There is nothing like a good scare for Halloween and the metro area has lots of frightful opportunities. Many have coupons on their sites or through internet coupon sites, so you could even get a discount on your shivers. Some also offer VIP tickets for an extra charge that takes you to the front of the line. Parents, use caution with these creepy houses. Some are way too scary for the youngest goblins.
Oaks Park Scaregrounds
The event features three horrifying haunted walkthrough attractions and side-shows, as well as Oaks Park amusement rides, games, mini golf, roller-skating and concessions.
Cost: Tickets start at $25, ride bracelets and game pass are extra.
The Fear PDX
The Fear PDX is an ten-part haunted house, one of the largest in Portland, with timed ticketing. This year’s offerings include two escape rooms.
Cost: Tickets start at $24.99.
Haunted House at Spirit of Halloweentown
The Haunted House in St. Helens is “designed to be spooky yet family friendly.” It’s scary but not gore-y.
Cost: Haunted House admission is $20.
Underhill Haunted House
Get spooked in the 40,000 square foot basement of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Purchase timed tickets for this scare experience. They also offer a Kids Monster Fest for children under age 12 on October 20 and 27, from 12-4 pm.
Cost: Tickets start at $30 for the full experience, $9-$12 for the Kids Fest.
Milburn’s Haunted Manor
The zombies are back at Milburn’s Haunted Manor, Oregon’s scariest family-owned haunted house for 19 years running (haunts are rated PG-13).
Cost: $25, discounts for pairs.
Cinema of Horrors Drive-In and Haunted House and Zombie Laser Tag Experience
Watch a drive-in movie at the Clark County Fairgrounds with actors creating a live-action horror experience outside your car. The film schedule includes family nights with less scary movies like Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas, but most of the films are horror flicks. You can also visit their Cinema of Horrors Haunted House farther north in Kelso, for a traditional walk-through experience. New this year is the Zombie Laser Tage Experience, also in Kelso. Not recommended for children under age 10.
Cost: Tickets are $49-$69 per car.
Haunted Corn Mazes
Don’t forget! Many corn mazes, like the one at Bella Organic, offer a haunted route. See our roundup of local farms here.
Can’t get enough haunts? Try a Portland ghost tour or spooky train.