Looking for a good scare? You don’t have to travel far to experience ghosts, ghouls and other terrifying creatures.
Haunted houses throughout the Sacramento area offer the chance to meet dismembered clowns, run from zombies and tour horrific homes.
According to Google Reviews, a few local haunts stand out for their commitment to scaring patrons.
Here are just a few top-rated Halloween attractions in and around Sacramento:
People wait in line and listen to Bella Hernandez of Rancho Cordova on their way into The Ward at Heartstoppers Haunted House in Rancho Cordova in 2021. The haunt runs through Saturday, Nov. 1.
What makes Sacramento Scream Park so terrifying?
Sacramento Scream Park, 4909 Auburn Blvd., Suite 3, in Sacramento, offers visitors the chance to explore four unique haunted attractions “back-to-back in one continuous nightmare,” according to its website.
In addition to a “twisted hospital,” you can explore an “abandoned amusement park,” a creepy “prep school” and a spooky swamp where “cursed voodoo, undead sorcery and Southern Gothic horror collide.”
The park also has food trucks, line entertainment and photo opportunities.
Actor Jessie Espinoza displays his werewolf snarl at Fright Planet in Sacramento in 2012. The Sacramento area is home to a number of top-rated haunted attractions.
Sacramento Scream Park is generally open 7 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday. On Halloween — Friday, Oct. 31 — it’ll be open 7 p.m. to midnight.
Tickets for the Sacramento haunted attraction, which runs through Sunday, Nov. 2, cost $29.99 to $73.99 depending on which experience you pick.
Google reviewers gave the park an average rating of 3.9 out of 5.
In her review, Google user Kimberly Ellis praised Sacramento Scream Park as “off the hook.”
“I was nervous and laughing the entire time,” Ellis wrote. “(There were) super creepy actors and the animatronics were super, super creepy. I wasn’t expecting the gore we saw.”
The ghouls are ready for Heartstoppers Haunted House in Rancho Cordova. The haunt runs through Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.
Explore Heartstoppers Haunted Park in Rancho Cordova
Heartstoppers Haunted House, 2300 Mine Shaft Lane in Rancho Cordova, has operated as “Sacramento’s premier haunted house” for 18 years, the haunt said on its website.
“Our goal was always simple; to give trick-or-treaters a great time while making them squirm in terror,” organizers said.
Participants get access to four haunted attractions woven together into a single narrative across a three-story building and outdoor area. In 2025, people can experience a haunted mine shaft filled with special effects and committed actors.
The haunt is open 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, 7:30 to midnight Saturday and 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, through Saturday, Nov. 1.
Tickets cost $27.50 to $59.50, depending on the experience.
Combatants play zombie laser tag at Heartstoppers Haunted House in Rancho Cordova in 2021. The haunt runs through Saturday, Nov. 1.
Reviewers gave Heartstoppers Haunted House an average Google rating of 4.5 stars.
Google reviewer Chris Steel said the haunt was “creepy, hilarious and worth every second.”
“(I) just went through the Haunted Mansion, and it did not disappoint,” Steel wrote in a review. “The atmosphere was legit eerie — fog, flickering lights, whispers — the whole deal.”
Corbett’s House of Horror has zombie paintball, cornfields
Corbett’s House of Horror, 46500 County Road, No. 32B in Davis, uses scary set designs, live actors and special effects to terrify visitors.
The self-described “fear farm” offers zombie paintball, zombie-infested cornfields and a “medical mayhem” experience, a haunted area designed to showcase a horror mental institution.
Corbett’s House of Horror is open 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday, Oct. 26, as the last day of operation. Tickets range from $12.50 to $55.
Google reviewers gave Corbett’s House of Horror an average rating of 4 stars.
Google reviewer Julia Vang said her family had a great experience at the farm.
“All of the haunts were great. The corn maze in the dark was so much fun,” Vang wrote. “I would definitely go back!”
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