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61 dossiers87 claims58 legends35 alleged entities11 ghost townsheaviest files, ranked →

The record for Oregon opens with Shanghai Tunnels, Wolf Creek Inn and Timberline Lodge — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (33 dossiers), Named Ghost Legend (27) and Legend (5). Of its 61 sites, 44 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Odell Pioneer Cemetery and Ebenezer Chapel, established 1857.

Localities:Astoria6 Portland4 Salem3 Wolf Creek2 Florence2 Yachats2 Charleston2 Manzanita2 Port Orford2 Newport2 The Dalles2

By filing type:Sites22 Ghost towns10 Theaters3 Hotels3

By phenomenon:apparitions33 named ghost legends27 legends5 presences3

Shanghai Tunnels

Portland, Oregon

Underground corridors where legend says men were shanghaied to ships.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Wolf Creek Inn

Wolf Creek, Oregon

Historic stagecoach inn with documented visitor ghost stories.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Timberline Lodge

Government Camp, Oregon

WPA-built mountain lodge—the Overlook’s exterior in The Shining.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Sumpter

Sumpter, Oregon

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Offshore lighthouse associated with maritime ghost folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Historic Mansion

Pittock Mansion

Portland, Oregon

1914 newspaper baron’s hilltop mansion with founder lore.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lighthouse Keeper House

High confidence

Heceta Head Lighthouse Keeper’s House

Florence, Oregon

Lighthouse lodging associated with Rue folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→

High confidence

Shaniko

Shaniko, Oregon

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Natural Phenomenon Site

Old Man of the Lake

Prospect, Oregon

Vertically floating log in Crater Lake.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Silent Rock

Highway rock associated with a silence-and-bad-luck tradition.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fort Clatsop

Astoria, Oregon

The 1805 winter camp—where Lewis and Clark waited out the rain.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Sea Lion Caves

Florence, Oregon

The 1880 cave—the largest sea lion cave in America.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Thor’s Well

Yachats, Oregon

The basalt drain—where the ocean sinks into the rock.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Cape Perpetua

Yachats, Oregon

The 800-foot headland—where the forest meets the Pacific.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Shore Acres

Charleston, Oregon

The Simpson estate—where the garden grows on the cliff.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Neahkahnie treasure site

Manzanita, Oregon

The buried treasure—where the beeswax wreckers left their gold.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Oregon Dunes

Reedsport, Oregon

The dunes—40 miles of sand that swallows the forest.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Tillamook Air Museum

Tillamook, Oregon

The 1943 blimp hangar—where the wooden giants still stand.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Astoria Column

Astoria, Oregon

The 1926 column—where the spiral tells the city’s story.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Oregon State Hospital

The 1883 asylum—One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest filmed here.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Stevens

Hammond, Oregon

The 1863 fort—where the Japanese shelled Oregon in 1942.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Neahkahnie Mountain

Manzanita, Oregon

The mountain—where the beeswax wreck and the buried treasure legend began.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cape Arago

Charleston, Oregon

The cape—where the lighthouse stands on the island.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Battle Rock

Port Orford, Oregon

The 1851 rock—where the landing party held the beach.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cape Blanco

Port Orford, Oregon

The westernmost point in Oregon—where the lighthouse stands alone.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Umpqua Lighthouse

Winchester Bay, Oregon

The 1894 lighthouse—where the first one fell into the river.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Yaquina Head

Newport, Oregon

The 1873 lighthouse—where the basalt headland juts into the sea.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Yaquina Bay Light

Newport, Oregon

The 1871 lighthouse—where the light went out and the ghost stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Flavel House

Astoria, Oregon

The 1885 mansion—where the river pilot kept his ghosts.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Liberty Theatre

Astoria, Oregon

The 1925 theatre—where the vaudeville ghost stays.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bridge of the Gods

Cascade Locks, Oregon

The natural bridge—where the legend says the mountain fell.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Celilo Falls

The Dalles, Oregon

The drowned falls—where the Indians fished for 11,000 years.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Dalles

The Dalles, Oregon

The 1850 fort—where the only surgeon’s quarters survived.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cemetery And Chapel

Odell Pioneer Cemetery and Ebenezer Chapel

Pioneer cemetery with explicitly disputed urban legends.

Antelope / Rajneeshpuram

Antelope, Oregon

The town the cult took over—1984 bioterror, the ranch in ruins.

Geiser Grand Hotel

Baker City, Oregon

Restored mining-era hotel with apparition reports.

1 claim · 1 legend→

McMenamins Edgefield

Troutdale, Oregon

Former poor farm with haunting reports.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Roseland Theater

Portland, Oregon

Music venue included on a local ghost-story route.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Francis Ermatinger House

Oregon City, Oregon

Historic house with child and boat-captain ghost stories.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Hot Lake Hotel

La Grande, Oregon

1906 mineral-springs resort—"the largest hospital west of the Mississippi"—now a restored B&B.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Oregon Caves

Cave Junction, Oregon

The "Marble Halls of Oregon"—and the 1934 lodge above.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Golden

Wolf Creek, Oregon

The church-and-saloon ghost town—four buildings left.

Lithia Park

Ashland, Oregon

Ashland park with multiple local apparition legends.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Elsinore Theatre

Theatre with reported cold-spot folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Benson Hotel

Portland, Oregon

Historic hotel with Simon Benson apparition lore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Pine Tavern

Restaurant with a Gretchen ghost tradition.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Mystery Attraction

Oregon Vortex

Gold Hill, Oregon

Historic roadside attraction demonstrating apparent gravity anomalies.

Cornucopia

Halfway, Oregon

The "Horn of Plenty"—the high camp that collapsed in the snow.

Gulley’s Butcher Shop

Astoria, Oregon

Butcher-shop basement associated with owner-reported unusual experiences.

Massacre Memorial

Chinese Massacre Cove

Snake River memorial to murdered Chinese gold miners.

Bohemia City — Musick Mine Camp

Cottage Grove, Oregon

Former company settlement in the Bohemia mining district.

Hardman

Hardman, Oregon

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Buncom

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Galena

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Millican

Millican, Oregon

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Underground District

Pendleton Underground

Pendleton, Oregon

Subterranean tour district interpreting Pendleton’s vice history.

Underground District

Astoria Underground

Astoria, Oregon

Substreet spaces presented through historic mystery tours.

Hospital Museum

Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health

Museum interpreting institutional mental-health history.

Ancient Forest Remains

Neskowin Ghost Forest

Neskowin, Oregon

Ancient tree stumps intermittently exposed on a beach.

Boyd

Remnants of a grain-milling settlement.

Historic Settlement

Friend

Former railroad-end settlement retaining a community schoolhouse.