Haunted Places in El Dorado, Arkansas



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    Rialto Theatre Music Hall

    El Dorado, Arkansas

    The 1929 theater closed in 1980, then was restored and opened again in 1987 to show movies. It closed again in the early 2000s and now has been opened again, and presents musical performances. The historic building has its share of haunts. Employees say they've heard footsteps, seen apparitions, and ...


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    Jones Cemetery

    Camden, Arkansas

    17.6 miles from El Dorado, AR

    The late-1800s house across the street from the cemetery, according to local folklore, was long ago the home of a young girl who was beaten and starved to death by her parents. **The house is private property; please respect the current owners' privacy.** The girl is said to have been ...


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    Ouachita River Factory

    Camden, Arkansas

    25.7 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Little is known about the operation of this factory, but various paranormal events have been reported there. Various orbs have been reported, as well as apparitions that vanish when approached, doors opening and closing by themselves, and lights going on and off of their own accord. Voices and an old-fashioned ...


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    Cameo Trio Theatre

    Magnolia, Arkansas

    33.4 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Theater number 3 is reportedly haunted. No real information on how it's haunted. But people say it's haunted, so that should be good enough.


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    Southern Arkansas University

    Magnolia, Arkansas

    33.4 miles from El Dorado, AR

    In Bussey Hall, the ghost of a female student who hanged herself in one of the rooms in the 1950s is said to appear. And in the Horton Theater, the ghost of a student actress who was killed by a train on her way to her starring performance has been ...


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    Crossett Railroad Tracks

    Crossett, Arkansas

    40.5 miles from El Dorado, AR

    A ghostly swinging light appears to be walking up and down the tracks here. Locals say it is the spirit of a man who was hit by the train and was decapitated. His ghost is searching for his head. It is said that folks who are standing on the tracks ...


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    Stow's Bar

    Ruston, Louisiana

    46.9 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Although the bar is now closed, it's still open to the ghosts who are reported to haunt this former hospital site.


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    Howard Auditorium

    Ruston, Louisiana

    47.1 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Supposedly this place is haunted by a ghost and you can tell because sometimes the seats, which are spring loaded will be down, as if someone is sitting in it when there is no one there. And this is not at all due to faulty springs or mechanisms. ...


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    Biomedical Engineering Building

    Ruston, Louisiana

    47.2 miles from El Dorado, AR

    A former hospital this site is said to be haunted by the ghosts of patients who died.


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    Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Site

    Gibsland, Louisiana

    58.4 miles from El Dorado, AR

    They say that on the night of the full moon, you can hear the sounds of gunfire. Which doesn't make a whole lot of sense since Bonnie and Clyde died in the bright morning sunshine, but regardless, it's an interesting spot to visit, just a little pull out on the ...


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  • Haunted Jonesboro
    Edward L. Underwood
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    The Allen House

    Monticello, Arkansas

    58.5 miles from El Dorado, AR

    This Gothic mansion in Monticello was built in 1900 at the turn of the century, and has many recorded instances of hauntings reported. The main ghost, however, is that of a young woman who haunts the upper and lower floors of the mansion. The ghost roams around the house, often ...


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    Gurdon Light

    Gurdon, Arkansas

    59.2 miles from El Dorado, AR

    The Gurdon Spook Light is a yellowish glowing orb that appears intermittently at night along the railroad tracks. Some say it is the ghost of a railroad worker who was struck by a train and decapitated; others maintain it is the ghost of a railroad foreman who was beaten to ...


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    Conway Cemetery

    Bradley, Arkansas

    59.3 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Conway Cemetery Historic State Park, named after the first governor of Arkansas James S. Conway, is an 11.5-acre park that includes a half-acre family cemetery where Conway is buried. Witnesses say you can hear disembodied voices here around midnight at the full moon, perhaps stemming from a nearby tree where ...


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    Ouachita Baptist University

    Arkadelphia, Arkansas

    67.2 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Many unexplained events have been reported here, including orbs that show up in the basement, phantom eyes in the room corners, blood on dorm walls, and dorm windows that break for no apparent reason.


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    Henderson State University

    Arkadelphia, Arkansas

    67.4 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Henderson State University is said to be haunted by the ghost of a student who fell in love with a girl from a rival college. His friends made fun of him, and under pressure from them, he broke it off with her. The girl was heartbroken and committed suicide. As ...


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    Potter Road

    Doyline, Louisiana

    69.5 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Although the exact location of the accident site is not known, it is reported that four teenagers died in a drunken accident on this road decades ago and every year on the anniversary of their deaths blood runs from the tree they hit.


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    Ghost Bridge

    El Dorado, Louisiana

    71 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who was killed in a car accident. She presumably roams the bridge looking for her boyfriend who survived the wreck. (I love how people ascribe motivations to ghosts and in the case of female ghost, it's always looking for their lost ...


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    Railroad Tracks

    Bossier City, Louisiana

    77.6 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Supposedly the cries of a family who was killed on the tracks can be heard late at night.


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    Taylortown Tower

    Elm Grove, Louisiana

    78.3 miles from El Dorado, AR

    It's an eerie looking tower standing all alone in a field. Of course people will say it's haunted. It pretty much has to be. Rumor has it that it is haunted by yet another jilted bride, who either died of a broken heart, hanged herself in grief, ...


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    Spring Street Historical Museum

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    78.9 miles from El Dorado, AR

    The Spring Street Historical Museum, housed inside the late-1800s Tally’s Bank Building, has a resident ghost thought to be Edward, a former bank manager who worked in the building. One story about Edward says that an employee was about to climb a ladder when he saw the heavy front door ...


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    Holly Ridge Railroad Tracks

    Rayville, Louisiana

    79.2 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Nothing of any repute can be found regarding the alleged haunting of the Holly Ridge railroad tracks. Just a bunch of barely literate nonsense on other ghost sites. But supposedly it is haunted by " red light" that appears along the tracks.


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    Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    79.5 miles from El Dorado, AR

    The 1920s art deco auditorium is known for its musical program, the Louisiana Hayride, on which Elvis Presley performed in 1954. Other greats who performed here include Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Johnny Horton. It is said to be haunted by an apparition of a young man who sits in ...


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    Old Ellerbe School

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    83 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of children who died in a fire at the school.


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    Old Redfield Road

    Sheridan, Arkansas

    83.5 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Old Redfield Road is said to be extremely active with the spirit set. Witnesses have reported apparitions wandering along the road and in the cemetery and electrical items such as flashlights and radios going dead. One visitor reported that as they drove past the cemetery, the hood of their car ...


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    Old Jail - Pea Farm

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    89.4 miles from El Dorado, AR

    The old jail is reported to be haunted by former inmates, especially in the women's section of the jail. Those wishing to view it for themselves should be aware that the jail is owned by the GE plant next door and they do call the cops and prosecute anyone ...


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    Old Greenwood Cemetery

    Greenwood, Louisiana

    92.2 miles from El Dorado, AR

    It's a cemetery. Of course it's haunted.


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    Old Malco Theatre

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    92.6 miles from El Dorado, AR

    During a performance in the 1880's, a woman from the audience disappeared during a magic show production. Ever since then, there have been reports of the theatre being haunted. The ghost a glowing woman has been seen in the theatre basement, objects move around by themselves, and screams come out ...


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    The Poet's Loft

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    92.8 miles from El Dorado, AR

    A female employee reported being grabbed and held down on a couch by unseen female hands.


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    Arlington Resort Hotel

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    93.1 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Although staff firmly believe and tell guests that there are no ghosts in the building, bottles of wine jump off the shelves without being touched. There have been reports of apparitions in old-fashioned clothes wandering the hallways and the lobby before simply vanishing. The ghost of a young girl in ...


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    Park Hotel

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    93.2 miles from El Dorado, AR

    People often feel things brush past them that they can't see. There are reports of people being touched and poked in the hotel's corridors. (Submitted by Callum S.)


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  • Haunted Little Rock
    Linda Howell
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    DeSoto Rock and Gift Shop

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    93.2 miles from El Dorado, AR

    I have worked at the DeSoto for 4 years now and the number of stories I have are too numerous to list here . We have had several paranormal investigations in the last 4 years that have yielded EVP's, images caught on digital cameras as well as IF Security ...


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    Bauxite Historical Association Museum

    Bauxite, Arkansas

    93.5 miles from El Dorado, AR

    This historic 1927 building, now a museum of artifacts from the town's mining days, is reported to be haunted. Witnesses have heard disembodied footsteps, and one employee reported that one night when she was leaving work, she felt a ghost jump onto her back as if it didn't want her ...


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    Buena Vista Plantation

    El Dorado, Louisiana

    93.9 miles from El Dorado, AR

    It's a plantation. In the south. It was used for a Civil War hospital. Of course it's haunted. The usual - civil war soldiers have been spotted. Currently a private home and not open to the public.


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    Hitchhiker of Highway 365

    Woodson, Arkansas

    95.3 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Why does a female hitchhiker appear here on stormy nights, asking passersby to drive her home? Legend has it that when the driver arrives at the address she gives, she simply disappears. When the driver goes to the door to ask about the missing girl, the resident will tell them ...


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    Woodson Lateral Road Ghost Lights

    Hensley, Arkansas

    95.4 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Local legend has it that mysterious ghost lights appear at night and follow cars along Woodson Lateral Road.


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    Mayberry Hotel

    Royal, Arkansas

    97.5 miles from El Dorado, AR

    This hotel is now abandoned and near total ruin. The ghost of 1800s owner David Mayberry is said to haunt the site. Seeing that he built the hotel for the area's prospectors and miners, gunfights broke out often here, leading to many deaths. David Mayberry himself was shot but not ...


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    Keachi Women's College

    Keachi, Louisiana

    100.9 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Cold spots and ghostly moans are reported to happen on the second floor.


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    St. Maurice Plantation

    Natchitoches, Louisiana

    101.7 miles from El Dorado, AR

    It is said that the ghost of a child comes from the cemetery and visits the manor home, making sudden noises or rushing past. He also likes to change the pages on the calendar. He is believed to have started the fire that burned the mansion down in 1980.


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    Front Street

    Natchitoches, Louisiana

    102.9 miles from El Dorado, AR

    The street is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a confederate soldier.


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    Northwestern State University Campus

    Natchitoches, Louisiana

    103.6 miles from El Dorado, AR

    A ghostly woman that students call Isabella is reported to haunt the campus.


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  • Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting
    Christopher Balzano
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    The St. Joseph Crier

    St. Joseph, Louisiana

    122.8 miles from El Dorado, AR

    Legend has it that in 1872, the ship Iron Mountain, containing 54 passengers, simply vanished. It is speculated that river pirates stripped it and killed everyone on board. Nothing remains of the ship or any of the passengers except the ghostly disembodied screams of a woman coming from the Mississippi ...


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    Monroe County Courthouse

    Clarendon, Arkansas

    128.6 miles from El Dorado, AR

    The 1911 courthouse is rumored to be haunted by Ernze Mabel Orr, aka “Mabel.” Mabel and her husband John Orr were a husband and wife comedy- and opera-performing duo and, so the stories tell, John had a bad temper and often would beat Mabel quite badly. Feeling sorry for Mabel, ...


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