Haunted Places in San Rafael, New Mexico



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    El Rancho Hotel

    Gallup, New Mexico

    55.7 miles from San Rafael, 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 ...


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    Old Honeywell Building

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    65.4 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The Old Honeywell Building is haunted by the ghost of a young woman, who disappears when approached. The building was built on top of an American Indian burial ground. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Chaco Canyon National Historic Park

    Nageezi, New Mexico

    65.7 miles from San Rafael, 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 ...


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    Luna-Otera Mansion

    Los Lunas, New Mexico

    68.3 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The ghost of Josefita Ortero, former mistress of the mansion is said to haunt it to this day. Full body apparitions and numerous sightings appear to make up the bulk of the ghostly occurrences but some say Josefita also likes to sit and rock in an old rocking chair ...


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    Covered Wagon Store

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    68.5 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Formerly a private residence and brothel, this store is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a murdered prostitute named Scarlet. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Church Street Cafe

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    68.6 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The 18-room hacienda from 1709, built by the Ruiz family, was known as Case de Ruiz for about 200 years. Last family member Rufina G. Ruiz died in 1991 at the age of 91, after which the building was purchased and renovations from the Church Street Café began. The new ...


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    Casa Esencia - Salvador Armijo House

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    68.6 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The old Salvador Armijo House is now a hotel named "Casa Esencia". Many who have worked there throughout the years have reported experiencing the sensation of being touched, hearing voices and strange noises and other ghostly activities. This building is almost two centuries old, and is haunted by many ghosts ...


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    High Noon Restaurant and Saloon

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    68.6 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Housed inside a former private home built between 1750 and 1785, the restaurant and saloon have been around since 1974. Rumor has it that the place once housed a gambling parlor and brothel, a furniture store, and a rental apartment. A ghostly lady in a white dress is said to ...


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    La Placita Dining Rooms

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    68.6 miles from San Rafael, NM

    La Placita Dining Rooms is a restaurant serving New Mexico cuisine housed in an 1880 building originally known as Casa Armijo. La Placita Dining Rooms was established in 1935 and is rumored to be haunted by at least four ghosts, especially in the women’s restroom and the upstairs area. The ...


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    Bottger Mansion of Old Town

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    68.6 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The 1908 Bottger Mansion is believed to be haunted by four spirits: its original owner, a woman who sighs, a grandmother and “The Lover," who is known to get into bed with sleeping women.


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  • Ghosts of Albuquerque
    Antonio R. Garcez
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    KiMo Theatre

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    69.6 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The spirit of Bobby Darnall a young boy who died when a boiler exploded is said to haunt the theater.Although there are also reports of a young woman wearing a bonnet who has been seen wandering the hallways, the employees of the theater believe that Bobby is the most active ...


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    Old Bernalillo County Courthouse

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    69.6 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The 1926 Old Bernalillo County Courthouse building is said to be haunted by a ghostly little girl in a school uniform with blonde braids. Witnesses also have described cold spots, lights that come on and off, and an old law book that came hurtling down a hall. Taped boxes have ...


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    Hotel Andaluz

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    69.7 miles from San Rafael, NM

    It began as Conrad Hilton's fourth hotel in 1939, and in 2008, the Andaluz was completely restored to its original grandeur. The historic place is said to be haunted; the apparition of a woman in 1940s clothing has been seen in the hallways, and another of an older woman in ...


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    Wool Warehouse Theatre

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    69.9 miles from San Rafael, NM

    An unidentified ghost of a man in a black suit haunts the backstage area and a certain table in this historic building. Built in 1929, the building lies in the old railroad district of Albuquerque. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Albuquerque Press Club

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    70.3 miles from San Rafael, NM

    The ghost of a woman in a black shawl is said to haunt the bar area. Regulars call her "Mrs. M" People have heard the sound of high heels on the floor and claim the piano often plays a few notes independently of any living hand.


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    Belen Hotel

    Belen, New Mexico

    70.4 miles from San Rafael, NM

    This early 1900's hotel is rumoured to be haunted, but the origin and nature of the haunting are not known. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Harvey House Museum

    Belen, New Mexico

    70.5 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Built originally as a restaurant to serve railroad passengers and workers, this museum is now believed to be haunted by spirits from a bygone era. Phenomena reported here includes whispering, singing and disembodied footsteps have been heard when there is no one around, and various apparitions seen throughout the ...


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    Carrie Tingley Children's Hospital

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    71 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Voices, crying and ghostly lights are said to appear in the hallways of the hospital.


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    Abandoned Insane Asylum

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    71.2 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Black mists are said to rise from the site and horrible feelings of oppression were claimed to be felt at this abandoned asylum. The asylum was on private property, and the owners got so sick of trespassers that they finally tore it down. Although this site is gone, there ...


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    Children's Psychiatric Center - University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    71.3 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Dirty footprints, water faucets turning on and off, doors locking and unlocking themselves and shadow figures have been witnessed by the workers at this hospital.


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    Johnson Gym - University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    71.5 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Reportedly haunted by a girl who committed suicide. Considering every university has the rumor of the girl who hanged herself, it should probably be placed in the "dubious" file.


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    La Llorona - Albuquerque Arroyos

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    71.8 miles from San Rafael, NM

    One of the numerous "Weeping Woman" ghosts that haunt the southwest, La Llorona is the hispanic boogey-woman. She appears everywhere and the story is always the same: a woman drowns her child in a river/lake/ocean/pond/drainage ditch/bathtub and then spends all eternity weeping for her lost child and searching ...


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    Rancho de Corrales

    Corrales, New Mexico

    72.2 miles from San Rafael, NM

    A tragic family affair (literally) is the rumored source of the haunting at this former hacienda. The young son of the Embert family shot and killed a young woman who was rumored to be the father's mistress. Discord and strife settled into the family and some years later, ...


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    Park Inn by Radisson

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    72.3 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Ghostly noises, scratching sounds and screaming can all be heard at the Park Inn. It is rumored that in the 70's a wife discovered her husband was having an affair so she followed him to the hotel, killed him and his mistress and then herself in the bathroom. ...


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    Desert Sands Motel

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    73.2 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Cold spots, voices being heard (in a motel, no way!), the television turning on and off by itself and other eerie events occur at the Desert Sands.


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    San Pedro Public Library

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    73.8 miles from San Rafael, NM

    A spectral voice speaks to patrons.


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    Santa Ana Star Casino

    Bernalillo, New Mexico

    75.9 miles from San Rafael, NM

    I have worked here on graveyard shift for a little over 3 years and have heard many stories. Last night a co-worker came up to me and was visually shaken. He said he was in an older part of the building were customers can't access and distinctly herd a little ...


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    Haunted Hill - Menaul Boulevard

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    78.8 miles from San Rafael, NM

    People claim to hear screaming, footsteps and the sound of something being dragged across the ground into the mountains.


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    Jemez State Monument

    Jemez Springs, New Mexico

    81.5 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Jemez State Monument, the ruins of an ancient pueblo and a 17th-century Spanish mission, is said to be haunted by many apparitions: priests, Native Americans and Spanish settlers. Visitors often hear disembodied footsteps as they walk among the ruins, and ghost lights are said to appear late at night.


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    Canyon De Chelly

    Tsaile, Arizona

    108.3 miles from San Rafael, 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 ...


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  • New Mexico Ghost Stories
    Antonio R. Garcez

    Investigating Haunted New Mexico
    Randell S. Van Alst
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    Fort Craig National Historic Site

    San Antonio, New Mexico

    113.5 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Caretakers at Fort Craig National Historic Site have witnessed an apparition in Civil War clothing and heard voices that have come from the ruins.


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    Diamond Rock Campground

    San Rafael, Arizona

    120.5 miles from San Rafael, NM

    Supposedly a ghostly woman appears in photos taken there. Kind of hard to actually find any of these photographs out there, but people claim they exist. Really.


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    Hannagan Meadow Lodge

    Clifton, Arizona

    131 miles from San Rafael, NM

    A ghostly woman, thought to be a former resident of the lodge, has been seen through an upper window hovering above the staircase. Also, there is some mystery surrounding John Wayne’s signature, seen on the wall behind the fireplace mantel.


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