Close enough to make it a night trip. Far enough into the woods to make you wish you hadn’t.
Most haunted attractions in Indiana are warehouse walk-throughs. Forsaken Forest is the opposite: a real outdoor haunt carved into actual Indiana woods at 5970 IN-121, Richmond.
No building. No hallways. Just trees, trained actors, carefully designed fear, and terrain your body can’t fake its way through. It runs every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from late September through Halloween, with a family matinee available for younger guests.
Whether you’re looking for haunted houses near Dayton, Ohio, haunted attractions near Cincinnati, or something worth the drive from Indianapolis — Forsaken Forest is the regional answer.
Richmond, Indiana sits right on the Indiana–Ohio border, making Forsaken Forest one of the most accessible haunted attractions in the region.
~45 minutes
Take I-70 West from Dayton. Exit at Richmond, IN. It’s the closest major outdoor haunted attraction to the Dayton metro — close enough to make it a weeknight trip if you leave by 6 PM.
Route: I-70 W → US-40 W → IN-121
~1 hr 20 min
Head north on I-75 or I-74 to I-70 West into Richmond. A solid Friday or Saturday night out — drive up, get scared, drive home. No hotel required.
Route: I-74 W → I-70 W → Richmond exit
~1 hr 20 min
East on I-70 from Indianapolis straight into Richmond. If you’re hunting for a haunted attraction outside the Indy metro that offers something different, this is the drive.
Route: I-70 E → Richmond exit
~1 hr 45 min
West on I-70 from Columbus. Pass through Springfield and Dayton, then continue into Richmond. Groups from Columbus looking for an outdoor haunt make this drive every season.
Route: I-70 W → Richmond, IN
~45 minutes
South on IN-3 or US-35 to Richmond. One of the fastest drives to Forsaken Forest from anywhere in East-Central Indiana.
Route: IN-3 S or US-35 S → Richmond
~2 hours
North on I-65 to I-74 East or I-70 West to Richmond. A bit of a haul, but groups from Louisville make the trip every season — and say it’s worth it.
Route: I-65 N → I-74 E → Richmond
Indiana has indoor haunted houses. We’re not one of them — and that distinction matters.
When you’re in a building, some part of your brain knows it. The floor is flat. The ceiling is there. There are exits. Your nervous system keeps one foot in reality.
In an actual forest at night, that safety net is gone. The ground shifts. You can’t see the edges. There is no ceiling. Your instincts — the ones that evolved for real darkness and real open terrain — engage. That’s what we work with.
Forsaken Forest is designed around the psychology of real outdoor fear, not set design. Our actors are trained to use the environment. The scares are built into the terrain itself. There is no blueprint you can memorize in advance.
Forsaken Forest in Richmond, Indiana is the closest major outdoor haunted attraction to Dayton — just 45 minutes west on I-70. It is a real outdoor haunt set in Indiana woods, not a warehouse attraction. Tickets are available at forsakenhauntfearfest.com.
Forsaken Forest in Richmond, IN is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes from downtown Cincinnati via I-74 and I-70. It runs every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from September 25 through November 1, 2026.
Forsaken Forest in Richmond, Indiana is one of Indiana's top-rated outdoor haunted attractions, listed on The Scare Factor, Haunted Indiana, and Visit Richmond IN. It is a real forest walk-through haunt with trained actors and no warehouse setting.
Yes. Forsaken Forest is designed for adults and older teens. Mature themes, real outdoor terrain after dark, trained performance actors, and intentional disorientation make this a serious fright experience — not a family corn maze.
Forsaken Forest is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes east of Indianapolis via I-70. It is located at 5970 IN-121, Richmond, IN 47374.
Forsaken Forest opens September 25, 2026 and runs every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through November 1, 2026. Friday and Saturday hours are 7–11 PM. Sunday hours are 7–10 PM. A family matinee is available October 25.
Tickets are on sale now through HauntPay. Popular nights sell out — buy before you drive.