Balboa Park hosts Haunted Trail through 1 November
Published on 10/21/2026 at 19:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSNight-time programme and park setting
- San Diego lists The Haunted Trail at Balboa Park from 21 October 2026 through 1 November 2026.
- The official description names a 3,500-square-foot maze and a mile-long trail through Marston Point.
- Balboa Park was set aside as a public park in 1868 and covers 1,200 acres.
Balboa Park in San Diego is hosting The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park through 1 November 2026, bringing an outdoor Halloween attraction to the park’s Marston Point. The city’s listing for 21 October 2026 describes two haunted attractions, a maze and a trail among the oaks.
The Haunted Trail runs through 1 November 2026
The Haunted Trail is an ongoing event during the current travel window, with its final listed date on 1 November 2026. The official city listing names the venue as the corner of Balboa Drive and Eighth Drive and gives an evening session on 21 October 2026 from 6.30pm to 11pm.
The programme combines the mile-long Haunted Trail with the 3,500-square-foot eXperiment Maze and a Dark Carnival. The city event listing identifies both the date and the Balboa Park location. The park’s own event calendar records the wider run from 25 September to 1 November 2026.
Marston Point gives the event its wooded setting
The trail’s setting is part of its format rather than a separate venue: the official description places the route among the gnarled oaks of Marston Point. The maze supplies the enclosed attraction, while the trail extends through the park’s wooded landscape.
That setting belongs to a large civic park with a broad cultural role. Balboa Park was set aside as a public park in 1868 and covers 1,200 acres, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. It contains 21 cultural institutions and museums, 17 specialised gardens and other attractions, including the San Diego Zoo. The park background and scale help explain why this event uses a defined section rather than treating the whole site as one attraction.
Visiting Balboa Park: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Haunted Trail is listed at Balboa Drive and Eighth Drive on 21 October 2026, with the wider event continuing through 1 November 2026.
- The event uses two attractions: the eXperiment Maze and a mile-long outdoor trail through the oaks of Marston Point.
- Balboa Park is in San Diego, California, and the event location is identified at the corner of Balboa Drive and Eighth Drive.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Balboa Park
When does The Haunted Trail take place at Balboa Park?
The event is listed through 1 November 2026, including a session on 21 October 2026.
Where is Balboa Park and how do you get there?
The event location is at the corner of Balboa Drive and Eighth Drive in San Diego, California.
What is Balboa Park?
It is a 1,200-acre public park set aside in 1868, with museums, gardens and other attractions.
