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4 haunted houses near Des Moines with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 3 towns. The earliest to open is The Slaughterhouse, on September 25. The most intense, at 4 of 5 ghosts: Sleepy Hollow Haunted Scream Park, The Haunted Woods: The Mare Witch 5 and The Slaughterhouse.
Campground haunted hall with dark corridors and flickering-light scares, a gentler kids' hour at the start of each night, and food trucks outside.
Multi-attraction scream park at a Des Moines sports park, with several themed haunts including a pitch-dark rope-guided maze and an oddities museum.
Outdoor haunted trail through timber just south of Des Moines, with costumed actors staging this year's witch-themed story along a dark woodland path.
Large indoor downtown haunted house spread over 20,000 square feet of themed scenes, with live actors and a new bayou-themed area this year.
Haunted Hall of Tortured, Twisted Terrors, Sleepy Hollow Haunted Scream Park, The Haunted Woods: The Mare Witch 5 and The Slaughterhouse. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is The Slaughterhouse on September 25, 2026.
The most intense in this guide are Sleepy Hollow Haunted Scream Park, The Haunted Woods: The Mare Witch 5 and The Slaughterhouse, rated up to 4 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. Check each venue's own age guidance before you go.
The milder picks are Haunted Hall of Tortured, Twisted Terrors, rated 3 of 5 ghosts.
Haunted Hall of Tortured, Twisted Terrors: $10 per person; Sleepy Hollow Haunted Scream Park: Park Pass from $32 adult; VIP $48; The Slaughterhouse: From $25. Prices are from each official site.
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