Last Updated: 9/8/2026
IMPORTANT: Dates can and will change due to weather and other issues. Always check with the haunt’s official site before heading out.
Here are the haunts that have submitted information so far. If you would like to be on this list, be sure to send me your information.
- Haunted Hall of Tortured Twisted Terrors
Oct 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 and 30-31, 2026. 6pm-9pm
Timerline Campground, Waukee, IA
https://timberlineiowa.com/timberline-west/activities - Haunted Manor – family friendly haunted that is part of the “Haunt on the Hill” event in Indianola.
Oct 16-17, 23-24 and 30-31, 2026. 6pm-11pm.
https://www.hauntonthehilliowa.com
Multi-Haunt Tours
NEW FOR 2026: This one gets its a new category. Charters on Vine (bus charter service) has special Halloween trolley tours that take you to haunts and other stops. Check out their site for more details, and I will update this entry soon.
- Haunted Trolley Tour – $80
Board their haunted trolley in Ankeny at Whiskey River, then ride to The Slaughterhouse, Monsterama Pubcade, and Haunted Forest with V.I.P. admission to each attraction as part of the trolley ride package.
Oct 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 and 29-30, 2026. 6:30pm-11:30pm
https://chartersonvine.com/events/
Home Haunts
- Haunted Bone Family Funeral Home and Cemetery
A special trick-or-treat donation event supporting Rescue Rehab Home.
Oct 31, 2026. 6pm-8pm.
https://www.facebook.com/BoneHaunts/
Haunted Car Washes
- TBA
Outside of Des Moines
- TBA
More Haunts
These entries come from my own research, rather than being officially submitted. Always check with the source first.
- TBA
No longer operating…
- Ames Haunted Forest (Ames) – Defunct
- Tormented Souls Haunt (Madrid) – Defunct
- Trail of Terror (Baxter) – Defunct.