The 2026 Reno Haunted House Guide: Every Haunt, Ranked

Halloween in Northern Nevada keeps getting bigger, and this year the lineup is the strongest it’s been in a decade. Here’s the complete picture for 2026: every professional haunt, what’s confirmed, what’s still TBA, and honest advice on which one to pick. We’ll update this post as haunts announce their dates.

The rankings, quickly

Ranked by public Google rating, verified August 5, 2026.

1. Dark Prison (Carson City): 4.9 stars, 360 reviews
2. Corn Creepers at Andelin Family Farm (Sparks): 4.7, 880 reviews, farm-wide
3. The Final Hour (Sparks): 4.6, 52 reviews

What’s confirmed for 2026 so far

Dark Prison has already posted its season: September 25 through November 1, timed entry, inside the former Nevada State Prison. It’s also fresh off a season where the Haunted Attraction Association put it on the national Iconic Haunts Platinum List, the only Nevada haunt to make it, and over 15,000 people walked the cellblocks. If you only do one haunt this year, this is the one, and weekend nights will sell out.

The Reno Zombie Crawl is locked for Saturday, October 17: twenty thousand zombies, 40+ downtown bars, 21 and up.

Silver Raven Haunted House, the free charity home haunt in Sparks, has announced its 2026 theme, a 20th “AnniverSCARY,” with dates to come.

Everything else, Corn Creepers and The Final Hour included, typically announces in late August or September. Bookmark this post; we update it as dates land.

And a headline for next year: Dark Corner Haunted House, the downtown haunt whose crew went on to build Dark Prison, has announced it’s returning in 2027. Downtown Reno gets its haunted house back.

Pick your haunt by the night you want

You want the full-scale, best-in-region show: Dark Prison. Three haunts inside real cellblocks, 60+ actors, a midway, and a 21+ bar in the old muster room. Plan a whole evening and book the good nights early. GA ran $24.95 to $34.95 last season.

You’re bringing someone who scares easy: Corn Creepers. It’s genuinely scary in the corn, but the farm sells a glow necklace that tells actors to go easy, and the daytime festival is a soft landing for the rest of the family. $20 online.

You want scares on a budget, late at night: The Final Hour in Sparks. $30, open until midnight, slasher energy, chainsaw finale. Weeknights run smoother than Saturdays.

Kids in the group: BooVille does indoor trick-or-treating for the littles while Macabre Manor handles the older kids. The V&T Haunted Graveyard Train and haunted mini-golf at The Generator are zero-trauma crowd-pleasers.

Zero dollars: Reno’s home haunts are legitimately great, and the big ones raise money for the children’s cancer foundation and the food bank. Go, be scared, donate what a ticket would’ve cost.

21+ and not really here for haunts: the Zombie Crawl, October 17, downtown.

The one-day Virginia City run

Drive up the hill on a Saturday: Washoe Club ghost tour in the afternoon, dinner on C Street, then either the Mackay Mansion’s Victorian Nightmare or the graveyard train after dark, and you’re back in Reno by 10 pm with time for a nightcap. Nevada does Halloween better than almost anywhere, and this is the proof loop.