozzi Farms – Patterson, CA
Opens for the season in late September.  Paul Fantozzi is a fourth generation apricot farmer who opened their first maze and patch in 2003. The farm is open for fall fun Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from late September through Halloween. Also features a 25 acre corn maze with 5 miles of paths and 12 hidden checkpoints. Haunted maze on Friday and Saturday nights in October. Their address is 2665 Sperry Ave., Patterson, California. It is about 19 miles southwest of Modesto.

G&M Farms – Livermore, CA
Open daily in October. Featured twice on the David Letterman show. Voted best seasonal attraction in the East Bay by Diablo Magazine. Pumpkin patch offers pumpkins of all sizes available for purchase. Cornfield maze is priced at $7-10 with children 5 and under free. Weekend attractions includes pony rides, cow train, barnyard blasters and pedal carts. They also have farm animals. Also one weekend in October they feature a haunted maze.  Easy freeway access off I-580. Their address is 487 East Airway, Livermore, CA 94551. It is about 33 miles east of Oakland.

Green Spot Farms – Mentone, CA
The pumpkin patch opens up on October 1st.  A family owned and operated farm in the Inland Empire area. U pick pumpkin farm with colorful pumpkins of different sizes and shapes. The farm kitchen offers warm pumpkin bread and other items. The general store offers farm fresh honey. Haunted hayride for thirteen nights in late October. Their address is 10133 Ward Way Mentone, CA 92359. It is about 69 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

Lemos Farm – Half Moon Bay, CA
The farm is open Wednesday through Sunday daily in the fall (check calendar for details).  A third generation family ranch owned by the family since 1942. Pick your pumpkin from the patch, visit the haunted house or enjoy the petting zoo, hayride, playtown, train ride and pony ride. Their address is 12320 San Mateo Rd., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019. It is about 27 miles south of San Francisco.

Nash Ranch – Redding, CA
Open daily and weekends in October.  A Shasta County pumpkin patch since 1991, although the Nash family had been farming there since 1953. 15 acre patch with 30 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds. Ten acre corn maze with night maze on Friday and Saturday nights. Dreams of Darkness haunted house has been operating there for more than 20 years. Special events: antique tractor show one weekend in October. Their address is 10901 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, CA. It is about 35 miles north of Red Bluff, California.

Piedmont Ave Pumpkin Patch – Oakland, CA
Open every day beginning October 1st.  Piedmont features a pumpkin patch and haunted house.  Best described as a pumpkin wonderland with over 15 varieties of pumpkins and lots of fun activities.  Their address is 4414 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA. It is about 2 miles from downtown Oakland, CA.

Vierra Farms Dave’s Pumpkin Patch – West Sacramento, CA
Opening this year in late September.  Dave’s Pumpkin Patch is located at Vierra Farms. 2 acres of different varieties of u-pick pumpkins. 10 acre corn maze requires around an hour to make it through the two miles and 85 decision points. Cornival with ten family friendly fun activities including hay rides, pig races, hay maze, jumping pillow and farm animals. Admission to the cornival is $8.50-10 or you can purchase activities individually. Family pack admission also available. Free fancy photobooth to capture the memories! At night, the Deadly Harvest is a horrific haunted event open Friday and Saturday nights and the week of Halloween. Their address is 3010 Burrows Ave., West Sacramento, California. It is about 7 miles west of downtown Sacramento.

Vossler Farms – Visalia, CA
Celebrating their 22nd anniversary they operate both a corn maze and pumpkin patch.  Also on site at night is a haunted attraction called Field of Screams.  The maze and pumpkin patch open from September 24th. The Field of Screams is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday beginning October 14th. Location: 26773 South Mooney Blvd., Visalia,CA

Sometimes the nearest haunted house to you may be in another state. If you live near the California border, or you are headed for a weekend in Vegas, there is probably a haunted house that is worth considering there. Check out these states with haunted attractions for you to consider in addition to the California haunted houses: Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Michigan

You may also be interested in our article on Haunted Houses and Horror Movies | History of Fear.

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