Halloween Fun in Pennsylvania

Halloween falls on Thursday, October 31. This means the Spooky Season is in full effect! Pennsylvania -and especially The Pocono Mountains- are known for having many kinds of activities around this time of year. From pumpkin picking to haunted hayrides, to fall festivals, Pennsylvania has it all. Take a look at what events may interest you.

Seasonal Activities in Pennsylvania Haunted Attractions

• Haunted Houses
• • Haunted Poconos Park
    • 265 Tom Ridge Drive, Bushkill, PA

Poconos Park offers different types of attractions for all ages. Ride a haunted hayride, Trick-or-Treat trail, or to turn up the heat, enter the Playhouse of Horror!

• • Hotel of Horror
    • 5105 Cherry Valley Rd., Saylorsburg PA, 18353

If you enjoy the horror portion of Halloween, look at the Hotel of Horror. This terrifying hotel of monsters once was a stagecoach stop until it was abandoned. Are you brave enough to step inside?

Historic Ventures

• Haunted Tours
• • Ghost Walks in Old Mauch Chunk
    • The Inn at Jim Thorpe (24 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA).

The Ghost Walk in Old Mauch Chunk tells the historic significance of Jim Thorpe.

• • Spooky Walk at Pocono Mountain Maple
    • 116 Secret Eagle Drive, Newfoundland, PA

Listen to chilling music as you walk around the Pocono Mountain lake.

• Self-Guided
• • After Dark Adventures at Camelback
    • 193 Resort Drive, Tannersville, PA 18372

Experience the ordinary Camelback amusement park, along with 3 special Halloween events!

• • Dark Nights in Hersheypark
    • 100 W. Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033

At night, ghouls and monsters will lurk Hersheypark from ride-to-ride. Moreover, new coasters and haunted houses have been added to double the excitement!

• • Dorney Park Halloween Haunt
    • 4000 Dorney Park Rd, Allentown, PA 18104

The scariest monsters just came to the parks for Halloween - and Dorney is one of them. Enjoy Dorney's massive amusement adventures alongside the frightening ghosts and demons that lurk at night.

Kid-Oriented Activities

• Farming & Country Living
• • Mountaindale Farm
    • 2417 Gap View Drive, East Stroudsburg PA 18301

If you want to experience life on the farm, Mountaindale Farm is for you.

• Pumpkin Picking
• • Mazezilla Corn Maze
    • 415 Old, State Rte 115, Saylorsburg, PA 18353

With many other playful and fun customs to this fall venue, Mazezilla offers many different types of pumpkins to take home with you this season.

• • Klingle Farms

    • 415 State Route 115, Saylorsburg PA, 18353

Klingel Farms ranges from face painting, to pumpkins, to produce. They have acres of land dedicated to pumpkins.

Traditional Activities

• Trick-Or-Treating
• • East Stroudsburg Trick-or-Treat
    • Crystal Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

East Stroudsburg will be hosting a trick-or-treat on October 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• • Spooky Stroudsburg
    • Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

If you like all things Halloween, this event is for you. Also, there will be trick-or-treating as you walk down Main Street.

• • Trunk-R-Treat
    • 624 Sarah Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

The annual Trunk-R-Treat is take place on October 31 at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. For more information on trunk-or-treats near Stroudsburg, visit www.allevents.in.

• Apple Picking
• • Knob View Farm
    • 6556 Cherry Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

Knob View is a farm known for their specialty of garlic. They also do apple picking, roadside stands, and homegrown food shops.

• • Brook Hollow Farm
    • 52 Frog Pond Rd, Columbia, NJ 07832

There are not many apple picking farms near Stroudsburg, but Brook Hollow is a gorgeous farm located in New Jersey. This farm, especially, is known for their beautiful apple orchard.

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