Haunted Places in La Plata, New Mexico



  • 0

    Lions Wilderness Park

    Farmington, New Mexico

    10.3 miles from La Plata, NM

    People report hearing ghostly noises and occasionally screaming. People also hear phantom footsteps and some have seen the apparition of a man appear.


    Read more »
  • 0

    Miss Gail's Inn

    Aztec, New Mexico

    13.1 miles from La Plata, NM

    This inn is reportedly haunted by numerous spirits, including a cranky male ghost who prefers room 7. Legend also has it that a man was hanged from the tree out back. If he's the ghost in room 7 that might explain why he's cranky.


    Read more »
  • 0

    Strater Hotel

    Durango, Colorado

    29.1 miles from La Plata, NM

    This historic hotel was built directly on the railroad in the late nineteenth century, and is believed to be haunted by many apparitions. People walking through the alley adjacent to the hotel have seen the ghostly figure of a man in a white shirt standing on the railroad tracks, who ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    Leland House Bed and Breakfast

    Durango, Colorado

    29.2 miles from La Plata, NM

    There are reports of guests waking up in the early hours of morning to see the apparition an elderly man in a white hat standing over them. In Room #006 of the inn, guests have reportedly heard ghostly laughter and felt an unseen presence sit down on their bed. (Submitted by ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    Rochester Hotel

    Durango, Colorado

    29.2 miles from La Plata, NM

    This historic hotel, located across the street from a haunted bed and breakfast, is rumoured to be haunted by the apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


    Read more »
  • 0

    Lebanon Schoolhouse Bed and Breakfast

    Dolores, Colorado

    42.7 miles from La Plata, NM

    This 1907 schoolhouse may no longer serve as a bed and breakfast inn, but guests would often report hearing ghostly laughter emanating from some rooms. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


    Read more »
  • 0

    Chaco Canyon National Historic Park

    Nageezi, New Mexico

    61.3 miles from La Plata, NM

    A haunting place, even if it weren't haunted, the Chaco Canyon ruins make for some spectacularly eerie viewing. Coming upon the these great stone works, testament to ages past is enough to make anyone shiver in awe. Possibly the eerie feelings and the sense of being followed that ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    Historic Alma House

    Durango, Colorado

    67.4 miles from La Plata, NM

    The "Historic Alma House" at the Silverton Inn of the Rockies was built in 1898. It was built as a Inn for Mining and Train executives. High in the Mountains, Silverton was once a bustling mining town. The Durango Silverton Railroad ran between towns. These ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    Grand Imperial Hotel

    Silverton, Colorado

    67.5 miles from La Plata, NM

    Known as the G.I. to locals, this hotel dates to the late 1800s. The ghost in residence here is called Dr. Luigi. He is known to make noise on the second floor, and one reports sayd his apparition has been seen by guests in the lobby.


    Read more »
  • 0

    St Elmo Hotel

    Ouray, Colorado

    80.7 miles from La Plata, NM

    This historic hotel is rumoured to feature a haunted dining room. Staff working late hours have reported hearing furniture moving around but upon investigation have found nothing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


    Read more »

  • Ghosts of Albuquerque
    Antonio R. Garcez
  • 0

    Beaumont Hotel

    Ouray, Colorado

    80.7 miles from La Plata, NM

    At this historic 1886 hotel, a ghostly woman is said to walk at 2:15 a.m. on every quarter of the moon. Rumor has it that she was murdered by her husband, and she is looking for him. Local legend has it that on the anniversary of her death, the ghostly ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    Ouray Museum

    Ridgway, Colorado

    80.8 miles from La Plata, NM

    Believed to be haunted by a male patient who died when the building briefly served as a hospital, this apparition is mainly seen by male visitors as he tends to be more respectful of women. Disembodied footsteps are also heard in the building after dark. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


    Read more »
  • 0

    Historic Western Hotel

    Ouray, Colorado

    80.8 miles from La Plata, NM

    This historic saloon and hotel was built in 1891 during the town mining boom, and is allegedly haunted by a number of spirits from a bygone era. These include a shadowy figure who peers out of windows, a lady in an old-fashioned dress who appears to art students in ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    Columbus House Bed and Breakfast

    Ouray, Colorado

    80.9 miles from La Plata, NM

    This historic hotel was formerly a bordello, and is now a delightful bed and breakfast inn with a restaurant on the ground floor. In the guest section of the establishment, a prostitute was murdered in an upstairs room. Guests claim to have had many strange occurrences in this room. ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    Canyon De Chelly

    Tsaile, Arizona

    83.6 miles from La Plata, NM

    Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931 as a unit of the National Park Service. It is located in northeastern Arizona within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, it preserves ruins of the early indigenous ...


    Read more »
  • 0

    The Firemen's Inn

    Creede, Colorado

    94.3 miles from La Plata, NM

    This historic bed and breakfast inn is rumoured to be haunted by a ghostly man in old-fashioned clothing, who has been seen and heard on the stairs. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


    Read more »
  • 0

    Creede Repertory Theatre

    Creede, Colorado

    94.3 miles from La Plata, NM

    Staff working late hours at the old theatre claim to have disembodied footsteps on the third floor of the building, while other claim to have encountered an eerie presence. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


    Read more »
  • 0

    The Creede Hotel and Restaurant

    Creede, Colorado

    94.3 miles from La Plata, NM

    Built to service the last Colorado silver boom town in the 1800s, the Creede Hotel & Restaurant is believed to be haunted by some of its former boarders: miners or perhaps some of its more famous guests, which include Calamity Jane and Bob Ford, the killer of Jesse James.


    Read more »
  • 0

    El Rancho Hotel

    Gallup, New Mexico

    101.2 miles from La Plata, NM

    The 1937 El Rancho Hotel was built by R.E. "Griff" Griffith, brother of movie magnate D.W. Griffith. Well-known past guests here include Ronald Reagan, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn and Kirk Douglas; it was a headquarters for the filming of many 1940s-1960s films. Witnesses who say the building is haunted have ...


    Read more »


» Cemeteries near La Plata, NM

» Find museums in La Plata, NM