The Haunted Trail

The Haunted Trail Family friendly haunted adventure for those who have outgrown the pumpkin patch, but are not ready fo Sensory Friendly Night: Presented by Burial Beer Co.

About The Haunted Trail:

10th Annual Haunted Trail Presented By Mellow Mushroom

Asheville's Family Friendly Haunted Adventure

Oct. 7-8, 14-15, 21-23, 27-30

The 10th Annual Haunted Trail presented by Mellow Mushroom brought to life by Asheville Plays, is excited for another year at The Adventure Center of Asheville. The Haunted Trail is Asheville's only Halloween event that is ideal for childr

en ages 3-12 years old. Have a family friendly fright night, and say Boo To Hunger! Each ticket creates 4 meals for MANNA Foodbank to say Boo To Hunger. In just two years, Boo To Hunger has generated over 38,000 meals! In addition to MANNA, we support Camp Lakey Gap through our Burial Beer sales and offer a Sensory Friendly Night, and we support Give To The Music and The Boy Scouts. Our 10th Annual Haunted Trail is packed with memorable moments! Little Ghouls Area: A special area dedicated for young ghouls featuring a playhouse & storytime. Don't miss the Sweet Peek Tour at 6:30pm for a preview of the trail before it is dark and without actors. Pirates Cove: The grand entrance to the festival features a 30ft Pirate Ship Escape Room (reservations first come/first served), a live mermaid encounter, and several pirate themed games. Presented by Lakeview Putt and Play
The Haunted Trail: Family friendly heart pumping walk with 15 live action scenes
Aerial Glow Trail: Guest ages 4 years and over can climb on two of our aerial trails illuminated with thousands of multi-colored twinkle and laser lights (Combo Pass required)
Festival Tent: Featuring Little Ghouls play area, meet our sponsors, balloon art, face painting, and delicious treats: hot Mellow Mushroom pizza, fresh donuts & popcorn, Jeremiah's Italian Ice, Burial beer, hot cocoa, s'mores and sodas
Mellow Mushroom Game Field: Monster sized games and contests while you wait in line! and Great Smiles on Friday Oct. 21st. Check in at the Sensory Friendly booth by Pirates Cove for special services provided by Camp Lakey Gap.

🩶💀💀💀🩶Happy spring-o-ween!
03/13/2026

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Happy spring-o-ween!

The second on the calendar for 2026 has us so excited for !
It will be our 14th spooky season 💀
We can’t wait to haunt you, WNC!

11/21/2025
10/26/2025

There’s still time to get Ali-IN line! It’s closing night!

We ARRR open rain or shine tonight! Rain scheduled to stop right at 7 pm. ‘Sea’ you at The Haunted Trail 🎃
10/26/2025

We ARRR open rain or shine tonight!
Rain scheduled to stop right at 7 pm.
‘Sea’ you at The Haunted Trail 🎃

It’s closing fright for the 2025 season at The Haunted Trail by  ! We can’t wait to see you there! 6-9 pm               ...
10/26/2025

It’s closing fright for the 2025 season at The Haunted Trail by ! We can’t wait to see you there! 6-9 pm

10/26/2025

Sign up at the Sensory Friendly Booth for this FREE accommodation! We are so glad to be in partnership with Camp Lakey Gap, for autistic individuals who help us with our goal of bringing Halloween magic to everyone in WNC! If you do not sign up at the booth, your Haunted Trail experience will not be altered. If you do sign up, a tour guide will accompany you on the trail and alert our actors before you enter their scene so that you can enjoy the show; fear free!

10/24/2025

Truly a Haunted Trail icon, Balloon Kat will be in the festival tent all weekend long to create amazing balloon creations that are exciting for kiddos and not terrifying on the wallet! 😉🎈

👽👻💚🧡🎃 THANK YOU On Haywood Road, West Asheville!!
10/24/2025

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THANK YOU On Haywood Road, West Asheville!!

Three more amazing spooky nights for the October season! See you at The Haunted Trail! Tonight, Saturday, Sunday 6-9 pm!...
10/24/2025

Three more amazing spooky nights for the October season! See you at The Haunted Trail! Tonight, Saturday, Sunday 6-9 pm! Tickets are available online or at the door. 👻

Sensory Friendly night at The Haunted Trail is rescheduled to next Sunday October 26!HALLOWEEN IS FOR EVERYONE! See you ...
10/19/2025

Sensory Friendly night at The Haunted Trail is rescheduled to next Sunday October 26!
HALLOWEEN IS FOR EVERYONE!
See you next weekend!

Haunted Trail *RESCHEDULED*
Unfortunately the Haunted Trail has been canceled tonight due to high wind. Sensory Friendly Night has been rescheduled for next Sunday, 10/26, 6-7 (without actors), 7-9 (with actors). We hope to see you next week!
Get your tickets here: https://hauntedtrailwnc.com/ or at the door.

Due to high winds and the fragile state of our forest following the hurricane, we’ve made the difficult decision to canc...
10/19/2025

Due to high winds and the fragile state of our forest following the hurricane, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel tonight’s Haunted Trail for everyone’s safety.

All tickets sold for tonight will be honored any operating night next week! We appreciate our community and want to make the right decision for our staff and our guests! www.hauntedtrailwnc.com SEE YOU NEXT WEEKEND

Address

85 Expo Drive
Asheville, NC
28806

Opening Hours

Friday 6pm - 9pm
Saturday 6pm - 9pm
Sunday 6pm - 9pm

Telephone

+18288083341

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