inflatable pumpkin with spray painted sign next to it that reads 'enter if you dare'

Haunted HEEP UConn's best Halloween tradition

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Ready for the fright of your life?

Haunted HEEP returns October 29, 2025!

Experience UConn's favorite Halloween tradition, the annual Haunted HEEP trail walk event organized and hosted by the Office of Sustainability! This FREE 1-mile long spooky walk through the UConn's Hillside Environmental Education Park (HEEP) was established in 2020. Every year, groups of students plunge into the shadows, daring to explore the creepy scenes set up along the one mile Red Trial of the HEEP. Learn more about the HEEP here! The trails are closely tied to UConn's sustainability history - the HEEP contains a remediated landfill and provides miles of trails for the community to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of nature.

Rain date is October 30, 2025. Event is open 7pm-9:30pm and you will need to sign a waiver to participate.

The Haunted HEEP event is supported by more than 100 student volunteers, both individuals and clubs/organizations on campus, who directly contribute to the success of the event. We are so grateful to all that volunteer! 

Haunted HEEP Volunteer Sign Up

1,200+

attendees in 2024

81%

of attendees were visiting the HEEP for the first time

91%

of attendees intend to return to the HEEP trails on their own in the future!