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0Malheur Butte
Ontario, Oregon
8.9 miles from Payette, ID
Legend has it that Malheur Butte, a dead volcano, was a place where witches met in secret. Diminutive shadowy creatures are said to appear here after dark and chase visitors. The imps are about the size of a dog and may make strange noises.
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Plaza Bridge
Emmett, Idaho
26.6 miles from Payette, ID
Witnesses have reported many strange happenings here, such as apparitions of women who seem to be searching for crying babies, as judged by the wailing sounds heard simultaneously.
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River Road Bridge
Caldwell, Idaho
29.6 miles from Payette, ID
Locals tell of a woman who hanged herself here long ago. According to urban legend, if you park your car on the bridge at night and turn off the lights, you will see her shadow on the side of the bridge.
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0Canyon Hill Cemetery
Caldwell, Idaho
29.8 miles from Payette, ID
According to urban legend, those brave enough to park between the trees facing the cemetery will see the midnight jogger appear to tap on their window. She is said to run around the cemetery at night.
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Marsing-Homedale Cemetery
Marsing, Idaho
36.8 miles from Payette, ID
Visitors here at night report a feeling of oppressive sadness and have seen "dancing" lights above the headstones. Some have attributed this to the fact that many people under age 18 have been buried here.
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Gots Point - Lake Lowell
Nampa, Idaho
38.7 miles from Payette, ID
Urban legend has it that in the 1970s a girl drowned here while waterskiing. Folks have seen her ghost sitting on the shore rocks, looking out upon the water. Those who have tried to approach her say she disappears.
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Pete's Tavern
Nampa, Idaho
39.2 miles from Payette, ID
Pete's Tavern, with its back room called the Cave, is famous for its spirits -- the paranormal kind. Recordings inside the Cave have turned up 4 different diesmbodied voices: a grumbly older man, a female with a Southern accent, a whispering female, and a young man. Witnesses say the spirits ...
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0Old Mercy Hospital
Nampa, Idaho
39.7 miles from Payette, ID
This building was built in 1918, and shut down in 1999, due to chemical leaks from the basement pipes. Since it was shut down, there have been many sightings of ghosts and what some believe may be demons, or the angry spirits of the patients who just happened to die ...
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Kit Kat Klub
Meridian, Idaho
40.5 miles from Payette, ID
Employees here say they've seen ghosts that come along with unexplained pounding sounds.
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Dry Creek Cemetery
Boise, Idaho
41.1 miles from Payette, ID
Urban legend has it that if you go to the cemetery's edge near the canal at night any time past 2:15 a.m., you can hear a ghost horse running along the canal bank.
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Night Moves - Satin Dolls
Boise, Idaho
45.5 miles from Payette, ID
Formerly Night Movies, the gentlman's club is now Satin Dolls. Employees and patrons have seen apparitions, some which have appeared in photographs, and felt cold spots. Objecst have been thrown, and chandeliers have been made to swing by an unseen force. The many spirits thought to haunt the place include ...
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Owyhee Plaza Hotel
Boise, Idaho
48.2 miles from Payette, ID
Apparitions have been seen both in the guest rooms and in meeting rooms or basement areas. The ghosts have been reported by both staff and guests.
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Idanha Hotel
Boise, Idaho
48.3 miles from Payette, ID
During the renovations of the hotel, many construction workers and employees quit due to reports of paranormal activity. The ghost a bellman who was gunned down in the hotel moves the elevator up and down by itself. Guests also report seeing him peering around corners in the building. Doors open ...
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Egyptian Theatre
Boise, Idaho
48.5 miles from Payette, ID
When King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922, Egypt became part of popular culture. Fitting right in, the Egyptian Theatre opened in 1927, and the first film shown there was "Don Juan." The ghost said to reside here is believed to be Joe, a projectionist who worked here from the ...
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Loon Creek Area
Boise, Idaho
48.8 miles from Payette, ID
An 1870 robbery led to the haunting of this place. Manuel Sato was cooking breakfast at his campsite when he was fatally knifed in a sneak attack. The robber recently had also robbed a bank, and when soldiers came to search for the loot, they found Sato's spirit leading a ...
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0Fort Boise Military Cemetery - Cottonwood Cemetery
Boise, Idaho
49 miles from Payette, ID
The many unmarked graves here help to fuel the reasoning for the haunts here. According to reports, most often seen are the spirits of children and a woman, who has also been seen at a nearby school.
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0Old Idaho State Penitentiary
Boise, Idaho
50.6 miles from Payette, ID
Witnesses have reported flickering lights and uneasy feelings at this site.
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Murder House - Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
50.6 miles from Payette, ID
The site, now a frat house, was reported to be the setting for a brutal murder in 1987, and some folks believe it is haunted. Blood stains may appear on the walls and the blinds will open and close by themselves.
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Boot Hill Cemetery - Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery
Idaho City, Idaho
56.9 miles from Payette, ID
There are said to be over 3,000 buried here, including hundreds of unknown or unmarked graves, many no doubt a result of the violence at this 1860s Gold Rush town. Locals say many of their spirits still linger here.
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Donna's Place
Idaho City, Idaho
57.4 miles from Payette, ID
Donna's Place is where to shop for NASCAR and Budweiser memorabilia, but it is also renowned for its ghost. The female apparition appears to staff and customers, and has been known to answer questions by knocking on the walls.
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Geiser Grand Hotel
Baker City, Oregon
65.4 miles from Payette, ID
A great many haunts are believed to reside in the 1889 Geiser Grand Hotel was built in 1889 as luxurious lodgings for mine investors and other wealthy folks. A few of the apparitions seen here are a young girl, a 1930s woman in a purple dress, a 1920s saloon dancer, ...
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0Owyhee Mountain Dwarves
Murphy, Idaho
68.4 miles from Payette, ID
The cannibalistic dwarves said to live here, called little people by some, are strong and vicious creatures. It is said that they may kidnap children and eat them. Legends say they stand about 2 feet tall and have tails, which they hide by wrapping them around their bodies.
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Sumpter Bed and Breakfast
Sumpter, Oregon
77.7 miles from Payette, ID
This gold rush era building was built around 1900, and was formerly the town hospital. Now a delightful bed and breakfast inn, staff and guests have reported two apparitions throughout the establishment. The first is the apparition of a miner, who has been seen shaving in an upstairs bathroom. ...
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Union Carnegie Library
Union, Oregon
90.6 miles from Payette, ID
In an unfinished basement storage room, folks say strange noises and feelings can be experienced. And in the upstairs main library, some have felt an eerie feeling behind them, perhaps having to do with the giant portrait near the front desk.
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0Hot Lake Hotel
La Grande, Oregon
94.9 miles from Payette, ID
This building has an extended history as a former resort and a former asylum and is reportedly haunted by numerous ghosts including former patients and people who are claimed to have killed themselves on the property. People report numerous sightings of various ghosts, including a gardener who is alleged ...
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Candy Cane Park - Hatchet Park
La Grande, Oregon
102.8 miles from Payette, ID
As local legend has it, this festively named park is haunted by the ghost of a woman who was killed in the park several years ago. Reports say she used to haunt a merry-go-round situated in the park, pushing folks off and causing it to spin out of control. Since ...
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Ghost Stallion of Owyhee County
Payette, Idaho
105.9 miles from Payette, ID
Locals in these parts will tell of a helpful pack of phantom horses. It is said that they materialize from a rift in the clouds to help when cowboys or farmers find themselvs in danger.
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Elgin Opera House
Elgin, Oregon
113.5 miles from Payette, ID
The ghostly pair who reside here are seemingly bound in their duel for eternity. As legend has it, a gunfight occurred in the late 1800s over the hand of a local young woman. On the front steps, the two men's apparitions plug each other with six-shooters, clutch their chests, and ...
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