University of California Santa Cruz - Porter College has several sites rumored to be haunted. In the A Building, the apparition of a student who committed suicide has been seen, as well as others. On the B Building's 1st Floor, there are strange noises and voices, objects that fly across rooms and a feeling of a malicious presence. On the B Building's 3rd Floor, students have described waking up from a dead sleep feeling as if they were being strangled. And in the Meadow, the apparition of a transient woman named Lily has been seen naked or wearing rags.

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Porter-Kresge Rd
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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36.99432824, -122.06542397
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Santa Cruz County County, California
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Is UC Santa Cruz - Porter College really haunted?
Visitors rate UC Santa Cruz - Porter College at 46.7 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 3 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is UC Santa Cruz - Porter College located?
The address is Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. GPS coordinates: 36.99432824, -122.06542397.
What kind of haunted place is UC Santa Cruz - Porter College?
UC Santa Cruz - Porter College is listed under Colleges and Universities in our California section.
What is the nearest town to UC Santa Cruz - Porter College?
Paradise Park, CA is the closest town, about 1.6 miles away, with Pasatiempo (2.3 mi.) and Santa Cruz (2.4 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (3)

  • Shannon |

    That's really interesting - when I lived there in early 90's, 1st floor A dorm....I had a number of goth friends that lived in 1st floor B dorm....they loved it and called it the 'bat caves.' Never described any poltergeists though.

  • K |

    As someone who worked there as a CA (RA for non-Porter people) and lived there for four years, nothing paranormal was ever reported from anyone on staff or any of the residents. The A building has been completely redone in the past few years and no one has reported anything strange. B1 or the "bat caves" can be a bit creepy but that's mostly because of how the floor was planned out (the rooms are HUGE but the bathrooms are small, especially the one closest to the laundry room, and the hall is split in two separate corridors divided by the bike racks) I also wouldn't trust any ghost sightings occurring in the meadow.

  • Diana Davis |

    I remember strange noises and things flying, as well as things taped to walls and weird people in the meadow, but that wasn't ghosts, that was the average Porter student.

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