The Crossing
A footbridge over black water. The boards are sound. The thing under them isn't.
The Trail
You are not the first
to walk it.
Raven's End cuts a mile through old Georgetown woods — live oak, palmetto scrub, and the kind of dark that swallows a flashlight beam whole.
There are no rides here. No screens. Just the path in front of you, the fog rolling off the river, and whatever has been waiting in the treeline since the last group came through. Our cast doesn't chase you toward an exit. They walk with you.
Every scene, every costume, and every set of footsteps behind you belongs to a neighbor. Raven's End is built and staffed entirely by volunteers from the community center and the local high school — and it costs you nothing to walk it.
Plan on 25–35 minutes on the trail, longer if you stop moving. People do stop moving.
How hard it comes at you is your call — you pick your group's scare level at the gate, and it carries the whole way through. Here's how that works.
1Mile of trail
30Minutes in the dark
40+Live actors
What's Out There
Five stops between you
and the parking lot.
Pauper's Row
Forty markers, no names. The groundskeeper is still digging, and he's running short on room.
The Rookery
Something in this stretch of pine learned to talk by listening. It will use your name.
The Hollow
The fog sits chest-high here and doesn't move. Neither do the figures standing in it.
Raven's End
The trail stops. The woods don't. You'll understand the name before you reach the gate.
See it yourself
Two nights, no tickets, no cost. Just show up and get in line.
Plan Your Visit2026 Season
Two nights.
That's all you get.
These are the only two nights currently scheduled. If we add more, they'll be posted here first.
Getting In Line
Last group enters at 11:00 PM. Come early on Halloween — when the line gets long, it gets long fast.
The trail runs rain or shine. We only close for lightning. Bring a poncho, not an umbrella.
Before You Come
The trail is uneven dirt, sand, and root. Closed-toe shoes are required. Not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Strobe lighting, fog, loud noise, and sustained darkness throughout — that part is the same for everyone. How hard the actors work you is up to your group.
Admission
It's free.
All of it.
Free
No tickets. No reservations. No line to buy anything.
Walk up on either night, get in line, and go in. That's the whole process.
Who Builds It
Volunteers from the community center and the local high school. Every scene on this trail was put together by people who live here, on their own time.
Why It's Free
Because it's for the town. Nobody takes a cut, nobody works a register, and no kid gets turned around at the gate for not having twenty dollars.
Want to Help?
We need actors, makeup, build crew, parking, and gate all through October.
VolunteerQuestions
Before you get in line.
Is it really free?
Really. No tickets, no admission, no upsell at the gate. Raven's End is put on by community volunteers for the town, and it doesn't cost you anything to walk it.
How scary is it, really?
That's partly up to you. You tell the volunteer at the entrance how hard you want to be hit, and that goes up the trail ahead of your group. Ask for everything and the actors will give you everything. Ask them to take it easy and they will.
What doesn't change is the trail itself — the dark, the fog, the sound, and the scenes are the same for everyone. See how the dial works.
Is there an age limit?
No. We scale to the group instead, which works better than a number on a sign. Our actors know not to go after babies and toddlers, and a family walking through with little ones gets a very different trail than six high schoolers daring each other.
That said, the setting is still a dark mile of woods with fog, strobes, and loud noise, and that alone is too much for some small kids. You know yours — and turning back partway is always fine.
Will anyone touch me?
No. Our actors will not touch you, and you may not touch them. These are your neighbors and their kids out there — anyone who puts hands on a cast member is walked off the property, no argument.
Can I use my phone flashlight?
No lights of any kind on the trail — it ruins the night for everyone behind you. Phones stay in your pocket. No photo or video past the gate.
What if it rains?
We run in the rain. We only close for lightning. With just two nights on the calendar we'll wait out a storm rather than call it early — watch our Facebook page for same-night updates.
How long is the wait?
Expect one. Two nights of a free trail means everybody comes at once, and Halloween is the worse of the two. Arrive before 9:00 PM if you want to spend more of the night on the trail than in the line.
Can I volunteer?
Yes, and we need you. Actors, makeup, build crew, parking, and gate — the whole trail runs on volunteers from the community center and the high school. Email info@ravensendtrail.com and tell us what you'd like to do. High schoolers: this counts toward service hours.
Is there parking?
Free on-site parking in the field off Co Rd 309. Follow the attendants with the light wands and don't park on the road shoulder — you will be towed by the county, not by us.
Scare Level
You set the dial.
Most haunts pick one intensity and make you live with it. We ask you at the gate instead, and the trail adjusts around your group.
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1
Tell us at the gate
The volunteer at the entrance asks how intense you want it. Answer honestly — nobody is keeping score, and there's no wrong answer.
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2
It runs ahead of you
Your group's level goes up the trail before you reach the first scene, so every actor already knows what they're working with when you get there.
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3
The floor doesn't move
The scenes are the scenes. Dark, fog, sound, and set stay the same for everybody. What changes is how hard the actors come at you.
Bringing little ones? Our actors will not go after babies and toddlers — that's a floor, not a setting. Say so at the gate and the trail will meet you where you are.
Enter at your own risk.
Raven's End is not recommended for guests who are pregnant, have heart conditions, respiratory issues, epilepsy or photosensitivity, back or neck problems, or who are under the influence. No weapons, no pets, no exceptions. Management reserves the right to refuse entry.
Find Us
1411 Co Rd 309
Georgetown, FL 32139
Getting Here
We're on County Road 309 in Georgetown, just off the east bank of the St. Johns River in Putnam County — about 35 minutes south of Palatka and an hour west of Daytona Beach.
GPS will get you there, but cell service thins out on 309. Screenshot the directions before you leave.
- Address
- 1411 Co Rd 309, Georgetown, FL 32139
- Phone
- (386) 555-0199
- info@ravensendtrail.com
- Parking
- Free, on site
Follow Along
Facebook first,
everywhere else after.
Two nights is not much margin. If a storm rolls in, if we add a date, or if the line gets long enough that we stop letting people in — that goes up on Facebook before it goes anywhere else.
Facebook
Build photos, casting calls, date announcements, and same-night weather updates.
Follow the page →Instagram
In the works. The makeup chair alone deserves its own feed.
Coming soonTikTok
In the works. Somebody's already filming, we just haven't posted it.
Coming soonNot on Facebook? The important stuff — dates and closures — lands on this page too.