Haunted Places in Clifton, Arizona



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    Silver Creek Inn and Cafe

    Clifton, New Mexico

    37 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Housed in an old-fashioned abode built in 1885 by Frank Lauderbaugh, the current inn and café are located in a section of the building that once served as the town general store. The place sat abandoned until the 1980's, when the current owner Stan King painstakingly restored the building ...


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    Mogollon Theater

    Clifton, New Mexico

    37.5 miles from Clifton, AZ

    New Mexico's oldest operating movie house is located here, and dates back to 1915. The place is supposedly haunted, with footsteps being heard and notes being played on the antique piano when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Hannagan Meadow Lodge

    Clifton, Arizona

    A ghostly woman, thought to be a former resident of the lodge, has been seen through an upper window hovering above the staircase. Also, there is some mystery surrounding John Wayne’s signature, seen on the wall behind the fireplace mantel.


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    Diamond Rock Campground

    Clifton, Arizona

    53 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Supposedly a ghostly woman appears in photos taken there. Kind of hard to actually find any of these photographs out there, but people claim they exist. Really.


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    Palace Hotel

    Silver City, New Mexico

    62.2 miles from Clifton, AZ

    The 1880's hotel and saloon has been restored to it's former elegance, and is supposedly haunted due to a murder that took place on the second floor. In several room, guests and housekeeping staff have reportedly caught sight of a vanishing bloodstain in the ornate bathrooms, while others have ...


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    Buffalo Bar

    Silver City, New Mexico

    62.2 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Diners at this old-fashioned bar and grill have reported hearing a female voice when no one is around. Others claim to have encountered an impatient spirit, whose presence is heralded by the relentless tapping of an invisible foot against the floor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Medicine Forest near Whiteriver

    Whiteriver, Arizona

    66.6 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Cries and screams seem to come from the woods and there have been reports of sightings of a strange creature.


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    Chino Mines Creek

    Bayard, New Mexico

    70.5 miles from Clifton, AZ

    The ghost of a woman whose children drowned in the creek is said to walk the banks crying for them.


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    Cochise Hotel

    Cochise, Arizona

    74.3 miles from Clifton, AZ

    The 1882 Cochise Hotel is located in a remote semi-ghost town in the heart of the desert, and is rumoured to be haunted. Guests staying in the inn have reportedly heard cries for help and sobs, while the apparition of a woman's head encased in a glowing ball of ...


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    Lepsy of Dudleyville

    Winkelman, Arizona

    83.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    This urban legend revolves around an evil man, Lepsy, who would apparently hire migrant workers and then kill them when the work was complete rather than paying them. Supposedly the canyon where he killed them is still haunted by the cries of his victims.


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    First Avenue Elementary School

    San Manuel, Arizona

    84 miles from Clifton, AZ

    This urban legend revolves around the ghost of a young boy who is rumored to have died after falling off the merry-go-round and hitting his head or being crushed by the apparatus itself. The ghost appears to be holding his head and cries before vanishing.


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    San Manuel Copper Mine

    Mammoth, Arizona

    84.5 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Ghostly workers and lights where no lights should be make up the haunting legend of the San Manuel Copper Mine.


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    Blue-Ridge School

    Lakeside, Arizona

    85.2 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a janitor who was shot on campus.


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    Cochise Stronghold State Park

    Clifton, Arizona

    85.6 miles from Clifton, AZ

    The warrior Cochise and his army defeated a small force of Confederate soldiers at the Dragoon Mountains at the First Battle of Dragoon Springs but was defeated at the Second Battle of Dragoon Springs a few days later. Cochise Stronghold Memorial Park lies near Mt. Glen on the eastern slope ...


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    Globe High School

    Globe, Arizona

    89 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Creaking floors, ghostly voices and a haunted bathroom? Better than going to school at Hogwarts!


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    Old Dominion Commercial Company Building

    Globe, Arizona

    89.4 miles from Clifton, AZ

    This historic building was formerly a general merchandise store, and is allegedly haunted by two apparitions. On the second floor, visitors claim to have heard disembodied footsteps. It is believed that these belong to an elderly bookkeeper who passed away in the building, and who is now forever searching ...


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    Noftsger Hill Bed and Breakfast

    Globe, Arizona

    89.6 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Lights that appear where no lights should be, spectral children and full body apparitions. Seems some children haven't left this former school.


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    Oracle Historical Society & Acadia Ranch Museum

    Oracle, Arizona

    90.6 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Unexplained sounds, ghostly footsteps and other unexplained phenomena are reported at the Acadia. A former TB hospital many claim that a former nurse who contracted TB and died still wanders the halls.


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    Horseshoe Cafe

    Benson, Arizona

    94.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    This stucco brick adobe was converted to a delightful café during the early 1900's, and has since served the town as a key focal point for diners and visitors alike. Travellers also come from far and wide to see another part of the café's hospitality; their abundant ghost stories. ...


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    Vision Quest Lodge

    Elfrida, Arizona

    95.9 miles from Clifton, AZ

    This was once a dude ranch - now its a place for troubled teens. Staffers claim there is an apparition of a woman in a white gown that haunts certain dormitories. Bloodstains appear and disappear mysteriously on certain bathroom walls. A girl's cries are often heard at ...


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    St. David

    St. David, Arizona

    96.1 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Apparently the whole of downtown is haunted by screams, cries, etc. Possibly a town with more than its share of domestic disturbances but ghosts? Jury's firmly out.


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    Holy Cross Sanatorium

    Deming, New Mexico

    101.7 miles from Clifton, AZ

    A former TB hospital, many patients died here. People report eerie feelings at the site. Although most of the rumors are pure urban legend -satanic cults, bottomless pits, etc.- are not based in any fact that we have found.


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    Boothill Graveyard - Tombstone

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.4 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Famous Tombstone graveyard which is the last resting place of those killed in the shootout at the OK Corral.


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    Buford House Bed & Breakfast

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.7 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a man who, in a jealous rage over his woman walking home with another man, decided to shoot her and then himself. Luckily, the woman survived his murder attempt and he was the only one who died. He continues to haunt the ...


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    Tombstone Motel

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.7 miles from Clifton, AZ

    A man hanged himself in Room #119 of the motel, and people have reported seeing apparitions, hearing voices and seeing objects and furniture moving around by themselves. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Larian Motel

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.7 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Built in the late 1950s, the motel site was once the site of a gun shop, a general store, and a Chinese restaurant. The ghosts here are often seen in Rooms 1 through 4. Witnesses have heard old-fashioned music coming from vacant rooms and discovered items missing from their rooms. ...


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    Red Buffalo Trading Company

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    The building was formerly a saloon, and is famous for being the being the landmark at which Morgan Earp was assassinated. Since then, the building has been haunted by at least three entities. The first is that of an aggressive ghost, who attacks people who enter the building and switches ...


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    O.K. Corral

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Rumored to be haunted by "The Cowboys" who died at the infamous gunfight at the Corral.


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    Crystal Palace Saloon

    Huachuca City, Arizona

    102.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    This historic saloon and former gambling den serves up a wide variety of spirits of both kinds, including the apparition of a friendly cowboy at the bar and a well-dressed elderly man in the rear rooms of the establishment. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Bird Cage Theater

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    A former brother and saloon turned museum with a haunting history, the Bird Cage boasts a plethora of ghostly sightings.


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    Big Nose Kate's

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Numerous ghosts are alleged to haunt Big Nose Kate's. Most famous of the horde is "Swamper" a former janitor and maintenance man who lived in the basement. He has apparently appeared in numerous photos. There are also numerous other ghosts that are alleged to roam the premises.


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    Russ House - Nellie Cashman's Restaurant

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Nellie Cashman's Restaurant is now a mexican restaurant called "Cafe Margarita". Rumored to be haunted by a playful prankster of a ghost who moves objects and is somewhat noisy. Some claim to have seen a female apparition.


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    Tombstone Bordello Bed and Breakfast

    Tombstone, Arizona

    102.8 miles from Clifton, AZ

    This 1881 establishment was formerly one of the main bordellos owned by Big Nose Kate, and has been restored to it's old-fashioned glory. The inn is supposed to be a hotspot for ghostly activity, featuring a variety of haunted rooms with varying activity. The most common ghost, however, is ...


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    Colossal Cave

    Vail, Arizona

    103.6 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Claims of singing and moaning have been heard coming from the cave (and of course it's not the wind). The apparition of a man has been seen wielding a pickaxe.


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    Daisy Mae's Stronghold

    Sierra Vista, Arizona

    118.9 miles from Clifton, AZ

    Rumored to be haunted by a man named "Charlie" who died in a knife fight back when the building was a brothel.


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    Smith Middle School - Fort Huachuca

    Sierra Vista, Arizona

    120 miles from Clifton, AZ

    The story goes that a student of the school, Linda Landy (they didn't even attempt to make up a name that didn't sound fake), was struck and killed by car while walking home, so now she haunts the Library. Because ghosts don't have to make sense.


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    Sonoita Inn - Lost Trail Inn

    Sonoita, Arizona

    123.5 miles from Clifton, AZ

    The inn has a single ghost, a woman with dark hair and red lips with only a severed head visible who fades away when approached. Screams and crying have also been heard in the inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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