Dark Woods Haunted Attraction
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| Scare Factor | Very Scary |
| Appropriate For | No age restrictions. Dark Woods leaves it to the parents judgement as to what is appropriate for their child. |
| Admission Cost | General Admission: $35 + fees Fast Pass Admission: $48 + fees Fright Night Bundle: $59 + fees |
| Media | 10 pics , 2 videos |
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# Dark Woods Haunted Attraction®
**North Louisiana’s Premier Haunted Attraction**
**Two attractions. Ten nights. Something ancient has awakened.**
Deep within the pine forests of historic Natchitoches, Louisiana, Dark Woods Haunted Attraction® returns for its 2026 season at Timber Ridge Adventure Park. For more than a decade, guests have crossed the tree line to experience immersive environments, unsettling characters, and nightmares that unfold around them.
This year, Mr. Darke has acquired the Necronomicon. His pursuit of forbidden knowledge has disturbed forces far older than the woods themselves. Across the bayou and behind the doors of a decaying asylum, reality is beginning to unravel.
Follow Deadfall Trail into a community being consumed by an ancient influence. Enter Alice’s Madhouse in 3D: Descent, where an asylum bleeds into a cruel Wonderland and something monstrous waits beyond the next turn.
Live actors, detailed sets, atmospheric lighting, immersive sound, and Hollywood-inspired special effects bring two distinctly different nightmares to life.
## Alice’s Madhouse in 3D®: Descent
**She remembers a roar. Then the flames.**
Alice survived the mysterious house fire that killed her family. It happened the night Mr. Darke first attempted to open a passage with the Necronomicon. No cause was ever proved.
Now, inside a decaying Victorian asylum, Alice’s fractured perception transforms staff and patients into figures from a twisted Wonderland. The boundaries between the two worlds are failing. Some inhabitants struggle against the change. Others welcome it.
Travel through unsettling asylum corridors, plunge down the rabbit hole, and lose yourself in vivid blacklight environments and ChromaDepth® 3D illusions. The Hatter, White Rabbit, Tweedles, and other familiar faces are waiting, but familiarity offers no comfort here.
Through the halls comes the roar Alice has never forgotten.
The Jabberwocky is near.
Find your way through the fractured maze before it finds you.
**In this Wonderland, losing your head is only the beginning.**
## Deadfall Trail®
**The woods are changing. So are the people.**
Beyond the midway, more than one-third mile of outdoor haunted trail winds beneath towering Louisiana pines and into the corruption spreading through Bayou Innsmouth.
Since Mr. Darke acquired the Necronomicon, forbidden rituals have disturbed the graves, overtaken the church, and drawn the community toward something ancient and unknowable. Cultists seek to open a passage for the Old Ones. Frightened townspeople struggle to resist.
Some beg outsiders for help. Some conceal what they are becoming. Others have already changed.
Move through abandoned structures, troubled homesteads, and ritual sites where every encounter pulls you deeper into the unfolding nightmare. Detailed environments, live characters, and special effects surround you as the forest closes in.
You have walked into a conflict you do not understand.
**Will you escape before the woods claim you?**
## The Experience
Dark Woods Haunted Attraction® delivers an immersive, story-driven evening featuring:
- Two distinctly different haunted attractions
- Professional live actors and original characters
- Detailed sets, scenery, and costuming
- Hollywood-inspired special effects
- Atmospheric lighting and immersive sound
- Outdoor forest environments and an indoor 3D maze
- Connected storylines and high-energy scares
Gather your crew, choose your night, and prepare to step into Dark Woods.
2026 Schedule
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| Hours of Operation | 2026 Dates & Hours Fridays and Saturdays, October 2–31, 2026 Haunt nights: October 2–3, 9–10, 16–17, 23–24, and 30–31 Event hours: 7:00–11:00 p.m. Box office closes: 10:00 p.m. Guests must arrive before the box office closes to enter. |
| Admission Cost | General Admission: $35 + fees Fast Pass Admission: $48 + fees Fright Night Bundle: $59 + fees |
| Payment Accepted | Cash , Credit Cards , Debit Cards , Other |
Special Events
Live Music Every Haunt Night
The screams aren't the only thing filling the air at Dark Woods.
On every October operating night, enjoy live performances from some of Louisiana's favorite local musicians before and throughout the evening. From Southern rock and country to acoustic favorites and crowd-pleasing classics, our outdoor stage creates the perfect Halloween atmosphere while you relax with friends, grab a bite to eat, and prepare to enter the woods.
Come early, enjoy the music, explore the midway, and make a full night of your visit before facing the horrors that await beyond the gates.
Live entertainment is included with park admission and features a rotating lineup of talented local and regional artists throughout the Halloween season. Entertainment schedules are subject to change.
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Reviews
We have been regularly visiting the Dark Woods and I must say this is the best place ever. The Halloween adventure was great. We were first taken for a bus ride from the parking lot which was totally different from the other haunted places I have been to. There were two major attractions and we enjoyed the Dark Carnival in 3D which was awesome. The haunted trail is also very scary with lots of twists and turns. Great actors, friendly staff, good props altogether a very well planned haunted house!
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I am a great fan of haunted houses and this season I visited Dark Woods with my sister. Wow...we loved each other company and the haunt was awesome. We have visited lots of haunted attractions in the past but this was definitely the unique amongst them all. The best thing here is that it has a village kind of vibe which is never present in many such haunted houses. There was lot of scares, screams, and still people were laughing and enjoying. The Dark Carnival in 3D was mind blowing. We will be coming back for sure.
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