McCaren Park

Kings County, NY · Miscellaneous

A pool in McCarren Park has caught the attention of paranormal fans. When McCarren Park opened the giant pool in 1936, it had a capacity of 6,800. It recently reopened after being closed for over 30 years, and is rumored to be haunted by an invisible little girl. Cold spots, orbs, voices and more have been detected here. Incidentally, three men are said to have died at the pool: One was murdered and two drowned when they sneaked over the fence to have a nighttime swim.

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McCaren Park
Brooklyn, NY
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GPS
40.71975451, -73.94928163
County
Kings County County, New York
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Is McCaren Park really haunted?
Visitors rate McCaren Park at 80 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 2 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is McCaren Park located?
The address is McCaren Park, Brooklyn, NY. GPS coordinates: 40.71975451, -73.94928163.
What kind of haunted place is McCaren Park?
McCaren Park is listed under Miscellaneous in our New York section.
What is the nearest town to McCaren Park?
Long Island City, NY is the closest town, about 1.7 miles away, with New York City (3.0 mi.) and Manhattan (4.5 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (2)

  • Jillian |

    I was born in Brooklyn hospital and raised in williamsburgh Brooklyn for 36 years.According to what was told by the adults when I was little girl.during the 80's gangs used to rule the area.remember the movie "warriors" ? Well I'm referring to those types of gangs.2 gang member where shot to death by rivals.That is when that mccarren swimming pool was closed.My older brother was a teenager at that time and he would sneak out inthe middle of the night with out my parents finding out .He would meet up with 3 other friends at that park with flashlights.according to his story.people us to go worship Satan at that place and try to conjure up the dead that died there.there was a huge hole in the ground near that area where you could hear chickens making noise and hear howels of mourning.there where satanic symbols sprayed paints all over the abandon locker rooms.he told me none of them ever returned because one of his buddies felt someone grab them by the neck area and couldn't breathe.Mybrother is a 43 yr old man now and when he tells me this his arm hairs stand up

  • Dawn Sweeney |

    My boyfriend and I were in the playground part of the park at 2:30 in the morning last summer 2022 and I was sitting on the picnic table by the kiddie swings my boyfriend walked out to go to the corner of the street and then right behind my right ear I hear a very deep growl my hair stood up I was afraid to look behind me but I started getting chills I told my boyfriend we need to go now and I mean now I started to get tears in my eyes but once we left to go to the park on russle street I felt better my body felt calm he told me he heard the same thing a feed before I went with him the Same place and same deep growl

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