NJ Haunted Hayrides and Haunted Houses 2026: Sorted From Mild to Intense

A haunted hayride is the only ride in New Jersey where you pay to sit in the dark on a hay bale and hope nothing grabs you. Some are a daylight roll past a few skeletons that a five-year-old will laugh at. Others are 45 minutes in the woods with chainsaws, strobes and a waiver you signed at the gate. From the parking lot they all look the same.

So we sorted them. Every haunt below gets one of three labels, built from what the operator itself says about age and scares, not from our opinion of how brave you are. Every date and price was read on the operator's own site on October 10, 2026; things change, so check before you go.

At a glance

For little kids: the daytime Spooky Trail hayride at Fairfield Farms ($5), or Lights On, Scares Off at Brookdale Haunted Theater (Sat Oct 17 and Sat Oct 24, $10).
The biggest night out: Night of Terror at Creamy Acres Farm in Mullica Hill, four haunts on one ticket plus a haunted paintball hayride.
Walk it, do not ride it: Nightmare at Gravity Hill in Jackson, about 35 minutes on foot through a ghost town.
Rain or shine: 13th Hour Haunted House in Wharton and Brighton Asylum in Passaic are indoors.
Bring cash: C. Casola Farms Haunted Attractions and The Conover Killings take no cards.

The three scare labels

MILD: daylight or lights on, nobody jumps out at you in the dark. Fine for small kids.
MODERATE: after dark with live actors, but the operator welcomes kids, often with a caution like "use judgment under 10".
INTENSE: the operator sets an age floor of 12 or older, makes younger teens bring a parent and sign a waiver, or bills itself as the scariest around. Teens and adults.

Where an operator gives an age, we quote it. Where it gives none, we say so.

How to choose: quick answers

How young is too young? Go by the operator's own line, listed for every haunt below. Schaefer Farms says not under 13, Oasis says not under 12, and several say to use judgment under 10.

Hayride or walk-through? On a hayride you sit with a wagon full of strangers and the scares come to you. On a walk-through you are on your feet in the dark with only your group, which most people find scarier.

Do I need tickets ahead? At some, yes: Brookdale and the Haunting on High Street sell online only, and Creamy Acres says an online ticket is the only way to be sure of getting in. Others, like C. Casola and Oasis, sell only at the booth.

What should I wear? Closed-toe shoes you can get muddy, and layers. Most of these are outdoors on working farms.

North Jersey

Fairfield Farms, Fairfield. MILD by day, MODERATE at night. The daytime Spooky Trail ($5, bought at the farm) rolls through haunted woods to meet the Bones family. The Haunted Forest Hayride ($15, online in advance only) runs Friday to Sunday evenings, every 15 minutes from 6:30 to the last ride at 8:45. The farm advises parental discretion under 10 on both. Pumpkin picking, a kid-friendly corn maze and a pumpkin slingshot by day.

Conklin Farm U-Pick, Montville. MODERATE, in daylight. A daytime haunted hayride with a siren and chainsaws; the farm warns it is very loud and suggests it from about age 9 or 10. $15 for children and adults, sold only at the farm the day you visit. No entry fee and free parking. Leashed dogs are welcome on the farm, but the farm advises keeping them away from the noisy ride. Weekends through Oct 31.

Corrado's Hayride of Horrors and Corn Maze, Hackettstown. MODERATE. A 45-minute ride through haunted woods, a haunted house and a night corn maze, weekends through Oct 31; ticket sales end at 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 9:30 Sunday. Children under 15 must be with an adult, and strobes and fog are used. The three together are $55 at the booth (cash only there, more online). Active military pay $10 an attraction. The daytime Dayride and pumpkin picking is $10.

Lentini Farms, Newton. MODERATE. Haunted hayrides Friday and Saturday nights, 7 to 10 PM, with Oct 16, 17, 23 and 24 left. $30 adults, $26 ages 4 to 12, one ride per ticket, no reservations. Guests 16 and under need an adult. The fall festival runs through Oct 25.

13th Hour Haunted House, Wharton. MODERATE. Three indoor haunts on one ticket: House of Nightmares, The Attic, and The Darkside, walked in pitch dark with live actors. Open rain or shine on fall weekends into early November; nights shown in green on its calendar are $5 off. The site gives no age guidance.

Norz Hill Farm & Market, Hillsborough. Age guidance NOT STATED. Scare Farm: two haunted hayrides (Madderbaby Lane and The Slayride) and two haunted walking trails (Atrum Manor and Chaotica). The ticket booth closes at 10 PM Friday and Saturday and 9 PM Sunday. Check the Scare Farm Instagram after 5 PM for weather.

Brighton Asylum, Passaic. INTENSE. Three indoor haunted houses (Brighton Asylum, Subculture and The Bleeding Grounds) that the operator calls the state's scariest. No age limit, but children must walk on their own, everyone signs a waiver, and near Halloween the operator says to expect a wait of one to two hours or more. General admission $47.99 to $52.99, Fast Pass $67.99 to $72.99. A horror museum shows real props and costumes from horror films.

Schaefer Farms, Flemington. INTENSE. The Farm of Horrors: a hayride, a trail, a corn maze and the Carnevil of Chaos, about 45 minutes across more than 200 acres, all on one ticket. Not recommended under 13. Friday to Sunday nights through Halloween; online tickets start at $40 on Sundays and $46 on Fridays and Saturdays. By day the same farm is gentle pumpkin picking.

Central Jersey

Brookdale Haunted Theater, Lincroft. MODERATE, with a MILD tour. The whole performing arts center becomes one haunted maze, built with Brookdale students. No-touch, and the operator says to use judgment under 10. Nights through Oct 30, 6 to 10 PM, $20 early in the season and $25 at peak. Lights On, Scares Off ($10) lets kids walk the sets with no actors and no jump scares on Sat Oct 17 (noon to 2) and Sat Oct 24 (2 to 4). Tickets online in advance only, with a time slot.

C. Casola Farms Haunted Attractions, Marlboro. MODERATE. A haunted hayride, a haunted barn, a living maze and Zombie Paintball. The farm recommends Zombie Paintball from age 5 and says the other three are not for young children. Friday and Saturday nights and Sundays in October from 7 PM. Hayride $20, the three non-paintball attractions $45. Cash only, at the booth.

Field of Terror, East Windsor. MODERATE. Four haunts on one farm: the Killer Kornfield, the Haunted Hayride to Terror Town, Timmery Manor and The Unknown Barn. Open Thursday to Sunday nights through Nov 1, and the farm says Thursdays and Sundays are the less crowded nights. Prices on its site run from $22 for one haunt to $60 for four. Field of Terror

Nightmare at Gravity Hill, Jackson. INTENSE. About 35 minutes on foot through an abandoned ghost town, its graveyard and its haunted fields, built around the farm's real gravity hill from Weird NJ. Under 14 only with a parent or guardian. $35, or $50 for Express to skip the line. Oct 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31 are left.

The Conover Killings, Wall. INTENSE. A story haunt on dark wooded trails, about 27 minutes, with only five or six groups going in every 15 minutes. Under 15 must be with a parent or guardian, and everyone signs a waiver. $30 cash. Reserve by call or text through its site; its 2026 nights were not posted when we checked. Part of every ticket goes to the Autism Movement Project.

Oasis Family Farm, Robbinsville. INTENSE. Oasis Island of Terror: three no-touch attractions, Orange Woods Have Eyes, The Park That Waits and Stalkers. Not recommended under twelve. Friday and Saturday nights in October, $40 Fridays and $50 Saturdays. Tickets at the booth only.

South Jersey

Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May. MILD. Home of Cape May's original haunted house. October brings ghost tours and Scarecrow Alley, and Halloween trick-or-treating at the 1879 estate is Saturday, Oct 31, 5 to 7 PM.

Burlington County Prison Museum, Mount Holly. MODERATE. The Haunting on High Street is new for 2026: scare actors across three floors of the historic prison, ending in a courtyard Halloween Hangout with food trucks and music. Six nights starting Friday Oct 16, 7 to 10 PM. $31 for the walk-through and Hangout, $13 for the Hangout only, online in advance only. There are several flights of stairs.

HallowSpire, Vincentown. MODERATE. The Jersey Devil Terror Trail, a haunted corn maze and a forgotten circus, $40 for all three ($60 VIP). The operator says it is best for ages 10 and up and not for young children, and it can take over an hour. Open nights through Nov 1, gates at 6 PM.

R and J Farm, Egg Harbor. Age guidance NOT STATED. The farm's Cornfield of Terror; we could not find its 2026 nights or prices posted online, so check with the farm before you go.

Fear in the Forest, Pemberton. Age guidance NOT STATED. A haunted trail of more than half a mile through the woods of a working blueberry farm, with themed areas and actors along the way, open only two nights each October. Its 2026 nights and prices were not posted online when we checked; look for its page on Facebook before you go.

Creamy Acres Farm, Mullica Hill. INTENSE. Night of Terror, billed as New Jersey's largest and scariest: the Ride of Terror hayride and three walk-throughs (The Harvest, The Playground and Dark Dreams), $40 to $50 online or $50 to $60 at the booth, plus a Haunted Paintball Hayride ($30, riders 48 inches and up). Anyone under 18 needs an adult, and a waiver is required. Closed Sundays; Oct 15 to 17, 22 to 24 and 29 to 31 are left. The daytime Fall Fest is canceled for 2026. Night of Terror at Creamy Acres Farm

Halloween events on the calendar

Dated nights rather than a haunt you can visit any weekend. Each links to its calendar page.

Make a night of it

Monmouth: an afternoon at Allaire State Park and Historic Allaire Village, dinner, then The Conover Killings in Wall a few minutes away.
Hunterdon: pumpkin picking at Schaefer Farms by day, home for the little ones, the Farm of Horrors after dark for the teens.
Sussex: a morning hike, the Lentini Farms fall festival in the afternoon, the haunted hayride at 7.

Every haunted place on GetOutsideNJ

Every haunt in this guide, by county and on the map.

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Atlantic County

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R and J Farm

Search a corn maze with a mile or more of packed-down trails for six sign points, then ride a hayride out to the pumpkin patch and pick one small pumpkin to take home. There is also a 30 by 70 foot jumping pillow, a snack shack, and a farm stand full of mums, pumpkins and cornstalks. On fall weekend nights the farm turns on its haunted Cornfield of Terror.

Address: 723 W. Herschel Street, Galloway, New Jersey 08215
Website: http://www.randjfarm.com/

Burlington County

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Burlington County Prison Museum

Walk the cell blocks of an 1811 county jail designed by architect Robert Mills, on a self-guided tour or with an audio tour of 18 stops. Try the escape game, browse the gift shop and picnic at the tables in the Exercise Yard. The museum says paranormal investigators have helped make it one of the most haunted buildings in New Jersey.

Address: 128 High Street, Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060
Website: https://www.prisonmuseum.net/

Fear in the Forest

Walk a haunted trail that runs more than half a mile through the woods, with multiple themed areas and actors jumping out along the way. It is open only two nights each October on a working blueberry farm, and the drive in alone is a long dirt road past cranberry bogs. Afterward there is live music, food and portable toilets on site. The operator says it is scary.

Address: 182 City Line Road, Pemberton, New Jersey 08068
Website: https://fearintheforest.weebly.com/2026-info.html

HallowSpire

Walk the Jersey Devil Terror Trail, get lost in the 13th Acre Haunted Corn Maze and face the Funland Forgotten Circus, three actor-staffed haunts covered by one ticket on a 100 acre farm. The operator calls it scary and best for ages 10 and up. Afterward, pick up a farm-grown pumpkin at the harvest midway and grab concessions, with a large parking field on site.

Address: 231 Landing Street, Vincentown, New Jersey 08088
Website: https://hallowspire.com/

Cape May County

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Emlen Physick Estate

Tour an 18-room Victorian mansion from 1879, one of the best examples of Stick Style architecture in the country, then stroll the lawns, the herb garden and the Oval Garden, or picnic on the grounds. In October the house leans into its ghost stories with the Voices from Beyond tour, Scarecrow Alley and trick or treating. Free parking, and lunch or afternoon tea at Vintage.

Address: 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, New Jersey 08204
Website: https://capemaymac.org/experience/emlen-physick-estate/

Essex County

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Fairfield Farms

Take a hayride and pick your own pumpkin at Fairfield Farms, then try the child-friendly corn maze and the rope maze, slide down Big Bale Mountain, meet the Goat Family and fire the pumpkin slingshot. For a little fright there is the daytime Spooky Trail hayride, and the Haunted Forest Hayride runs on fall weekend nights. Spring brings greenhouse flowers, and summer Jersey Fresh corn, tomatoes and peaches.

Address: 177 Big Piece Road,, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
Phone: 973-227-1011
Website: https://www.fairfieldfarms.net/

Gloucester County

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Creamy Acres Farm

Night of Terror turns the farm into a haunted hayride, a haunted paintball hayride and walk-through haunts on October nights. The Fall Fest brings wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, a kiddie corn maze, a farm park with pedal karts and a playground, and farm animals to visit. It is a working dairy farm, run by the same family since 1968, with a farm market on site.

Address: 448 Lincoln Mill Road, Mullica Hill, New Jersey 08062
Website: https://www.creamyacres.com/

Hunterdon County

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Schaefer Farms

Ride a tractor-drawn hayride out to more than 40 acres of pumpkins at Schaefer Farms and pick your own, then get lost in the corn maze, try the hay maze, feed the farm animals and bounce in Daisybelle the cow. On October weekend nights the farm becomes the Farm of Horrors, a high-scare haunted hayride and trail not recommended under 13. The farm stand sells the family's own eggs and meats.

Address: 1051 County Route 523,, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
Phone: 908-782-2705
Website: https://www.schaeferfarms.com/
Website: https://www.farmofhorrors.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSchaeferFarm

Mercer County

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Field of Terror

Ride the Haunted Hayride to Terror Town, brave the Kornfield of Karnage and Timmery Manor, and fire paintballs from the Creepy Carnival Paintball Ride on fall nights at Field of Terror. Two of the haunts are not recommended for kids under 10. Between scares there is a bonfire, a DJ and a farm market, and by day in October the farm runs a corn maze and hayrides out to the pumpkin patch.

Address: 831 Windsor-Perrineville Road, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520
Website: https://fieldofterror.com/

Oasis Family Farm

Brave Oasis Island of Terror on October weekend nights: three outdoor haunted attractions in the farm's woods, including The Woods Have Eyes, a trail of more than a mile. The actors never touch you, and the scares are meant for older kids and adults, not children under 12. The rest of the year the farm is a landscaping supply yard for mulch, topsoil and firewood.

Address: 3 Circle Drive,, Robbinsville, New Jersey 08691
Phone: (609) 818-1140
Website: https://www.oasisfamilyfarm.com/
Website: https://www.oasisislandofterror.com/

Monmouth County

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Allaire State Park

Allaire state park offers biking, a historical village, hiking, railroads, trails, fishing, deep woods, and many acres to explore.

Mailing Address: 4265 Atlantic Ave., Farmingdale, NJ 07727
State Website: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/allaire.html

Brookdale Haunted Theater

A full-size indoor haunted house takes over Brookdale's whole Performing Arts Center, both theaters and every hallway and classroom, with a new theme and new sets every year. It is scary but no-touch: the actors never touch you. Parents are asked to use caution under 10, and a daytime Lights On, Scares Off tour with no actors suits younger kids. Food trucks and carnival games wait outside.

Address: 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, New Jersey 07738
Website: https://www.brookdalehauntedtheater.com/

C. Casola Farms Haunted Attractions

Ride the Haunted Hayride of Terror into the back woods, then walk the haunted barn and the Living Maze. Zombie Paintball puts you on an army truck shooting paintballs at zombies, and it is the one the farm recommends for kids 5 and up; the other three are not recommended for young children. Grab hot dogs, popcorn and fresh-baked cookies at the Witch's Brew.

Address: 131 South Main Street, Marlboro, New Jersey 07746
Website: https://www.hauntedcasola.com/

The Conover Killings

Follow wooded paths in total darkness on this story-driven haunted trail, where Jonathan, the killer from the local legend, and his victims step out without warning. Groups go in a few at a time, so you never catch the group ahead. Expect live actors, loud effects and confined paths; under 15 only with a parent or guardian. Part of every ticket goes to the Autism Movement Project.

Address: 3101 Hurley Pond Road, Wall, New Jersey 07719
Website: https://theconoverkillings.com/

Morris County

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13th Hour Haunted House

Walk through three indoor haunted houses on one ticket at 13th Hour: the House of Nightmares and The Attic, together billed as Two Floors of Fear, and The Darkside, a pitch-dark maze with live actors and animatronics. There is no age limit, but expect strobe lights and tight, dark spaces. Ten escape rooms and Haunted Hatchets axe throwing are open year-round.

Address: 105 West Dewey Avenue, Suite 5, Wharton, New Jersey 07885
Website: https://13thhour.com/

Conklin Farm U-Pick

Head into the field and pick your own pumpkins from thousands in every shape and color at Conklin Farm U-Pick. On weekends there are family hayrides, hot cider donuts and fresh-baked pies, and a daytime haunted hayride through the back lot of the pumpkin patch that the farm recommends for ages 9 or 10 and up. Entry and parking are free, and leashed pets are welcome.

Address: 10 Vreeland Avenue, Montville, New Jersey 07045
Website: https://conklinupick.com/

Ocean County

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Nightmare at Gravity Hill

Walk about 35 minutes of haunted trail through the abandoned Ghost Town of Gravity Hill, its graveyard and haunted fields, more than a dozen scenes over 5 acres full of ghouls, zombies and creepy clowns. It is on foot, not a hayride, so there is nowhere to hide. The farm's real gravity hill made Weird NJ. Not recommended for young children; under 14 only with a parent.

Address: 1005 Farmingdale Road, Jackson, New Jersey 08527
Website: http://www.nightmareatgravityhill.com/

Passaic County

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Brighton Asylum

Walk through three indoor haunted houses, Brighton Asylum, Subculture and The Bleeding Grounds, full of live actors and movie-style effects. The operator says there is no age limit and that actors will not touch you, but it also says plainly that this is a scary one. Outside are photo ops, games, axe throwing and a horror movie prop museum, and escape rooms run year round.

Address: 2 Brighton Avenue (rear of the building), Passaic, New Jersey 07055
Website: https://brightonasylum.com/

Somerset County

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Norz Hill Farm & Market

Wander a 7.5 acre corn maze commemorating the 250th anniversary, ride the hayride out to the farm animals and the pumpkin patch, and pick your own pumpkin and gourd at Norz Hill Farm's fall festival. A kids' bale maze comes with the same ticket. On fall weekend nights Scare Farm adds two haunted hayrides and two haunted walking trails, and the farm market sells its own sweet corn, tomatoes and beef.

Address: 120 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844
Website: https://norzhillfarm.com/

Sussex County

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Lentini Farms

Wander the 7-acre corn maze, take a scenic hayride and pick your own pumpkins at Lentini Farms' fall festival on September and October weekends. Cut your own wildflowers and sunflowers in the 3-acre flower field, and on October Friday and Saturday nights ride the haunted hayride, which the farm says is meant to be scary. The roadside stand sells the family's own sweet corn and Jersey Fresh tomatoes.

Address: 251 High Street (Route 94 South), Newton, New Jersey 07860
Website: https://lentinifarms.com/

Warren County

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Corrado's Hayride of Horrors and Corn Maze

Ride the Hayride of Horrors, a 45-minute wagon ride through haunted woods full of actors and animatronics, then try the haunted house and the haunted corn maze on fall weekend nights at Corrado's Farm. By day it is gentle: a dayride with no actors, a daytime corn maze, a petting zoo and pumpkin picking. Kids under five get in free.