Parking - The Biggest Change To The Hikes So Pay Attention

I know what you're thinking.  What does the library in downtown Monrovia have to do with parking for the Haunted Hikes in Canyon Park?

The short answer is: Everything.  The long answer is:  Unlike every other year of Haunted Hikes, there will be NO HAUNTED HIKE PARKING AT CANYON PARK THIS YEAR.  Sorry about the yelling, but this is important.

This year you will park at library park (plenty of free public parking around there) and be shuttled in the "Ghost Bus" to Canyon Park for your scheduled hike, then shuttled back again to library park.  This is a change we've wanted to make for a few years now.  If you've gone to a Haunted Hike before, you'll understand why.  Canyon Park has a very limited number of parking spaces and getting everyone in and out for scheduled hikes was just a stressful, congested mess.

This should make for a much more enjoyable experience.  The shuttle is included in the ticket price.

Just to reiterate, your Haunted Hike experience will start and end at library park.  Please don't drive to Canyon Park, you won't be able to get in and you might miss your hike.

Registration (check-in) will take place at library park (remember, you must have already pre-purchased your tickets).  Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled hike time to allow for registration and shuttle to Canyon Park.

-Monrovia Library Park is located at 321 S. Myrtle Avenue.
-The shuttle bus (Ghost Bus) will pick you up and drop you off in front of the library park fountain (pictured above).

2013 Monrovia Canyon Park Haunted Hike Tickets

Tickets prices for the 2013 Haunted Hikes:

$20.00 each for individual tickets.
There is a group discount for tickets purchased in multiples of 5 tickets: 5 tickets for $80.00, a savings of $20.00.  (5 tickets for the price of 4 or 20% discount).

According to Community Services, there is a $2.40 transaction fee but it's unclear to me whether this is per ticket or per transaction.  I'll look into this and update this info when I get an answer.

Dates tickets will be available:

Tickets go on sale for Monrovia residents on Monday, September 23rd.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, October 1st.

Where to purchase tickets:

Tickets should be available at www.cityofmonrovia.org/recreation.  I'm guessing this will go live on the day that tickets become available, but there's nothing there now regarding tickets.

Tickets can also be purchased at Community Services, 119 W. Palm Ave.  Monrovia, CA  91016.
Community Services hours are: Mon-Thurs: 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. and Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

There is a strict 13 and over age requirement.  No one under 13 will be admitted!

-Rain cancels the event, no refunds.
-Tickets are pre-purchase only!  No tickets will be available at the event.  You won't be allowed  into the park without a ticket so don't even bother.  (More on this later).
-Waivers are REQUIRED!  This is a scary hike on a hiking trail at night.  No signed waiver, no hike.

2013 Monrovia Canyon Park Dates - Official

It's finally official!  The dates for the 2013 Haunted Hikes are:

Thursday, October 24th.
Friday, October 25th.
Saturday, October 26th.

The first hike each night will start promptly at 6:15 pm.  Hikes will then begin every 15 minutes (6:15, 6:30. 6:45...) with the last hike each night starting at 9:15 pm.

From past experience, expect each hike to last 45 minutes to an hour.

Tentative Dates Set For 2013 Monrovia Canyon Park Haunted Hikes

Nothing official yet, but I'm hearing lots of whispers in the night.  Expect the hike dates this October to be Thursday 10/24, Friday 10/25 and Saturday 10/26.

Times, number of hikes, ticket info and all those important details to follow!

Haunted Hikes 2013?

Could it be?  The year is 2013 and there are rumors of the Haunted Hikes coming back.  13 could the lucky number we've been waiting for.

Nothing official yet, stay tuned!

The Haunted Hikes Remain Dead For 2011

Thanks to everyone that has kept their interest and enthusiasm alive.  We are constantly amazed that, even three years after the last hikes, so many people continue to ask about the hikes and want them to return.

Keep pushing.

Public Viewing

First things first:  There will be no Haunted Hikes for Halloween in 2010.

But, I've decided to make this blog public again as a way to:

-Address the continued interest in the Monrovia Canyon Park Haunted Hikes.  There are still a lot of people searching for this site and the park gets a lot of people asking about the hikes and hoping they'll return.
-Provide a public record of the Haunted Hikes.  Even though this site only covered one year, you'll be able to take a look and get an idea of what this event was all about.
-Thank the park staff and the countless volunteers for all the hard work put in over 6 years to make this event not just a success, but the Halloween event of the season.  We are proud of what we accomplished.
-Thank all the guests who joined us and made this event an overwhelming success.

Happy Friday the 13th!