Six Flags Great Adventure

Jackson, NJ · 2 hours 5 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

sixflags.com|Day trips from Berks County

Operating under Six Flags Entertainment Corporation; 2027 Gold Passes are already on sale.

Plan the day

Drive2 hours 5 minutes from Reading, 104 miles1 hour 59 minutes from Boyertown · 2 hours 19 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 49 minutes from Morgantown

Where1 Six Flags Blvd, Jackson Township, NJ 08527, Jackson, NJOpen in maps →

OpenSeasonal. Fright Fest runs select nights September 18 to November 1, 2026, then Holiday in the Park; open days are on the park calendar.

AdmissionSingle-day theme park ticket $45 online, $90 at the gate, plus processing fees up to $9.99 and tax; Fright Fest bundles from $80; Wild Safari ticketed separately (2026 season).

Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults, a group of friends

Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson, NJ, with the 350-acre Wild Safari animal preserve next door.

A full-size theme park with the 350-acre Wild Safari next door, where a truck tour takes you through the animal preserve. Fright Fest takes over select nights from September 18 to November 1 with haunted mazes, and Holiday in the Park follows. A single-day ticket is $45 online against $90 at the gate.

Before you go

Buy single-day tickets online, where the price is half the gate price. Wild Safari needs its own ticket for everyone over 36 inches tall; a Season Pass includes it.

Coming up

Fright Fest runs select nights September 18 to November 1, 2026, with haunted mazes; Fright Fest bundles start at $80.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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