1 The Evil of Paura — Martinez, CA
award winning free admission home haunt in the bay area. intricately detailed displays and 3 enclosed walkthrough sections.
Yard HauntWalk AroundAnimatronicsFree admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome haunt
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The 15 Best Haunted Houses & Halloween Haunts near San Francisco Bay Area (2026)
Across the San Francisco Bay Area area, 15 haunts have updated their FrightMaps listing for 2026. Here are the 15 fans like most.
How we picked
Every haunt here is a live FrightMaps listing in the San Francisco Bay Area area. We order by fan likes on FrightMaps, then how complete the listing is (description, photos). Pro status and paid placement never affect the order. Ranks were locked when this list was published; the 2027 list rebuilds from scratch, so posting dates and photos now is how you move up.
2 Hardly Any Hens Haunted Micro Homestead — Novato, CA
Spookiest Micro Homestead in Marin
Home haunt
3 Mulholland Manor — Dublin, CA
a classic yard haunt in a suburban neighborhood. this year is carnevil. check out singing pumpkins, fun jump scares and a street of decorated houses. open from 6:30pm-10pm nightly.
Home haunt
4 Frightmare Home Haunt — Livermore, CA
Free Home Haunt
Walkthrough Haunted HouseLive ActorsPhoto OpFree admissionScare level: Nightmare FuelHome hauntMon 12:00 AM–11:59 PMTue–Thu 4:00–6:00 PMFri 7:00–10:00 PMSat 7:00–11:00 PMSun 7:00–9:00 PM
5 Haunted Mansion Halloween — Livermore, CA
graveyard scene with various haunted mansion items 2025 version. still adding.
Family friendlyScare level: Boo-LiteHome haunt
6 Alberti manor — San Lorenzo, CA
yard decorations 12' skeletons and levitating reaper
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7 haunting off Hillside — Burlingame, CA
growing every year
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8 Halloween on Broadmoor — Livermore, CA
Fun lights and decorations
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9 Haunted Light Show — Danville, CA
Over an Hour of Halloween lighting music and fog spectacular
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10 Wonklebe Haunt — Concord, CA
residential haunt
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11 King Kastle — Mountain House, CA
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12 Area 51 1/2 — San Jose, CA
annual haunt put on by Davenriche European Martial Artes. open Oct 19 7-10 and Oct 20 6-9. (note: located in a historic building on second floor and there is only stair access)
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13 the Bernal Scream haunted House — San Jose, CA
the Bernal Scream haunted attraction is back with our all new show “Forbidden Symphony!” come experience this thrilling attraction Sep.19th - Nov.3rd 2025
Walkthrough Haunted HouseLive ActorsMega HauntAnimatronicsPhoto OpScare level: Nightmare FuelHome haunt
14 skeleton Alley — Campbell, CA
look in the trees and find all the Bones. entire block install of Skeleton Fun
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15 Hocus Pocus — Tracy, CA
the sanderson sisters come to life
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