Lake Hickory Haunts

Lake Hickory Haunts Known as the Premier Haunt of the Carolina’s, Lake Hickory Haunts is a one of a kind haunted theme park. Lake Hickory Haunts features many unique elements!

Lake Hickory Haunts is North Carolina's Premier Haunted Theme park, Featuring: 13 full-scale Haunted Attractions with over 100 industry leading Characters, Industry leading Special FX, Awe-Inspiring Immersive Environments, and so much more! Featuring a large body of water, surrounded by 13 full-scale unique haunted attractions and over 100 live characters! Within these attractions, you will journe

y through awe-inspiring immersive environments, multi-dimensional special FX, and breathtaking scares. Including a 12 feet underground attraction, tree-top maze, elevated 25 feet in the air, and over-water attractions, to name a few. Experience Lake Hickory Haunts each Fall for an entertaining and thrilling experience unlike anything else!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🎊🎆
2025 was a very scary good year thanks to our hard working team and YOU 😈 But now it’s time for our 15th Year of Fear… Experience Lake Hickory Haunts like NEVER BEFORE this Fall!
🤞 Stay tuned for behind the scenes sneak peeks, announcements, and more leading up to our best season yet.

Happy New Year’s Eve ✨☠️While our monsters and team are celebrating, we’ll be filled with gratitude thanks to our amazin...
12/31/2025

Happy New Year’s Eve ✨☠️
While our monsters and team are celebrating, we’ll be filled with gratitude thanks to our amazing fans, customers, and supporters. Thanks for making 2025 one to remember! Have fun and stay safe tonight!

🔥🥂 Here’s to another thrilling year… Our 15th Year of Fear!

12/28/2025

We’re getting new materials weekly and putting in hard work on the multiple HUGE new projects we’re creating for our 15th Year of Fear in 2026! 🛠️🧟‍♂️ Check out our recent progress in this sneak peek and stay tuned for more as always!

Enjoy YEAR ROUND fun at Lake Hickory Escape with 4 immersive escape rooms, axe throwing, and virtual reality games!🔐 Lea...
12/27/2025

Enjoy YEAR ROUND fun at Lake Hickory Escape with 4 immersive escape rooms, axe throwing, and virtual reality games!
🔐 Learn more & book now at LakeHickoryEscape.com

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us here at Lake Hickory Haunts 🎅🏻🤡🎄We hope you have a very merry (maybe a...
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us here at Lake Hickory Haunts 🎅🏻🤡🎄
We hope you have a very merry (maybe a little scary 😈) and safe holiday!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas Eve from all of us here at Lake Hickory Haunts 🎄🎅🏻 Our monsters are very excited for tomorrow… especially Rat. 🤣
We hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday!

‘Tis the season where Grim thrives ☠️🪦 You can never tell when he’s approaching in this cold weather… Keep an eye out 👁️...
12/21/2025

‘Tis the season where Grim thrives ☠️🪦 You can never tell when he’s approaching in this cold weather… Keep an eye out 👁️ or risk losing your soul!
❄️ Happy first day of Winter

12/19/2025

Well… At least Lilith, Moira, and Rat tried their best at this trend. 🤣🎄
Their holiday spirit is undeniable! Their coordination is questionable at best 💀

So much progress has been made recently here at Lake Hickory Haunts on multiple projects for our 15th Year of Fear 🎃🛠️ B...
12/16/2025

So much progress has been made recently here at Lake Hickory Haunts on multiple projects for our 15th Year of Fear 🎃🛠️ But this isn’t even close to the amount of surprises we have in store for you! We’ll be working hard every single day up until opening night to make it the BEST year ever!

Also, you may notice one of these photos is in Carnevil at Lake Hickory Escape 👀🧩 Book Carnevil now at LakeHickoryEscape.com and experience NEW puzzles and fun!

We had our annual Lake Hickory Haunts Christmas Party & Awards Ceremony tonight to celebrate our team and how amazing th...
12/13/2025

We had our annual Lake Hickory Haunts Christmas Party & Awards Ceremony tonight to celebrate our team and how amazing they did during the 2025 season 🎄🏆🎃
Our ENTIRE TEAM is incredible, but there were a few who stood out this year…
Congratulations to:
Attraction of the Year - Midway of Mayhem
MVP Award - Allie Marcantel & Joe Rose
Special Recognition/Appreciation Award - Morgan Settlemyre
Scream Queen - Grace Lopez
Scream King - Julian Jefferson
Feature Creature - Greyland Bryant
Monster Mouth - Madison Hennessee
Fresh Meat - Laura Olls
Most Improved - Caleb Ruiz
Terror Titan - Luke Jacumin
Terror Team Player - Michael Shannon
Scream Specialist - Brennan Burgess
Crowd Crusher - Tobi Wilkins
Most Versatile - Cora Parks
Most Dead-icated - Bobby Curtis (Not Pictured)

12/11/2025

We’ve been working hard from the moment haunt season ended to make our 15th Year of Fear BIGGER and BETTER than ever before! 🛠️🎃
We have tons of huge projects and next level surprises in store for you for Lake Hickory Haunts 2026 👀 Make sure you’re following us so you don’t miss a moment of the behind the scenes sneak peeks! And be prepared to be scared and amazed!

Address

520 Carolina Avenue
Hickory, NC
28601

Opening Hours

8:55pm - 9pm

Telephone

+18282121442

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Known as the best haunt in the Carolina’s, Lake Hickory Haunts is a one of a kind haunted theme park; featuring a large body of water, surrounded by 10 unique haunted attractions. Within these attractions, you will discover awe-inspiring immersive environments, multi-dimensional special FX, and breathtaking scares. Lake Hickory Haunts has been voted and ranked the #1 haunted attraction in NC, the Carolina’s, and the East Coast by many sources and organizations. In addition, Lake Hickory Haunts has been voted and ranked among the top 10 haunted attractions across the United States. Lake Hickory Haunts is dedicated to delivering a scary, thrilling, and fun-filled experience to all guests, fans, and customers. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority, which is why we strive to exceed our customers’ expectations each year. Lake Hickory Haunts is the scariest haunted house attraction in North Carolina. Most of all, Lake Hickory Haunts offers a completely immersive, fun, thrilling, and entertaining experience that lasts hours and is sure to fill your night with entertainment. Join the thousands of fans who visit Lake Hickory Haunts year after year and experience the best haunt in the Carolina’s!

Once you have your ticket and park map, the Lake Hickory Haunts experience begins! On your way to the Midway, you will come upon the iconic Overlook; which allows guests to see the Lake Hickory Haunts attractions and lake from afar. The overlook view is guaranteed to give you goosebumps. This is truly a sight you must see to believe! Next, you will arrive on the Midway of Mayhem, where the fun begins! Rather than waiting in a long and boring line, you can enjoy additional entertainment on the Midway while you wait! In the Midway of Mayhem, experience live stage entertainment; featuring a live DJ, music bands, celebrity guests, freak show entertainment, and more! In addition, the Midway at Lake Hickory Haunts features: Axe throwing, a horror-themed mini escape room, a horrifying 4D Asylum Simulator, original horror-themed carnival games, tasty concessions, a gift shop, character interaction, photo-ops, fire pits, and so much more! Many guests stay for hours after their tour, simply because the Midway is filled with so much scary-fun entertainment! Upon beginning the main tour, you will make your way through the main Attractions: NIGHTMARE FACTORY, LAIR OF THE UNDEAD, SHIPWRECKED, AQUAPHOBIA EXTINCTION, AFTERMATH, SLAUGHTERHOUSE, DESCENT, and BIG TOP CIRCUS in 3D! Details on these attractions may be found on the Attractions page. Excluding time spent on the Midway of Mayhem, the tour takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Lake Hickory Haunts is unique to other haunted attractions, as the tour is centered by a large body of water; creating a chill-inducing backdrop to many of our outdoor sets. During your tour at Lake Hickory Haunts, you will make your way through indoor attractions, outdoor attractions, and even walk OVER-WATER and UNDERGROUND! Lake Hickory Haunts is consistently creating new experiences unlike anything you’ve ever seen or imagined. One of our many revolutionary attractions is Descent, a 100-foot-long cave buried 12 feet beneath the ground! No exaggeration, no facade… Just an underground cave with caverns, sewers, darkness, and monsters lurking within! Descent is just one example of why Lake Hickory Haunts is your #1 haunted attraction destination! Our LATEST & GREATEST attraction is AQUAPHOBIA, featuring a HUGE floating dock crossing the lake, water monsters, a flooded fishing villiage, and EVEN MORE! The Lake Hickory Haunts tour features a huge and wide variety of sets, scares, props, and special FX. Regardless of your favorite fear, it is waiting for you at Lake Hickory Haunts! It is our guarantee that your experience will be worth much more than what you pay! Our team works non-stop year after year to provide an experience that is unrivaled and is among the very best across the nation. This, combined with our customer satisfaction priority, is why Lake Hickory Haunts is consistently voted and ranked the #1 haunted attraction in the Carolina’s; in addition to being named among the top 10 haunts in America! Lake Hickory Haunts is the best and scariest haunted house attraction in North Carolina. Lake Hickory Haunts provides a safe, fun, and exciting environment which is enjoyable for families, date night, friends, and more. Whether you love Halloween, Horror, being scared, or simply want to enjoy a night filled with fun experiences; Visit your #1 Halloween and entertainment destination and see why Lake Hickory Haunts is the scariest and best haunted house in NC. We hope you visit us this season and experience Lake Hickory Haunts! Our monsters are waiting…

Lake Hickory Haunts is not simply a haunted house, it is a haunted theme park; providing a unique experience for anyone seeking an entertaining, thrilling, scary, and fun-filled experience. At Lake Hickory Haunts, we believe in innovation, not duplication. Since 2012, our team has continuously worked more and more each year to make Lake Hickory Haunts bigger, better, scarier, and more fun each year. Beginning as the first lakeside haunted theme park in the Carolina’s, Lake Hickory Haunts and its team is consistently delivering new and never-before-seen entertainment unlike anything the haunt industry has ever seen. From the first true haunted boat ride at a haunted attraction, to 100% underground attractions, to over-water attractions; Lake Hickory Haunts and its team strives to innovate, create, and deliver the most insanely awesome haunted experience the Carolina’s has ever seen. We will continue to hold true to our motto from day one; We believe in innovation, not duplication. Visit Lake Hickory Haunts and experience the best and most unique haunted theme park the Carolina’s has to offer!