Nightmarks in Oregon
34 nightmarks documented
Oregon Vortex at Gold Hill — the house of mystery and its strange forces
Balls roll uphill, people change height, and animals avoid the zone — the Oregon Vortex has baffled visitors since 1930. Science or something stranger?
Multnomah Falls — the maiden's leap of Oregon's tallest waterfall
A maiden leaped from Oregon's tallest waterfall to save her people from plague — her ghostly form is still seen behind the veil of cascading water.
The Mark Antony Hotel — Ashland, Oregon's ghostly grande dame
A dapper ghost in a 1920s suit haunts the lobby, and phantom jazz drifts from the empty ballroom of this southern Oregon hotel.
Hotel deLuxe (formerly Mallory Hotel) — Simon Benson's ghost in Portland
Lumber baron Simon Benson built this Portland hotel in 1912 and never checked out — his ghost still inspects the lobby and straightens things up.
Edgefield — the haunted poor farm turned McMenamins hotel in Troutdale, Oregon
Hundreds died at this poor farm, tuberculosis hospital, and jail — their spirits still wander the halls of what is now a McMenamins hotel in Troutdale.
Oregon Caves Chateau — the poltergeist named Elizabeth, Cave Junction
A poltergeist named Elizabeth throws objects and drags furniture through this mountain lodge — rangers find the empty chateau disturbed after winter storms.
Heceta Head Lighthouse — the woman in gray on the Oregon coast
The Gray Lady gazes seaward from Oregon's most beautiful lighthouse — during renovation, she replaced a cupboard door the workers had removed overnight.
Greenhorn Ghost Town — the supernatural mining camp of Grant County, Oregon
Phantom miners swing pickaxes and ore carts creak in this isolated Oregon ghost town at 6,300 feet — the Blue Mountain gold rush never really ended here.
Flavel House — the sea captain's poltergeist in Astoria, Oregon
Captain Flavel ran the deadliest bar crossing in the Pacific — his ghost still commands the finest house in Astoria, slamming doors and rearranging displays.
Sumpter Valley Dredge — the ghost of Joe Bush in the Oregon mountains
Joe Bush still operates the machinery of this massive Oregon gold dredge — phantom gears clank and a worker watches from the upper deck after 70 years of silence.
Hood River poltergeist — unexplained fires and moving furniture in Oregon
Fires ignited spontaneously and furniture flew across rooms in this Hood River home — firefighters could find no cause for the repeated blazes.
Paranormal activity on Pilot Butte, Bend, Oregon
Drumming and chanting drift from this volcanic butte in central Bend — ancient spirits may not appreciate the city that grew around their sacred landmark.
Mount Angel Abbey — the haunted Benedictine monastery in Oregon
Phantom Gregorian chanting fills empty chapels and a monk in habit walks the corridors — Mount Angel Abbey's ghosts pray alongside the living.
Cornelius Pass Roadhouse — the haunted farmstead of Hillsboro, Oregon
A pioneer woman walks through the dining rooms of this 1850s Oregon farmstead — children's voices call from upstairs and tools move on their own overnight.
Hot Lake Hotel — Oregon's haunted thermal springs sanatorium
Patients came for the healing springs but many never left — a spectral nurse and the sounds of coughing haunt this remote Oregon sanatorium.
McMenamins Grand Lodge — the ghostly children of Forest Grove, Oregon
Children's laughter echoes through a building where only the elderly ever lived — this former retirement home in Forest Grove hides more than memories.
Dammasch State Hospital — Wilsonville, Oregon's abandoned psychiatric facility
Screams echoed through this abandoned Oregon asylum for years — even after demolition, the homes built over it carry traces of what happened here.
Helvetia Railroad Bridge — the suicide bridge of Hillsboro, Oregon
Screams echo from a railroad bridge in the Oregon farmland where suicides and murders occurred — phantom figures fall from the railing and vanish.
The red-haired boy of Oregon City
A solemn red-haired boy in 19th-century clothing watches from the yard of this Oregon City property — he stares directly at observers before vanishing.
The phantom of the mountain cabin in Welches, Oregon
A woman who jumped to her death still stands at the upper windows of this Mount Hood cabin, gazing silently toward the mountain.
Wolf Creek Inn — Oregon's oldest hotel and its vampire-like ghost
A gaunt figure leans over sleeping guests at Oregon's oldest hotel — since 1883, something with vampire-like habits has haunted Wolf Creek Inn.
Sunriver Resort — Camp Abbot's ghostly soldiers in Central Oregon
WWII soldiers trained at Camp Abbot, and some never left — phantom boots march through the Great Hall of what is now Sunriver Resort.
Egyptian Theatre — the unseen hands of Coos Bay, Oregon
Unseen hands touch patrons' shoulders and run through their hair at this 1925 Egyptian-themed theater — the phantom projectionist still runs the show.
The phantom schooner Blanco — Lincoln City, Oregon's ghost ship
A schooner that sank in 1864 still sails toward Siletz Bay on stormy nights — the ghost ship Blanco glows as it tries one more time to cross the bar.
Fort Dalles Museum — frontier violence haunts The Dalles, Oregon
Base for 1850s Indian Wars campaigns, this Oregon frontier fort echoes with voices in English and Native languages — a phantom soldier guards the porch.
Western Oregon University's haunted auditorium in Monmouth
A translucent woman watches from the balcony during rehearsals at Western Oregon University — theater students consider her their phantom audience member.
Fort Stevens — the ghostly Civil War garrison of Warrenton, Oregon
The only mainland U.S. fort shelled by Japan in WWII — now phantom soldiers from two wars patrol the fog-shrouded batteries at the Columbia River's mouth.
New House Hotel — Redmond, Oregon's spectral woman and floating orbs
A translucent woman in early 1900s dress walks the upper halls of this Central Oregon hotel — guests report floating orbs and rooms that unlock themselves.
FBI Analysis of Suspected Bigfoot Hair — Pacific Northwest (1976)
The FBI tested alleged Bigfoot hair samples in 1976. Declassified in 2019, the results showed they belonged to the deer family.
Neahkahnie Mountain — phantom pirates of the Tillamook Coast
Spanish pirates murdered on this Oregon mountain in the 1700s still guard their buried treasure — phantom lights and spectral sailors haunt the slopes.
The ghost of Robert Granke at the University of Oregon, Eugene
A student who fell from the catwalk in Villard Hall still haunts the University of Oregon's oldest building — cast members greet him before every show.
Geiser Grand Hotel — the lady in blue of Baker City, Oregon
The Lady in Blue ascends the grand staircase of this 1889 gold rush hotel and vanishes at the landing — guests in Room 302 feel her sit on their beds.
Christmas Day sighting of bright object over Monroe, Oregon (1966)
A Christmas Day unknown over the Willamette Valley — Oregon's UFO legacy continued through the holidays of 1966.
Bright object observed over Oregon State University at Corvallis (1965)
A bright unknown over Oregon State's university town — where the state that started the UFO era kept contributing cases.