Morgan Territory Road

Clayton, CA · Miscellaneous

Morgan Territory Road began as an old logging trail in the 1800s. Legend has is that Joaquin Murrieta, California bandit El Dorado, buried his stolen goods nearby under a oak tree. In the 1950s a woman and her husband saw an apparition next to a oak tree, but they didn't know about the legend. Folks reportedly still try to find the buried treasure from time to time.

Geographic Information

Address
Morgan Territory Road
Clayton, CA
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GPS
37.7976915, -121.7803638
County
Contra Costa County County, California
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Is Morgan Territory Road really haunted?
Visitors rate Morgan Territory Road at 76.5 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Morgan Territory Road located?
The address is Morgan Territory Road, Clayton, CA. GPS coordinates: 37.7976915, -121.7803638.
What kind of haunted place is Morgan Territory Road?
Morgan Territory Road is listed under Miscellaneous in our California section.
What is the nearest town to Morgan Territory Road?
Blackhawk, CA is the closest town, about 7.1 miles away, with Livermore (8.0 mi.) and Byron (9.1 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (1)

  • Jade C |

    In 2019 my husband and I went hiking out at Morgan Territory. Legend has it that Joaquin Murrieta buried treasure there under an oak tree and still haunts it to this day. We were driving along the single lane road, with absolutely no houses around, when we pass a young, thin man with shaggy hair polishing his car on the very narrow side of the road. He was dressed in faded jeans and T-shirt and slowly turned and waved at us as we passed. We remarked how strange it was that someone was washing his car in the middle of nowhere. Several hours later after our hike we drove home and came upon the same man still polishing his car, but this time we approached from the opposite direction with my passenger side closer to him. He again slowly raised his arm to wave at us, with the other hand still moving the rag back and forth on the side of what looked like some make of muscle car. I looked directly at his face this time and what struck me is that I could not see any whites in his eyes, just black pits. True story.

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