Orange County Home Haunts & Yard Displays 2026

Orange County residents transform their homes and yards into Halloween displays, walk-through haunts, mazes and spooky neighborhood attractions each fall. This 2026 guide focuses on residential and community-created haunts rather than commercial haunted attractions.

Home-haunt schedules can change quickly. Verify dates, hours and addresses before visiting.

Home Haunts & Yard Displays

For commercial haunted attractions, theme-park events and other seasonal activities, see our Halloween Events in Orange County guide. Families can also browse Orange County pumpkin patches, while our Halloween activities guide has more seasonal ideas. For local ghost stories and reportedly haunted locations, see Haunted Places in Orange County.

Featured 2026 Home Haunts

Umali Manor

2301 W. Coronet Ave., Anaheim
2026 dates: Fridays and Saturdays, October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–10:00 PM; on Halloween night it stays open until the candy runs out
Type: Yard Display with lasers, fog, animatronics and loud noises
Audience: All ages, depending on what kids can handle

The Hallows of Greentree

4101 Reyes St., Irvine
2026 dates: October 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–10:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Audience: All ages

Terror on Laura Street

501 Laura St., La Habra
2026 dates: Friday, October 23; Saturday, October 24; Friday, October 30; and Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: Opens at 7:00 PM and stays open while there is a line
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Admission: Free
Audience: Teens and adults

Haunted Mansion Haunt

28322 Millwood Rd., Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679
2026 confirmed dates: October 3-4, 9-11, 16-31 and November 1 (20th anniversary season)
Hours: 7-9 p.m.
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Admission: Reservations required through Eventbrite; choose free Stand-By (expect a longer wait) or $10-per-person Doombuggy Express priority access
Audience: Monday-Thursday dates are calmer with no scare actors; Friday, Saturday and Halloween feature the full scare crew and are better suited to teens/adults.
More info: hmhaunt.com / Eventbrite reservations / Facebook

The Gershon Dungeon

13861 Gershon Place, North Tustin (Santa Ana mailing address)
2026 dates: Friday–Sunday, October 23–25, 2026 | 7:00–10:00 PM (34th annual season)
2026 status: This year’s run has ended
No Monster Walkthrough: 5:30–6:30 PM nightly for kids and families
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Admission: Free; donations are accepted and go to a local Marine family
Audience: All ages

Former residential listing: The Cubbon Street residential haunt (previously listed as Santa Ana Haunt / Shades of Hell) is no longer treated as an active residential home haunt on this page. The commercial Shades of Hell attraction is a separate event — see our Halloween Events guide rather than this residential list.

Orange County Home Haunts by City

Home haunts are listed by city. Entries marked “No 2026 schedule posted” haven't shared this year's dates, so confirm before going.

Aliso Viejo Home Haunts

Spook Summit Haunted House

18 Cameo Dr., Aliso Viejo
2026 dates: October 9–11, 16–18, 23–25, 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–10:00 PM
Type: Halloween Show with lights, animatronics and a roughly 10-minute show
Admission: Free
Audience: All ages

Stanley Haus

Oak Ridge Circle cul-de-sac, Aliso Viejo (exact address not published)
2026 dates: Nightly through Halloween (opened October 10), except rainy days
Hours: 6:30–9:00 PM weekdays; until 10:00 PM weekends
Type: Multi-yard Universal Monsters display with animatronics, spread across several neighboring front yards
Admission: Free hot chocolate, or make a donation to the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group
Park outside the cul-de-sac and walk in, keep children on the sidewalk and don’t touch the displays.
More info: Daily Pilot story

Anaheim Home Haunts

Chains of Wakefield Presents Freaky Flesh

1576 W. Wakefield Ave., Anaheim
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: Older kids and adults

The Grim Grinners Haunt

2015 S. Eileen Dr., Anaheim
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

The Haunt That's Rated Arrrgh

113 S. Alice St., Anaheim
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Legend of the Death Tree

1409 W. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Punkinz Fun Houz

2742 E. Standish Ave., Anaheim
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Audience: All ages

Westmont Halloween Houses

1320 W. Westmont Dr., Anaheim
2026: Neighborhood Halloween decorations on view October evenings after dark
Type: Decorated homes / neighborhood display
Visit respectfully and confirm displays are active before making a special trip.

Umali Manor

2301 W. Coronet Ave., Anaheim. See confirmed 2026 dates and hours above.

Horrorville

1462 E. Kenwood Ave., Anaheim
2026 dates: Friday, October 23; Sunday, October 25; Friday, October 30; and Saturday, October 31, 2026 (closed Saturday, October 24)
Hours: 7:00–10:00 PM
Type: Yard Display with two small walk-through mazes
Admission: Free; donations welcome

The Last Stop Cemetery

1301 Courson Dr., Anaheim
2026 dates: October 1–8 and 11–31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–10:00 PM
Type: Yard Display; a cemetery scene with a talking witch caretaker, singing busts and jack-o'-lanterns

Nightmare Before Christmas in Anaheim

773 S. Kroeger St., Anaheim
2026–27 season: September 11, 2026–January 7, 2027; Halloween-themed through October, with Christmas pieces added in November
Hours: 6:00–11:00 PM
Type: Yard Display with mostly handmade Nightmare Before Christmas characters and props

Nightmare on Lime St

824 S. Lime St., Anaheim
2026 date: Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–10:30 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt run by family and friends
Admission: Free; donations welcome
Details come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; confirm before visiting.
More info: FrightMaps listing

Insanity District

119 S. Beth Cir., Anaheim
2026 date: Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 5:30–10:30 PM
Type: Scare zone with roaming scare actors, carnival games, display scenes, photo ops, candy giveaways and heavy fog
Admission: Free
Details come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; confirm before visiting.
More info: FrightMaps listing

Brea Home Haunts

The 8th Plague

416 Locust St., Brea
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Buena Park Home Haunts

The Cemetery on 9th

8231 9th St., Buena Park
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Haunted Reed Manor

8073 Calendula Dr., Buena Park
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

1313 Deadwood Bayou

7475 Mohawk Circle, Buena Park
2026 dates: October 12–31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–10:00 PM
Type: Yard Display; this year's Deadwood theme moves to a bayou with an inn, swamp and shack
Admission: Free
Audience: All ages
2026 award: Most Creative Display in Buena Park’s 2026 Halloween Home Decorating Contest
Previously listed here as Town of Deadwood.

Twisted Dreams Haunt Presents The Return

5815 Panama Dr., Buena Park
2026 dates: October 9–11, 16–18, 23–25 and 30–31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–11:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Audience: Teens and adults
More info: Instagram @twisted_dreams_haunt

Cursed Cul-De-Sac

9339 Via Vista Dr., Buena Park
2026 dates: October 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–11:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt (maze), now in its 4th year, with food trucks on site
Admission: Free
Nearby: 9350 Via Vista Dr. (the Via Tract) won Buena Park’s 2026 Neighborhood Spirit Award
More info: cursedculdesac.com

Longfellow Haunts: Skull Island & The Haunted Church Inferno

6586 and 6599 Longfellow Dr., Buena Park
Skull Island (6586): October 17–November 2, 2026; Sunday–Thursday 6:00–10:00 PM, Friday–Saturday 6:00–11:00 PM
The Haunted Church Inferno (6599): October 17–November 1, 2026; 6:00–10:30 PM
Type: Two neighboring Yard Displays: a foggy pirate shipwreck at Skull Island (6586) and a Salem witch-trial graveyard at The Haunted Church Inferno (6599)
Audience: Kid-friendly
2026 awards: The Haunted Church Inferno won Scariest Display and Skull Island won Most Sustainable Display in Buena Park’s 2026 Halloween Home Decorating Contest
More info: Instagram @longfellow_haunts

Costa Mesa Home Haunts

Creepy Clown Circus

3375 Marigold Cir., Costa Mesa
2026 dates: October 19–31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–11:00 PM
Type: Yard Display viewed from the curb, opening as a walk-through on Halloween night
Admission: Free
Audience: Families

Cypress Home Haunts

Goclowski Family Manor

5642 Mildred Lane, Cypress
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Halloween Show
Audience: All ages

Grizz's Haunted Yard

5732 Mildred Lane, Cypress
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Pumpkin Hollow

5224 Melbourne Dr., Cypress
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Cypress Clown Carnival

9809 Holder St., Cypress
2026 dates: Evenings, October 1–31, 2026, from 5:00 PM (later closing on Fridays and Saturdays)
Type: Yard Display of life-sized clowns in the yard and on the balcony under purple lights
Admission: Free curbside viewing
Details come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; confirm before visiting.
More info: FrightMaps listing

Dana Point Home Haunts

The Curse of Capistrano

34582 Via Verde, Dana Point (Capistrano Beach)
2026 date: Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 5:00–10:00 PM
Type: Garage haunt with live actors, running since 2003
Admission: Free
Details come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; confirm before visiting.
More info: FrightMaps listing

Fullerton Home Haunts

A Nightmare on Lark Ellen Drive

1917 Lark Ellen Dr., Fullerton
2026 date: Halloween night only, Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 6:30–9:15 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt with live scare actors
Admission: Free
Audience: Teens and adults

Garden Grove Home Haunts

Mystic Terror

6721 Acacia Ave., Garden Grove
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Audience: Teens and adults
Confirm the current address before visiting.

Ferris Haunt

5332 Christal Ave., Garden Grove
2026 dates: October 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 6:30–10:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt with an alien-contact theme this year
Admission: Free

The Haunt on Chase Street

12781 Chase St., Garden Grove
2026 dates: October 24, 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–10:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt with a fighting-game "Terror Palace" theme

Cirqo Sinestro

12371 Lampson Ave., Garden Grove
2026 date: Halloween night only, Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 5:00–10:00 PM
Type: Circus-themed Yard Display

Camp Crystal Lake by 31Shadows

5422 Belgrave Ave., Garden Grove
2026 dates: Nightly, October 25–31, 2026
Hours: Display lights 6:30–11:00 PM; fog and sound 6:30–9:00 PM
Type: Friday the 13th–themed Yard Display; take a photo with the Camp Crystal Lake sign, and Jason may be lurking
More info: SoCal Haunt List / Instagram @thirtyoneshadows

All Hallow’s Grove

6191 Santa Barbara Ave., Garden Grove
2026 dates: Fridays and Saturdays, October 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–10:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt in its first year
Admission: Free
Details come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; confirm before visiting.
More info: FrightMaps listing

Huntington Beach Home Haunts

Haunted Dolls

7671 Volga Dr. #2, Huntington Beach
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Rogers Drive Haunted House

5551 Rogers Dr., Huntington Beach
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Haunted House
Audience: Teens and older

Irvine Home Haunts

The Hallows of Greentree

4101 Reyes St., Irvine. See confirmed 2026 dates and hours above.

Kim Haunted House

15081 Lorenat St., Irvine
2026 display: All of October
Walk-through dates: 2026 walk-through dates not yet posted
Most recently posted walk-through hours: 6:00–7:00 PM low or no scare; 7:00–9:00 PM full scare

La Habra Home Haunts

Stearns Halloween Haunt

1440 E. Stearns Ave. Unit 1, La Habra
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Terror on Laura Street

501 Laura St., La Habra. See confirmed 2026 dates and hours above.

Ladera Ranch Home Haunts

Ladera Area 51

9 Sutherland Dr., Ladera Ranch
2026 schedule: Nightly, 6:30–9:00 PM (per SceneOC; not confirmed by the owner)
Type: Residential Halloween display

The Bayou by You

156 Sellas Rd. S., Ladera Ranch
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Nightmare on Beechtree

4 Beechtree St., Ladera Ranch
2026 dates: Nightly, October 1–November 1, 2026
Hours: 6:00–9:00 PM; singing-pumpkin show 6:00–8:30 PM
Type: Yard Display themed on Haunted Mansion Holiday
Admission: Free
Audience: All ages

Seasoned Projections Halloween Haunt

73 Flintridge Ave., Ladera Ranch
2026 dates: Fridays–Sundays, October 2–4, 9–11, 16–18 and 23–25, plus October 30 and 31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–10:30 PM; content gets spookier after 8:00 PM
Type: Halloween projection shows at the so-called "Ghostbusters house"
Admission: Free

Lake Forest Home Haunts

Legends of Sleepy Hollow

22711 Rockford Dr., Lake Forest
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Nightmare on Loganberry Lane

25561 Loganberry Ln., Lake Forest
2026 date: Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–9:30 PM
Type: Home haunt with live actors, billed by its owners as Lake Forest’s oldest and scariest
Admission: Free
Details come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; confirm before visiting.
More info: FrightMaps listing

Mission Viejo Home Haunts

Cosala CarnEVIL

21906 Cosala St., Mission Viejo
2026 dates: Nightly, October 11–31, 2026 (per SceneOC; not confirmed by the owner)
Type: Residential Halloween display with a walk-through
Note: Took first place for Scariest in Mission Viejo's 2026 Halloween home decorating contest

Avenida Light Shows

26691 Avenida Arivaca, Mission Viejo
2026 dates: September 20–November 1, 2026
Hours: 7:30–10:30 PM
Type: Halloween light show set to more than 45 minutes of music

Dead Lifts Gym

23852 Lagarto, Mission Viejo
2026: Second place, Best Theme, in Mission Viejo’s 2026 Halloween home decorating contest; this year’s theme is “DeadCup 2026,” a skeleton World Cup
Type: Yard Display
Name and theme come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; dates and hours not posted.
More info: 2026 contest winners / FrightMaps listing

Griswold Manor

22661 Labrusca, Mission Viejo
2026: First place, Most Creative, in Mission Viejo’s 2026 Halloween home decorating contest
Type: Yard Display
Name comes from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; dates and hours not posted.
More info: 2026 contest winners / FrightMaps listing

Orange Home Haunts

Creepy Crypt

1301 E. Chestnut Ave., Orange
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Audience: All ages

Note: Pirates Cave (formerly on E. Garfield Ave.) is no longer a residential home haunt; its home-haunt era ended around 2021. It is not listed here as an active 2026 home haunt.

Dragon Manor

500 block of E. Palmyra Ave., Orange (exact address not posted)
2026 dates: Evenings, October 11–November 1, 2026; hours not posted
Type: Yard Display at a restored 1925 house near the Orange Plaza; the theme changes each year

Placentia Home Haunts

Nightmare in Paridise

4791 Hamer Dr., Placentia
2026 dates: Friday, October 30, 7:00–10:00 PM; Saturday, October 31, 6:30–10:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt
Admission: Free

The Placentia Phantom House

302 E. Costera Ct., Placentia
2026 dates: Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–10:00 PM; closed if it rains
Type: Neighborhood haunt
Admission: Free
Details come from a user-submitted FrightMaps listing; confirm before visiting.
More info: FrightMaps listing

Rancho Santa Margarita & Rancho Mission Viejo

1313 El Potro Cemetery

25 El Potro, Rancho Santa Margarita
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

RMV Holiday House

19 Alza St., Rancho Mission Viejo
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

San Clemente Home Haunts

Sinister in San Clemente

605 Calle Fierros, San Clemente
2026 status: A return has been reported; exact dates and hours should be confirmed directly before visiting.
Type: Residential Halloween haunt

Santa Ana & North Tustin Home Haunts

The Gershon Dungeon

13861 Gershon Place, North Tustin (Santa Ana mailing address). See confirmed 2026 dates, hours and family-friendly walkthrough information above.

The Pumpkin King's Graveyard

18132 E. Santa Clara Ave., North Tustin
2026 dates: September 26–27, October 1–31 and November 1, 2026
Hours: 7:00–11:00 PM
Type: Graveyard Yard Display inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas

Lopez Haunted Tunnel

2111 S. Van Ness Ave., Santa Ana
2026 date: Halloween night only, Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 6:00–10:00 PM
Type: Walk-through haunted tunnel, with candy for trick-or-treaters
Admission: Free

Trabuco Canyon Home Haunts

Haunted Mansion Haunt

28322 Millwood Rd., Trabuco Canyon. See confirmed 2026 dates, hours and reservation details above.

Tustin Home Haunts

Pirate Port

1652 Summerville Ave., Tustin
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display
Audience: All ages

Villa Park Home Haunts

Phantom Hollow

9852 Verde Lomas Circle, Villa Park
2026 details: No 2026 schedule posted; confirm before going
Type: Yard Display / decor only

Blood Orange Grove

9782 Eastwood Cir., Villa Park
2026 dates: Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours: 7:00–10:00 PM
Type: Walk-Through Home Haunt: a blacked-out maze, then spiders, witch caves and more
Admission: Free
More info: SoCal Haunt List

Yorba Linda Home Haunts

Hollywood Haunt

4381 Avenida Rio Del Oro, Yorba Linda
2026 dates: October 19–31, 2026
Hours: 6:30–9:30 PM
Type: Yard Display recreating scenes from horror movies
Audience: All ages

Orange County Halloween Home Decorating Contests 2026

Several Orange County cities and neighborhoods traditionally hold Halloween home decorating contests. 2026 contest dates and entry periods may still be TBA; check the linked city or community page for the current year's information.

• Aliso Viejo - Aliso Viejo Community Association’s 2026 contest voting has closed; winners are to be announced
• Buena Park - 2026 winners: Most Creative, 7475 Mohawk Cir. (1313 Deadwood Bayou); Scariest, 6599 Longfellow Dr. (The Haunted Church Inferno); Best Family-Friendly, 6513 Cerritos Ave.; Most Sustainable, 6586 Longfellow Dr. (Skull Island); Neighborhood Spirit, 9350 Via Vista Dr. (the Via Tract)
• Cypress - 3rd annual contest; 2026 winners are posted on the city’s page
• Fountain Valley - Second annual contest for Fountain Valley residents; see the city’s map of entries
• Ladera Ranch - Judging runs Thursday, October 15–Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (registration closed October 14); exterior displays only. Public voting closes at noon Oct 28; tour entries on LaderaLife’s map.
• La Habra - 2026 details TBA
• Lake Forest - The city holds an annual Haunted House Decorating Contest; 2026 public voting reportedly runs October 25–31 (not yet confirmed on the city website)
• Los Alamitos - 2026 Halloween Decorating Contest; judges pick Most Creative, Most Fall Festive and Spookiest winners in each Los Alamitos neighborhood
• Mission Viejo - 6th annual 2026 contest; entries closed October 9. Winners: Scariest, 21906 Cosala and 28456 Munera; Best Theme, 26961 Sandalia Cir. and 23852 Lagarto; Most Creative, 22661 Labrusca and 21921 Cosala; Pumpkin-Tastic, 27151 Valia and 27502 White Fir Ln.; Special Effects, 25235 Arion Way and 26542 Fresno Dr. The city also offers a narrated GPS driving tour.
• Santa Ana - Historic Floral Park Neighborhood - Walk of Frights neighborhood stroll past decorated homes, Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:00–9:00 PM
• Yorba Linda - Entries have closed; see the city's Halloween Decoration Map to tour the displays

Visiting Orange County Home Haunts

Most home haunts are private residences in active neighborhoods. Visit only during posted operating hours, park legally, do not block driveways, keep noise down and respect private property and neighbors. Dates, hours and weather-related closures can change with little notice.

Orange County Home Haunts FAQs

Are Orange County home haunts free?

Many residential home haunts and yard displays are free, although some accept donations or require reservations. Check each haunt's current information before visiting.

Are home haunts appropriate for children?

It varies. Some are simple yard displays for all ages, while walk-through attractions may use darkness, actors, jump scares or gore. Use the audience guidance above and check with the haunt if you are visiting with younger children.

When do Orange County home haunts open?

Many operate on selected evenings in October, with the largest number of displays running close to Halloween. Because these are often privately operated, dates and hours vary significantly.

Do home haunts require reservations?

Most yard displays do not, but some walk-through home haunts use timed reservations to control crowds. Haunted Mansion Haunt, for example, requires reservations for its 2026 season.