With the fall season creeping up just around the corner, it’s time to brainstorm some costume ideas and family outings for Halloween. The Halloween Fair at Carlisle Reservation in LaGrange, Ohio is the perfect place for both family-friendly fun and spooky fun. Featuring a Halloween-themed trail that’s both spooky and non-spooky, this one-of-a-kind park is the perfect place to kick off the season. With glowing jack-o-lanterns and skeleton trees, this festive trail will get you in the Halloween spirit.
Here’s why this unique trail belongs on your October bucket list:
Each October, there’s a Halloween themed trail at Carlisle Reservation, part of Lorain County Metro Parks. Both locals and visitors alike are enchanted.
Paul C/Google Maps Address: 12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, OH, 44050
The Halloween Fair takes place on select Friday and Saturday evenings in October. This year, the trail is open on October 11 - 12, 18- 19 and 25 - 26.
Steve5863/TripAdvisor Note: Admission is $3 per person. Children ages 3 and under are free.
During the afternoon and early evening, the trail is family friendly (and not spooky) from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. You’ll pass through Pumpkin Lagoon, the Skeleton Tree and other fun exhibits.
Aerial Anthropology/Google Maps To view a map of the trail and the exhibits you’ll encounter along the way, click here.
The Halloween Fair will also feature live entertainment, a costume contest, an outdoor theater, Little Green Choo rides, tractor-pulled wagon rides and more.
Steve5863/TripAdvisor You can park at the fields by the Carlisle Visitor Center and in the parking lots at the Duck Pond Picnic area. A shuttle is available for visitors who park at the Duck Pond. Duck Pond Address: 12550 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, OH, 44050
When the sun sets, however, things start to get a little spooky. The Spooky Trail is open from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., with parking gates closing at 9:30 p.m. and the last admission granted at 9:45 p.m.
Robert Martincak/Google Maps Please note: From 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. the trail is closed for the transition from family-friendly to spooky.
Along the spooky trail, you’ll encounter mechanical scare props, some scary actors and spooky stations. It’s the perfect way to kick off the Halloween season.
Paul C/Google Maps Note: Flashlights, masks and pets are prohibited. For more information about this one-of-a-kind trail, click here.
Have you ever been to the Halloween Fair at Carlisle Reservation before? If so, we want to know what your experience was like!
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Address: 12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, OH, 44050
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Note: Admission is $3 per person. Children ages 3 and under are free.
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To view a map of the trail and the exhibits you’ll encounter along the way, click here.
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You can park at the fields by the Carlisle Visitor Center and in the parking lots at the Duck Pond Picnic area. A shuttle is available for visitors who park at the Duck Pond. Duck Pond Address: 12550 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, OH, 44050
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Please note: From 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. the trail is closed for the transition from family-friendly to spooky.
Note: Flashlights, masks and pets are prohibited. For more information about this one-of-a-kind trail, click here.
For more Halloween fun in Ohio, check out our previous article: Fairborn Is One Of Ohio’s Best Halloween Towns To Visit This Fall.
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