Lake Hickory Haunts

By far, the best haunted attraction I have ever been to. I have been making an effort to visit a new one every year, and after discovering this place last year, I decided I'd rather come here again than try somewhere new. The parking situation is a breeze with attendants guiding you to a spot and there's even a free parking offer you can get from checking in on Yelp! Don't miss out! What I love about Lake Hickory Haunts the most is that they pay SO much attention to detail in every single aspect of the experience, it's just so hard to match by any other place. The makeup, costumes, and actors are always on point. They keep some of the same sections but also add new stuff, so it's always fresh and exciting. When it's show-time, they release the "monsters" all at one time and it's so fun to watch everyone run out in character! They have some of the largest, and coolest animatronics that I've seen anywhere. They also have some interactive experiences as well. I haven't tried them, but I did see an "asylum" and a "buried alive" experience. They also have food and drinks available, which I've yet to try, but I definitely will next year!

Lake Hickory Haunts is definitely one of my and my SO's favorite haunted house. We make it a priority to visit every year and make the trek from south Charlotte. The pace is timed out quite well as we were not bumping into the peeps in front of us nor were people walking up on us from behind. As always, though, we wish we had a little more time to really appreciate all of the detail put into rooms/trails/etc. Honestly the only improvement that could be made would be better food/food trucks, SOLD BEER/ALCOHOL and had fire pits in the hangout area. We highly recommend this Haunt and will, of course, be returning next year.

Drive an hour to come here. Well worth the drive and the money. Did the 7pm check in time and it was perfect to avoid long lines. Everything went super smooth and we didn't wait long. The scares we're good and had me screaming a few times. Definitely will come back next year!

UUUUUHHHHHMAAZINGGGGGGG !!! Such an unexpected experience ! Came out here from NYC to visit some family , and ended up in the woods in Lake Hickory Haunts , creativity and horror at its upmost scariest ! The hospitality once you arrive from parking your car to walking through the woods to leaving, was an exceptional experience . Will definitely come back !

This is by far the best haunted house/trail I've been to. I don't honestly get scared in haunted houses at all, and this one didn't either, but the props & the actors were AMAZING! Such detail and effort went into this place and it shows.The wait was actually not bad either. We did have to wait a while to go into the trail but they had concessions, soda, picnic tables and a fire pit that you could sit by to pass the time. Only suggestion with this was you couldn't hear the DJ calling out group names if you were by the fire pit. We missed our group and probably waited an extra 30 minutes- our fault.Definitely worth the $25. Pro tip: buy your ticket online and you skip about a 30 minute wait to get tickets. Bring cash for parking too!

Loved it! I love haunted houses and have traveled to many, one of the better haunted houses I've visited! Parking was organized and everyone was really in character. Made my 6'5 honey jump a few times and that is a accomplishment within itself!

The wait was so long and not worth the drive or time. We waited almost 2 hours and the owner was proud that some people have to wait 3 hours. Not worth it in the end.

Props and effects are great, However, unbelievable about of people being shuffled in at once instead of waiting to be broken up in small groups. A Hundred people literally walking in a huge single line throughout the entire attraction. Takes away from the entire experience. Not worth the drive or the money.

Genuinely scary ! This has been my first haunted house so I haven't go much to compare it too but it's pretty spooky. The midway of mayhem was cool and all but most people didn't wear masks :( even when the lead lady told everyone to put it on ! There was several spooky costumes n nice places for photo ops. The donuts were okay n the hot chocolate was nasty. For some reason I thought we would go through each themed haunted house separately but they all lead together as a trail. My male friends I went with claimed that none of the actors would try to jump scare them , n I did feel like I was targeted by most actors cause they were relentless lmfao Super sick. Would come here again

We've been to many Halloween haunts and Lake Hickory Haunts is by far one of the best ones. We've been repeats over half a dozen times now and have turned some family and friends onto the place. I won't spoil any surprises... considering the outrageous number of people that attend, they do a really good job filtering crowds through. My only comment, slow it down....no rush!!