The 3 Best Halloween Home Display Routes, According to Portland’s Favorite Pumpkin Carving Artist

Brook Rice, the artist behind the free Pumpkin Display at West Linn, is basically the Santa of Halloween. It would be more than enough to provide one of the coolest Halloween experiences in the Portland metro area at no cost, but Rice has also put together Halloween home display routes for families who make the trek out to his display in West Linn and want to make a night of it. Best part? These homes are free to visit.

To create the routes, Rice consulted the Northwest Haunters Association map and the Pacific Northwest Christmas Lights map. After choosing homes within a geographic area from both maps, Rice visited all the homes on the route in late September and early October and chose favorites based on impact, originality, handmade decorations, and the enthusiasm of the owner. Then Rice ran the routes five to six times before finalizing them. We re-ran the full loop again this year, and the home displays are as fabulously spooky as ever.

Thanks to all of Rice’s research, looking for Halloween home displays has never been easier.

We share the routes here, with permission, to spread the word about these fantastic displays.

Full Loop: For Serious Halloween Fans

Want to make a night of it? Rice’s QR code below will add the full loop route to Google Maps, with a drive time of approximately 1.5 hours, not including stops. Rice estimates that the route will take most families around three hours to complete.

Stop 1: Pumpkin Display at West Linn

What: Portland’s coolest jack-o-lantern display.
Where: 2885 White Salmon Ct. West Linn
When: Open October 19-20, 25 (sensory friendly), 26-27, and Halloween, from 5:00-9:30 pm each night

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Stop 2: Carriage Way Cemetery

What: A seriously spooky cemetery display.
Where: 1810 Carriage Way, West Linn, OR 97068

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Stop 3: Todd & Michelle’s Halloween Wonderland

What: Lights, giants, and skeletons climbing the walls. Don’t miss the roaring dragons.
Where: 19242 SW Indian Springs Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

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Stop 4: Miles Court

What: Giant skeleton in a fun home display.
Where: 5612 SW Miles Ct., Portland, OR 97219

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Stop 5: Shadows on Center Street

What: The scarecrows of your nightmares.
Where: 3667 SE Center St, Portland, OR 97202

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Stop 6: Davis Graveyard

What: One of Portland’s most famous home displays, with realistic ghosts, beautiful statues, and clever custom gravestones.
Where: 8703 SE 43rd Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222
When: Open day and night, with special effects after dark on weekends.

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Stop 7: Flye Manor

What: So. Many. Pumpkins.
Where: 9555 SE 56th Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222

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Stop 8: Schilling Lights on Lark

What: Tune your radio to 88.1 FM and enjoy an animated light show!
Where: 15909 SE Lark Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97267

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Bonus Stop 9: The Dragon House in West Linn

What: For people who REALLY like Halloween inflatable decorations, this is the stop for you.
Where: 2533 Oregon City Blvd, West Linn, OR 97068

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Northeast Portland Haunt Route

New this year! Rice took to his scooter and mapped out an exciting new route through Northeast Portland, designed for families who prefer to stay on the east side of the river. This 6.1-mile journey, which can be enjoyed in an hour or two with stops, showcases the neighborhood’s Halloween spirit. “Generally homes in Northeast have smaller front yards than other areas of Portland,” says Rice, which forces them to “be creative with the space they have.” Rice tells us you can expect “whimsical scenes and out-of-the-ordinary themes” on this route, and often multi-home groups featuring spooky displays.

• Stop 1A: Freitas House — 3633 NE 19th Ave. — Theme: Humor
  
• Stop 1B: Crestfallen Manor —3634 NE 17th Ave. — Theme: Sinister
  
• Stop 2A: Odditorium* —5826 NE 15th Ave. — Theme: Clowns
  
• Stop 2B: Dragon House — 1435 NE Ainsworth St. — Theme: Dragons (fog-breathing!)
  
• Stop 3: Psychedelic Bone Garden — 3743 NE 35th Place — Theme: Kid-Friendly
  
• BONUS: On your way to the next two haunts is a Jack Skellington and friends themed home on Peerless and Holladay.
  
• Stop 4A: Pacific Street Graveyard — 3422 Northeast Pacific Street — Theme: Jam-Packed Creepiness
  
• BONUS: Kitty corner from the Pacific Street Graveyard is a boneyard complete with a 12-foot skeleton.
  
• Stop 4B: Peerless Haunt — 3445 NE Peerless Place
  
• Stop 5: The Skeletones — 631 NE Royal Ct. — Theme: Get ready to dance the Charleston.
  
• BONUS: This neighborhood has several decorated homes within walking distance that are worth a visit! On your way to the next two stops, take a look at the home on NE Glisan and NE Floral Pl. to see an impressive collection of bird baths.
  
• Stop 6: Area 51ish —3261 NE Glisan St. — Theme: Dark
  
• Glisan Graveyard — 3229 NE Glisan St. — Theme: Dark

*Unverified for 2024

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Southeast Portland Haunt Route

If you can’t count on your little ones remaining cheerful for three hours of Halloween fun on the full loop, try this shorter route specific to SE Portland instead. It still includes many of the best displays from the longer route. Rice would like to share credit for this route with Jessica Reisterer-McQuiston, who helped vet many of the homes.

• Lone Fir Cemetery — 649 SE 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97214 — (Just to get in the spirit!)
  
• Tabor Creations — SE Lincoln St & SE 60th Ave, Portland, OR 97215  
  
• Shadows on Center Street — 3667 SE Center St, Portland, OR 97202
  
• Post Mabone PDX — 7207 SE 78th Ave, Portland, OR 97206
  
• Spooky Spiders — 5626 SE Lexington St, Portland, OR 97206
  
• Flye Manor — 9555 SE 56th Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222
  
• Davis Graveyard — 8703 SE 43rd Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222
  
• Shilling Lights on Lark — 15909 SE Lark Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97267
  

Can’t get enough Halloween Home Displays?

Here are a few extra stops that are worth a trip of their own:

Pirates of Pinehurst

See live pirate shows and go on a treasure hunt at Pinehurst Street in Sherwood. It’s a multi-home, swashbucklin’ good time.

Holidays on Franklin

At 46th and Franklin in Vancouver Washington, you’ll find another street of families that go all out for Halloween. Halloween characters often make an appearance on weekends, and this street attracts over 12,000 trick-or-treaters annually.

Pumpkin Acres

The homeowners behind Pumpkin Acres on 13922 SE Schiller St., reached out to us this year to spread the word about their kid-friendly, completely interactive Halloween display. Sunday through Thursday the display is lights only, but on Fridays and Saturdays the gates are open for everyone to enjoy the spooks. Let us know if you check it out!

BeauHaunt

This garage-turned-haunted-house at 4089 Orchard Way in Lake Oswego is is pirate-themed, and this year they have added an arcade shooting gallery! They are open October 24-27, from 6-9 pm, and Halloween night, from 6 pm to midnight.

Love this? Check out more than a month’s worth of ideas for more Halloween fun.