Fantastic time tonight at Graham Creek Haunted Forest! The entrance is to the right of the main building, look for the red tent. Very friendly staff to sell you tickets or scan your online purchase. Next you go get your wristband and sign in. Follow the trail to the Doctor tent and he'll explain the rules. Fantastic props and set up. Most walking is on the boardwalk through the woods. Super spooky. The secretary checks you in, collects your tickets and makes sure you have your wristband. It keeps you at visitor status and not permanent resident in the woods. Lots of different sets with fantastic decor and actors. Plenty of jump scares and fake blood. Really cool setting. Especially enjoyed the surgical suite, bad kids school, the morgue, well, all of it! It's nice that they have people along the route to pause the groups. You go in in groups of about six. Other haunts in the past have people run through and it takes away from the experience when they run up behind you. The woods are so dark, with the mist and fog flowing over the path, it's perfect. Takes about 30+ minutes to walk through. We will go back again closer to Halloween. There is a food truck and a candy vendor out front. Be sure to stop in the main lobby to say hello to Tua...
Read moreJust got home from the opening night of Graham Creek's annual Haunted Forest and had a blast! One of my absolute favorite things to do is attending haunts and this one did not let me down. For anyone who's never been it's in the beautiful Graham Creek Nature Preserve so it is in the woods and through swampy terrain. You are on a boardwalk through some and sandy terrain and dirt paths through the rest. It's a family friendly event so don't expect any "extreme" type event but there are plenty of jump scares throughout. I'm a huge fan of old school style haunts which this falls into that category. I hate going to an event that's majority animatronics, They lack feeling or emotion. This was all actors and very well done costumes/make up & props. So needless to say I was very pleased. They kept the group size down to around 6 which is perfect. It took around 30 minutes to walk through which is also perfect. Lots of fun and plenty of scares. The entire crew involved was amazing and it's a phenomenal location. I will definitely go back again this season when the weather cools down a little more. Give it a shot and you won't be...
Read moreGraham Creek is pretty much the capital of disc golf in Baldwin County, with three course options. The hiking 'trails' (more like paths) are pretty much all grassy fire road. In the warmer rainy season there is standing water and mud on a few of the trails, so prepare to have wet feet. Mosquitos and gnats will also carry you away in the Summer, so bug spray is a must. Park has a canoe launch, which is a short paddle into Wolf Bay (be warned the water is quite swampy and stinky). The park also has a huge field, but since they added the archery, I'm not sure if you should really be in it since it's a backdrop of the targets. There's also a children's playground. The newest addition is the Interpretive Center and paved parking, which is where most people will start...
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