Something New Is Haunting Dark Woods!

Dark Woods offers an ever-changing, fun-filled Halloween experience with roaming creatures of the night and mayhem guaranteed to give you a fright! If you came out for the 2015, 2016 or 2017 Seasons and think you’ve seen it all, think again. Each season offers new chills and thrills, making the experience unique every time you enter the woods.

Dark Woods’ original outdoor haunt returns for 2018 with Quarantine: Nothing Spreads Like Fear! Plagues of Biblical proportion have poisoned the foul inhabitants of Hickory Ridge. Inspired by the "Epidemics of the 1920's"! Disease of epic proportions has come to Dead Fall Trail along with a new swarm of deadly "healers" and medical vultures who prey on the sick and dying. Descend into this new chilling chapter of Dark Woods’ torrid tale populated by deranged doctors, corrupted caretakers and pestiferous patients! Can you resist the contagion and disease?

You’ve never seen Dark Woods like this! New sets, scenes and characters join the expanded trail this year in an immersive, themed experience with character actors, detailed costuming, realistic sets and Hollywood-style special effects.

You’ve never seen Dark Woods like this! Dead Fall Trail, a nightmare of carnage, winding over 1/3 mile, where havoc is unleashed as guests navigate a portion of the derelict woods, falling victim to cruel creatures and deplorable killers. New sets, scenes and characters join the expanded trail this year in an immersive, themed experience with character actors, detailed costuming, realistic sets and Hollywood-style special effects.

Boogie Returns A Newly Refurbished Dark Carnival in 3D!

Enter an evolving, mind-bending, terror-filled world in Dark Woods’ theatrical black-light thriller. Dark Carnival in 3D, brings a new brand of terror to the Big Top with a 3D Black-light Haunt. Enter Boogie’s nightmare and bring a little horror home with you. Victims will be immersed in an experience unlike any other, complete with state of the art special effects, sounds and lighting in the area’s first ChromaDepth® 3D attraction. Monsters are real and they come alive at night in the twisted halls of the Dark Carnival’s maze.

And remember, Boogie thinks mayhem is a laughing matter.

Dark Woods' is a fear-inducing, outdoor adventure that offers an immersive themed experience created by character actors, detailed costuming, realistic sets, and Hollywood style special effects and brings the horror, folk-tales, and legends of this region together in a uniquely entertaining early 20th century setting. You will FEAR THE DARK.

Group Discounts Available

Got a big group? On purchases of 12 or more tickets receive a 15% discount (That's about two free tickets!) Call us at 318.289.9019 or 318.332.8546 for details.

Military and First Responder Discounts Available

Simply put, we love all of our service personnel! Dark Woods offers military and First Responder discounts at our box office on show nights. Get more info below!

Military Discounts

First Responder Discounts

Tickets purchased online or at the box office are valid for any open night through the 2018 Halloween season.

Dark Woods Haunted House is located at 4343 University Parkway in Natchitoches, Louisiana between I-49 and Northwestern State University, just 1.5 miles from interstate.

Visit DarkWoodsHaunt.com, for complete information or purchase yours at the box office anytime until 11:30 pm on open nights beginning September 21, 2018. Ticket office opens a half hour before show time and will close at 11:30 pm. Main gate opens at 8:00 pm on Fridays and 7:00 pm on Saturdays.