Haunted Places in Young, Arizona
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Theodore Roosevelt Lake
Tonto Basin, AZ
31.2 miles from Young, AZ
The man-made lake is said to be haunted. An undiscovered Indian burial ground is reportedly the source of the "haunting' of Roosevelt Lake. The haunting appears to be limited to an uneasy feeling that people get. Whether Roosevelt lake has ghosts, it most certainly has ghost towns as entire towns …
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Canyon Lake
Roosevelt, AZ
45.5 miles from Young, AZ
My wife and 23 year old daughter "Charlotte" went camping in April 2016 at "Beer Can Point" which is a small camp ground with a boat dock at Canyon Lake AZ. The camp ground is only accessible by boat. Charlotte My wife and 23 year old daughter "Charlotte" went camping …
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Bullion Plaza Historic Museum
Miami, AZ
49.1 miles from Young, AZ
This historic museum now houses a large collection of minerals and artefacts relevant to the past of the town, but some other relics of the towns past are also reportedly preserved through numerous ghost stories surrounding the museum. The third floor is reportedly haunted by a malevolent spirit, which has …
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Noftsger Hill Bed and Breakfast
Globe, AZ
49.2 miles from Young, 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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Old Dominion Commercial Company Building
Globe, AZ
49.7 miles from Young, 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 for …
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Globe High School
Globe, AZ
50.0 miles from Young, AZ
Creaking floors, ghostly voices and a haunted bathroom? Better than going to school at Hogwarts!
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Superstition Mountains
Gold Canyon, AZ
53.3 miles from Young, AZ
If you've ever heard the story of the Lost Dutchman's Mine, the Superstition Mountains is where it is rumored to be located. Some claim the mine is cursed and others that the hauntings are entities protecting the location. Strange lights and shadows are seen throughout the area.
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Superstition Mountain Museum
Apache Junction, AZ
54.7 miles from Young, AZ
This museum documenting the local history of the area is believed to be haunted. Staff claim to have heard disembodied footsteps and strange noises in the museum after closing time, as well as a display that likes to move around the museum of its own accord. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Ashbrook Wash
Fountain Hills, AZ
55.3 miles from Young, AZ
Legend claims that cold spots, ghostly noises and shadows that follow you can be found in this spot. There is also tales of a young woman who was murdered here and some people claim you can hear her screams.
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McDowell Mountains
Fountain Hills, AZ
55.5 miles from Young, AZ
The Mcdowell Mountains are a great range of mountains, and there are a lot of homes at the base of the mountains. I live here, and I heard from a neighbor once, and heard from my brother that there are reports of a ghost plane flying overhead that makes a …
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Blue-Ridge School
Lakeside, AZ
57.0 miles from Young, AZ
Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a janitor who was shot on campus.
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Clear Creek Church and Cemetery
Camp Verde, AZ
57.5 miles from Young, AZ
This historic church was built in 1898, and was the scene of an infamous shootout. Visitors to the graveyard and church after dark claim to have seen a misty apparition moving quickly among the headstones, as if looking for someone. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Dirtwater Springs Family Dining
Apache Junction, AZ
58.1 miles from Young, AZ
The family dining restaurant may serve up diners more than just delicious meals; it is rumoured that some of the ghost stories surrounding the old building are true. Patrons have heard the ghostly noise of a tinkling bell, and have seen an elderly woman who used to own the restaurant …
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Harbor Freight Tools
Apache Junction, AZ
60.0 miles from Young, AZ
An old man died of a heart attack in the bathroom over a decade ago. He can be distinctly seen at a distance in the aisles in the main store and in the warehouse in the back, but with any attempt to approach him or get a closer look he …
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Medicine Forest near Whiteriver
Whiteriver, AZ
60.0 miles from Young, 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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Nesbits Campground
Mesa, AZ
60.9 miles from Young, AZ
Though it is completely developed today, the former Nesbits campground is reportedly haunted. Although it is allegedly a former "Satanic ritual" spot, this is only folklore to sucker the credulous. There are reports of laughter, cold spots and shadows.
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Montezuma Castle National Monument
Camp Verde, AZ
61.4 miles from Young, AZ
Badly named as this cliff-dwelling is not a castle and has nothing to do with Montezuma, there are nevertheless those who claim it's haunted. However, it appears people think it is haunted just because something this old *has to be* haunted, as there are no actual credible reports of what …
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Desert Ridge High School
Mesa, AZ
62.8 miles from Young, AZ
Kids like to creep each other out with tales of the boy who roams the halls striking the lockers.
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Jefferson Park
Mesa, AZ
62.9 miles from Young, AZ
The ghost of a murdered woman allegedly roams the park and can be seen in the hour leading up to midnight.
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Buckhorn Bath's Motel and Museum
Mesa, AZ
63.5 miles from Young, AZ
This historic motel and museum is believed to be haunted. Visitors to the building claim to have strange voices, screams, sobs and ghostly laughter. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Tiger House
Mesa, AZ
64.2 miles from Young, AZ
This small, unassuming house has a dark and evil history, and was built over the top of a cemetery. Paranormal investigators and visitors to the house have reported screams, moans, sobs, and ghostly piano music. On another occasion, a man was slapped in the face by an unseen entity. (Submitted …
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Highland Junior High
Mesa, AZ
65.6 miles from Young, AZ
The ghost of a young girl is said to haunt the locker room of the middle school. She slams lockers, flushes toilets and turns the automatic hand dryers on. Legend claims that a young girl was killed on the farmland that the school now stands on. Some locals call the …
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Rock Springs Cafe
Black Canyon City, AZ
67.9 miles from Young, AZ
This former stagecoach stopover on the railroad route housed a saloon, a general store and a hotel, and is believed by many too be one of the most haunted places in town. Staff working late hours claim to have seen the saloon doors opening and closing by themselves, and have …
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Williams Air Force Base
Mesa, AZ
68.1 miles from Young, AZ
It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants. In what is now the VA hospital, there are numerous reports of a male ghost who has been seen roaming the halls.
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Cafe Talk - Inside The Bungalow
Mesa, AZ
68.8 miles from Young, AZ
Once called "Cafe Talk" - this business is now called "Inside the Bungalow", in the same building. The ghost of a man and a little girl haunt this cafe. Allegedly the man's shadow can be seen moving from room to room.
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Landmark Restaurant
Mesa, AZ
69.4 miles from Young, AZ
Housed inside a former church, some of the phenomena reported at this restaurant includes ghostly voices, pots and pans moving around by themselves and faucets turning on and off of their own accord. Probably the apparition of an angry parishioner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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8th Avenue and Extension Road
Mesa, AZ
70.1 miles from Young, AZ
Reportedly haunted by a little boy who was killed while trying to cross the road.
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Desert Outside Anthem
Phoenix, AZ
70.3 miles from Young, AZ
The desert area outside Anthem, AZ is a hotbed of paranormal activity. Many claim to have seen the spirits of Indians, still fighting some forgotten war. A ghostly hitchhiker carrying an old-time lantern is often seen by the side of many roads.
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Pioneer Living History Village
Phoenix, AZ
70.5 miles from Young, AZ
At this 90-acre complex representing an 1800s village, witnesses have seen apparitions during events. Also, a cowboy ghost is said to haunt the Pioneer Restaurant & Saloon, and in the 1885 Statehood House, staff members have heard footsteps and felt as if they were being watched.
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The Hermosa Inn
Paradise Valley, AZ
71.9 miles from Young, AZ
Alonzo Megargee, the original owner of the inn, has been seen in a cowboy outfit in the bar and foyer area. Toilets flush by themselves, bottles shatter and glasses break when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort
Phoenix, AZ
72.1 miles from Young, AZ
A guest who fell off the cliff is reported to haunt the main ballroom and the boiler room. Now the ballroom we can understand but why would anyone want to haunt a boiler room?
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Najavo County Courthouse and Museum
Holbrook, AZ
72.1 miles from Young, AZ
Workers at the museum have reported doors opening and closing, strange noises, disembodied footsteps and objects moving around by themselves. The apparition of a woman has been seen staring out the windows of the building late at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Palo Verde East - Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
72.6 miles from Young, AZ
Reportedly haunted by a girl who committed suicide.
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Monti's La Casa Vieja
Tempe, AZ
72.7 miles from Young, AZ
This old hacienda style abode was converted to a restaurant in the 1950's, and has been in successful operation for over a half a century. The building the restaurant is housed in is over a century old, and staff and diners have reported odd paranormal occurrences in tow of the …
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Hotel Casa Loma
Tempe, AZ
72.8 miles from Young, AZ
This famous abode-style hotel is now a café, but has a rich and glamorous past. Staff and diners in the café on the ground floor claim to here disembodied footsteps on the upper levels, while a worker sighted the apparition of a young girl on several occasions while the building …
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Trails
Tempe, AZ
72.8 miles from Young, AZ
Many customers and employees of this store in Tempe claim that it is haunted. People claim to have seen the ghost of a young woman on the stairs and the sounds of footsteps coming from above when there is no one on the second level. Doors open and close and …
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Casey Moore's Oyster House
Tempe, AZ
73.1 miles from Young, AZ
Haunted by the ghost of a girl who was murdered in an upstairs room. Allegedly she expresses her displeasure whenever there is a romantic couple in the Oyster House.
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East Circle Road - Jo Jo's Alley
Phoenix, AZ
73.6 miles from Young, AZ
Strange lights and reports of something banging on the roof of your car as you drive down this alley.
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Vista Village Apartments
Phoenix, AZ
73.9 miles from Young, AZ
People who move into these apartments see shadows that move around there apartments, and hear strange noises. In some apartments, the housework is done during the night when people are asleep, without any apparent explanation. (Submitted by Callum S.)
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Little Daisy Motel
Cottonwood, AZ
74.3 miles from Young, AZ
This family-owned motel was located in the former red light district of this historic town, and is rumoured to be haunted by a ghostly prostitute. A certain room is rumoured to have a few additional hauntings for the paranormal seeker, with guests reportedly smelling perfume and hearing ghostly laughter. (Submitted …
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Chandler High School
Chandler, AZ
74.4 miles from Young, AZ
One of the oldest high schools in Arizona, it was founded in 1914, two years after the city was founded. The oldest part of the building, called "Old Main", seems to be the hottest part for paranormal activity. Voices and ghostly apparitions are experienced on the second floor.
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Crowne Plaza San Marcos
Chandler, AZ
74.6 miles from Young, AZ
Originally the "San Marcos Hotel," this has now been bought and sold several times until it became the Crowne Plaza San Marcos. The hotel was originally built in 1913 for $100,000, and hosted such luminaries as Herbert Hoover, Joan Crawford and Fred Astaire. Locals know it as a paranormal hot-spot, …
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Brass Armadillo Antiques Mall
Phoenix, AZ
74.7 miles from Young, AZ
People who visit the antiques mall have reported cold spots, disembodied footsteps, objects moving around and braking by themselves and the feeling of being watched. The ghost of a woman in a black dress has been seen in various parts of the building, along with various other shadowy apparitions. (Submitted …
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19th Avenue and Northern Avenue
Phoenix, AZ
75.2 miles from Young, AZ
Before the area was renovated this spot was a local favorite for teenagers wishing to creep themselves out. Rumors abound regarding every eerie and unexplained phenomena in the former derelict buildings. No updates on whether the new shopping plaza continues to experience the same haunted happenings as before.
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Larry's Antique Store
Cottonwood, AZ
75.4 miles from Young, AZ
This old store is reportedly haunted by a former gas station employee called Edwin by visitors and staff, who has been seen and heard loitering around the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Cottonwood Civic Center
Cottonwood, AZ
75.4 miles from Young, AZ
This old building was formerly the town schoolhouse, and is believed to be haunted by playful spirits who can be heard laughing and whispering after dark. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Crema Cafe Coffee and Creamery
Cottonwood, AZ
75.4 miles from Young, AZ
This creamery and café is reportedly haunted by a misguided storekeeper, who has been known to rattle pots and pans in the main kitchen. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Ancient Pillars Greek Restaurant
Cottonwood, AZ
75.5 miles from Young, AZ
This restaurant was formerly a café where pilots from a local flying school would return to after a day at work. However, it is reported that the entity here is a former bootlegger, who used to own the old building. Staff have heard him moving around the rooms towards the …
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Orion Bread Company
Cottonwood, AZ
75.5 miles from Young, AZ
This old-fashioned bakery has been plagued by rave reviews and sightings of the apparition of a young boy wandering through the store. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Mary Coyle's Ice Cream Parlour
Phoenix, AZ
75.6 miles from Young, AZ
The former owner of this busy ice cream café and malt shop never really left, according to staff and diners. Much of the paranormal activity in the building is centred around a portrait hung on the wall. If the painting is taken down, there are reports that poltergeist activity will …
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