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0Joshua Tree Inn
Joshua Tree, California
Some people believe that the ghost of Gram Parsons, father of country rock, inhabits room 8, which is where he died of a drug overdose in the early 70's. He will allegedly move or relocate small items such as earrings and will move the mirror that hangs on the ...
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0La Quinta Resort and Club
La Quinta, California
30.8 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
A shaded apparition and ghostly voices and noises have been reported in several of the bungalows at this 1920’s resort. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Captain's Anchorage
Big Bear Lake, California
33.4 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
The ghost of a man named George has been seen here; it is said he was an embezzler who either killed himself or was murdered. Other than George, three other ghosts are said to be here. The activity includes full-bodied apparitions, beer bottles being thrown, lights flickering, footsteps, and other ...
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The Oak Tree
Yucaipa, California
37.3 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
This location has been a popular teen hangout spot for decades. Locals know it as "The Oak Tree." The tree covers some old stone ruins which are now heavily covered in graffiti and refuse. Mostly used for drinking and doing drugs, but several bodies have been discovered ...
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Payless ShoeSource
Banning, California
39.1 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Some say the ghost of a little boy appears in the Payless breakroom. So his story goes, he badly wanted a pair of shoes but his mother said no. Upset, he ran out of the store and was struck by a car and died.
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Sunnyslope Cemetery
Beaumont, California
40.2 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
At Sunnyslope Cemetery, witnesses have reported cold spots, strange noises, uneasy feelings, and touches from an unseen hand. Perhaps even more intriguing is a ghostly groundskeeper said to disappear into a shed.
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Prospect Park
Redlands, California
49.6 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Prospect Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Redlands CA. The land was given to the city as an 80th birthday present. It was originally owned by 2 of Redlands co-founders in the 1800's. The park owes its name to a small hotel that was built on ...
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0Fieldmoore Estate
Redlands, California
50.1 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Built in 1906 in the middle of Mira Flores Park by builder Davis Donald for Mr. and Mrs. Kirke Field. Both had moved West due to suffering from 'Consumption' (Tuberculosis). They met at a sanitarium in Colorado and were friends of Doc Holiday. Mrs. Field died shortly after the mansion ...
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Bracken Fern Manor
Lake Arrowhead, California
50.4 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Bugsy Siegel used to stay here back when the building was still relatively new. Along with him were many prostitutes, gamblers, and other people with crime connections. It's said that some of those people still remain and can be found upstairs or in the tunnel connecting it to the Tudor ...
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Saddleback Inn
Lake Arrowhead, California
50.7 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
An 8 year-old girl named Hanna died here and is said to be found in Room 33. She plays with electrical obejcts (lights, TV, etc.), flush toilets, and move objects around. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Haunted Southern California: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Golden State
Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
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0Morey Mansion
Redlands, California
51.6 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
The Morey Mansion was built in 1890 by David and Sarah Morey, and it is said that both of them remain in the house today. Reports say Sarah died a tragic death and her husband committed suicide shortly thereafter, in 1901. The house became a bed-and-breakfast in 1985. Ghost-hunting teams ...
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Barton Mansion
Redlands, California
52 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
The Barton Mansion, built by Dr. Ben Barton in the 1860s, is a location made infamous in a video shot by a group of paranormal investigators in the early 2000s. The video depicted a demon or ghost emerging from a room in the then abandoned building. Whether or not the ...
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California Theatre
San Bernardino, California
56.2 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
None other than Will Rogers is believed to haunt California Theatre. Why? It's the venue where he made his last performance before he died in a plane crash. Those in the know say Rogers' ghost haunts a practice room that's always cold, and his apparition has been seen through its ...
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452 AMDS Bldg 2300
March Air Reserve Base, California
56.4 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
On several occasions I have personally experienced paranormal activity in our bldg. It used to be a tuberculosis ward for children. I am usually the last one to leave the bldg for the day and must ensure all the clinic doors are locked. One night I was locking up and ...
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Jicarilla Road
Apple Valley, California
57 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Some say the shape of a man can be running across Jicarilla Road very quickly. It may start chasing witnesses, and then suddenly vanish.
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Pinnacle Peak Steak House
Colton, California
59 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Just before the entrance of the women's restroom, on the wall is a hand print believed to be of a young girl who would eat there in the early 70"s until her death in 1974.. employees have cleaned,sanded the hand print... once gone it reappears as if by magic. (Submitted by ...
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Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
Colton, California
60.5 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
As locals it, many years ago a beautiful lady drowned her six children, and she now haunts the who stretch of the road around Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery. She is known in Hispanic legend as La Llorona, or the Weeping Woman, doomed to roam in search of the children she ...
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Rialto Historical Society
Rialto, California
60.5 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Back when the building served as a schoolhouse, the ashes of a little girl was buried there. She has been seen on several occasions on the second floor of the building, looking out of the windows into the street. The ghost a woman in a white dress frequents the stairway, ...
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0Mission Inn
Riverside, California
61.6 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
This hotel is awesome. If you are interested in amazing architecture, stairways that descend to nowhere, towers, flying buttresses, and just a constant feeling of "this place was designed by a madman" the Mission Inn is definitely a place that you must visit. Quite probably one of the most interesting ...
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Mount Rubidoux
Riverside, California
61.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Along this area, human-like shadows can be seen roaming the hills. (Submitted by Chris)
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Green Acres Cemetery
Bloomington, California
62 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Legend has it that on Halloween every year, blood appears on the table between the three marble chairs in the graveyard's southeast part.
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Riverside City College
Riverside, California
62.2 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Doors opening and closing on their own. Ghost of a man in a suit roaming the Quad building. Doors slamming and mysterious voices heard in the Theater. Ghosts in the parking garage and the ghost of a woman in the lower parking lot near the Automotive Building. Multiple Class ...
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Evergreen Cemetery
Riverside, California
62.4 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
A green, glowing mist is sometimes seen. Ghosts of those who died during the influenza epidemic of the early 20th century will manifest on camera or through EVP. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Devore Gravity Hill
San Bernardino, California
62.5 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
To get to this gravity hill, follow Glen Helen Road until you pass two consecutive railroad tracks. When you pass a third set, go past the stop sign that's about 100 hundred feet ahead and stop on the line. If you put the car in neutral, it should roll uphill, ...
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0Calico Ghost town
Barstow, California
64.4 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Allegedly the ghost is haunted with residual type hauntings. People claim to feel "presences" and cold spots throughout the town.
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Palomar Inn
Temecula, California
65.3 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Dating back to the 1920's, this historic inn formerly served as sleeping quarters for travellers between the major towns such as San Diego and Los Angeles. The hotel features a whole assortment of memorabilia, such as a phoenix totem hanging over the hotel entrance to bring good luck. Alas, this ...
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El Evado Road
Victorville, California
65.4 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Along this stretch of road, dozens of people have lost their lives. One of the most famous cases along this road involves a little girl who is seen walking around. Other cases involve people walking or standing around who immediately vanish. One team of investigators picked up an EVP of ...
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0Old Abandoned School House
Murrieta, California
65.6 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Creepy abandoned school house with lots of unusual activity after dark. (Submitted by Marsi)
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KEA Grain Mill
Murrieta, California
65.7 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Legend has it that a teenage girl wearing a blue dress haunts the middle window at the top of the tower... A mysterious fire completely destroyed the inside and charred the outside of KEA milling..... (Submitted by Don S.)
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Foothill Boulevard
Fontana, California
66.3 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Once a part of Route 66, the boulevard is haunted by the ghost of a young man in a striped shirt carrying a long stick, thought by some to be a buggy whip. The ghost crosses the street as cars approach, and then disappears. He is sometimes accompanied by a ...
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1888 Bath House - Chime's Antiques
Lake Elsinore, California
66.6 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
This circa 1888 former bath house now houses a quaint, old-fashioned antique's store which is rumoured to be haunted. Apparitions reported here include a drowning victim in the basement, a spirit who moves a set of china dolls and an entity that is believed to be a man who ...
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Barstow Harvey House
Barstow, California
66.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
While the building does not use the word "haunted" to describe itself, it hosts ghost tours and tells visitors to expect rapid temperature changes, disembodied voices, and shadows and apparitions walking throughout. Photography and EVP recording are highly encouraged with the chance of picking up a woman who is reported ...
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Castle Park
Riverside, California
68 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
A ghostly lady in a white dress and another apparition on a balcony above the Plaza Café have been reported. Also, Native American apparitions have been seen near the railroad tracks and doors have been known to close by themselves. The apparition of a fire burning in one corner has ...
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George Air Force Base
Victorville, California
68 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Once an air force base from World War II to the early 1990's, the area has since been abandoned. Curious investigators should wear masks considering this place contains many toxic materials around, but many EVPs are captured here as well as strange figures on video and camera. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Olive Groves
Lake Elsinore, California
68.7 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
These olive groves sit at the bottom of the Ortega mountains off of Grand Ave. There have been numerous sightings of a woman running away from someone or something and hiding behind olive trees. The place has been olive groves for many years but also a fire destroyed ...
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Yaqui Well
Julian, California
68.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Three men died in this area shortly after discovering gold. It is said that on some nights, the three are seen holding hands, circling the well in excitement. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Lake Elsinore Country Club
Lake Elsinore, California
69.2 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
This country club is believed to have brunt down, but was abandoned for several years prior to this. Locals who ventured inside reported seeing strange figures following them around and hearing voices that called out to them. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Horse Thief Canyon
Corona, California
70.4 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Behind the neighborhood is a wooded area with a trail hidden somewhere among it. The trail supposedly leads to a water tower where shadows run around and ghostly footsteps can be heard. Another figure is known as the blonde lady who will pass by in the distance or follow you ...
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Kelso Depot
Kelso, California
71.3 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
This historic villa sat abandoned for many years, and a man hung himself in what was Room #006 of the former hotel. People have reported seeing him walking around the upper floor of the building, and looking down into the street. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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J.J. Live Oak Steakhouse - Rockefellas Bar
Corona, California
72 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Once J.J. Live Oak Steakhouse and El Cerrito Inn and now Rockefellas Bar, the place is said to be haunted. Local legend tells of a 1988 waitress who was strangled and left in the trunk of a car behind the inn. Her ghost is said to flush toilets near closing ...
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Marie Callender's
Corona, California
73.7 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Marie Callender's restaurant is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have described objects such as a metal pie cutter flying off a shelf and salt and pepper shakers that filled themselves. Strange sounds, floating orbs and electrical appliances turning on and off also have been reported. A worker shampooing the carpet ...
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Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
Fallbrook, California
73.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Some witnesses have said that when they touched the trees in Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery, they felt a hot surge of energy.
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Live Oak Park
Fallbrook, California
73.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
According to locals, there are some large boulders in Live Oak Park that Native Americans in used long ago to grind acorns to make bread. The indentations worn into the rocks by the process can still be seen. Reports say that the local police department has received dozens of calls ...
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Santa Margarita River Bridge
Fallbrook, California
74.6 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Local legend tells of many strange things that have happened nearby, perhaps the first being a small wagon train that was demolished during the California Gold Rush. Then in the 1900s when the Fallbrook Union High School was built nearby, three pairs of teens disappeared from their prom only to ...
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Julian Gold Rush Hotel
Ramona, California
74.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
The hotel was previously a restaurant in the 1880’s, until it was refurbished and commenced operations as a hotel in 1897. Evidently, its original owners are reluctant to leave, as Albert, with a pipe in his mouth, has been seen in mirrors. In the upstairs rooms, lace doilies and ...
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Hells Gate
Corona, California
75.7 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
Up in the hills of corona on a dead end street there is an old signal tower. Past that, a small trail leads you to a walkway and a burn site. The story is... there was a house that stood there in the 80’s. Two parents lived there along ...
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Molly's Souper
Upland, California
76.5 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
This old-fashioned establishment is located in a 1912 historic mansion, formerly owned by a local citrus grower and his wife. The apparition of a gentleman has been seen on the front porch of the building, and there are reports of poltergeist activity in the dining room and kitchen. (Submitted by ...
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Beverly Hotel
Ontario, California
76.7 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
At this site used to stand the Beverly Hotel; reports are unclear as to what stands here now. At the Beverly, shadows were seen in the southwest 2nd floor corner window, and visitors heard footsteps and fire alarms. Also reported were flickering lights and cold spots.
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Trabuco Creek Road
Corona, California
77.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
An Acjachemen tribe still remains at this location watching over their territory, often trying to protect it from evil. They appear as shadows or figures in peripheral vision. While the orbs that appear in photographs could very well be dust, some contain unusual faces upon closer inspection. It is also ...
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Oak Park Cemetery
Montclair, California
79.9 miles from Joshua Tree, CA
There have been sightings of small grey apparitions running around at night. They have been known to attack people. Hologram People have also been seen by me. I have also recorded many EVPs. Winged apparitions were caught on video behind a tombstone of a gargoyle. I also have video of ...
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