Shepherd of the Hills Trail of Lights in Branson, MO

I went to trails of lights every year it was always good, this year it was terrible I always enjoyed the long ride threw them . We pass by the church , that wasn’t included this year neither was the tower the music was gone. It wasn’t the same won’t go to it again.

Waste of money. Paid $15 a piece to walk through terrible lights with creepy dolls and then $25 to drive through a 10 min light show with lights that didn’t pertain to Christmas, no music and more creepy boxes with dolls. Do not waste your time or money. Terrible ending to our weekend in Branson.

We have come down to Branson to tour the Trail of Lights for 16 years. This was our last year. Normally it is around a 45 min drive through the lights and is really awesome and enjoyable. This year it took 10 min. 10 min for $25! If you are looking for a nice drive thru christmas light display this should no longer be on your list. The new owners have really botched this one!

They charged 25.00 for car load even though there was only 2 of us in car. Stated sorry because all the rain they did not get all done. Wrong they did not even get half done. You get 5 minutes of lights for $25.00 and a free ticket to come back next year. Hopefully the money we paid will pay for more and better lights. Liked the old Christmas lights they had before. Not worth it now.

I have heard that the trail of lights were great but I went and found out otherwise. The trail was more boxes with creepy dolls inside than lights. The trail is very narrow. The lights that were there had problems of their own. Many were not working properly. Would not recommend to anyone.

2018 Holiday Trail of Lights. Or string of lights, pot holes, and boxes with various holiday scenes. Some are animated, others are static. I can see time and detail went into creating some of them. My Wife found a few of them quite interesting. I just wouldn't call it a trail of lights.

The lights themselves were very basic and dated. It's all about the boxes. Which in themselves are rather dated.

The trail itself is a long winding "road" going up the hill. This is a fairly narrow road for which hasn't been maintained in a long time. Granted, I'm driving a vehicle with low profile tires. I found I spent the entire drive crawling and dodging pot holes. Some are seriously deep and could do damage to wheels if you aren't careful.

It's also rather dark. You'd think being a trail of lights that wouldn't be a problem. But I noticed quite a few people getting confused finding the place and trying to negotiate some tighter turns. I personally didn't have a problem, but I can see where it could be an issue for some.

There's also promise of hot chocolate if you want to park, go inside, and wait through more lines. Honestly, for $25 (per car load), I wouldn't go again. Once again, my wife found a bit more interest. It's just not worth the cost.

This is a really poor trail of lights. Many of the lights don't work and most of the displays look like they haven't been changed for 50 years. Honestly, the fact that they're charging for this should be a crime. You would see better lights and displays by just driving around neighborhoods and that's free.

I was very disappointed this year not woth the $25 a carload. They have shortened it this year and the one thing I looked forward to was the tower and it is another $25. Probably won't make the trip back to Branson for this.