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60 dossiers84 claims53 legends39 alleged entities12 ghost townsheaviest files, ranked →

The record for Washington opens with Manresa Castle, Thornewood Castle and Tokeland Hotel — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (31 dossiers), Named Ghost Legend (24) and Legend (6). Of its 60 sites, 48 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Tokeland Hotel, established 1885.

Localities:Spokane3 Port Townsend2 Black Diamond2 Bellingham2 Yakima2 Port Gamble2 Walla Walla2 Seattle2

Counties:Skagit Co. 2 Okanogan Co. 2

By filing type:Sites18 Ghost towns11 Towns9 Hotels3 Theaters3

By phenomenon:apparitions31 named ghost legends24 legends6 reported anomalies4 geological anomalies3

Manresa Castle

Port Townsend, Washington

1892 Victorian "castle" hotel with a jilted-bride legend.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Historic Mansion

Thornewood Castle

Lakewood, Washington

English Tudor manor shipped brick-by-brick from England—Stephen King filmed Rose Red here.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Tokeland Hotel

Tokeland, Washington

Willapa Bay hotel with Charley folklore.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Former Military Base

Fort Worden

Port Townsend, Washington

Puget Sound "Fortress of Defense"—batteries, tunnels, and an officer’s-club ghost.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Legend Landscape

Bridge of the Gods — Bonneville Landslide

Cascade Locks, Washington

Columbia Gorge landslide landscape linked to Klickitat oral tradition.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Black Diamond

Black Diamond, Washington

The coal town that survived its disasters—where the museum keeps the dead.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Bellingham

Bellingham, Washington

The four towns that became one—where the hills keep the dead.

2 claims · 2 legends→

San Juan Island

Friday Harbor, Washington

The Pig War island—where the Americans and British faced off.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fort Casey

Coupeville, Washington

The 1901 fort—where the disappearing guns still point at the strait.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fort Flagler

Nordland, Washington

The 1897 fort—where the mortars hid in the woods.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Long Beach

Long Beach, Washington

The peninsula—28 miles of sand and ghosts.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Grand Coulee Dam

Coulee Dam, Washington

The 1942 dam—the largest concrete structure in America.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Ohanapecosh

Packwood, Washington

The hot springs—where the Indians camped and the tourists followed.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Manito Park

Spokane, Washington

The 1904 park—where the lilacs and the ghosts bloom.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Wellington Avalanche site

Skykomish, Washington

1910 avalanche that killed 96—the deadliest in U.S. history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Yakima Lights

Yakima, Washington

The reservation lights studied by J. Allen Hynek.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Port Gamble

Port Gamble, Washington

The company mill town—where the Walker-Ames house reportedly stays haunted.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Franklin

Black Diamond, Washington

The coal town where the 1894 fire killed 37 miners.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Roslyn

Roslyn, Washington

The coal town where the 1892 explosion killed 45—and Northern Exposure filmed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Whitman Mission

Walla Walla, Washington

November 29, 1847—the mission where the massacre ended the Cayuse mission.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Maryhill Museum

Goldendale, Washington

Sam Hill’s castle on the Columbia—where the Stonehenge replica stands.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

The buried city under Pioneer Square—where the tours descend.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Centralia Armistice site

Centralia, Washington

November 11, 1919—the Legionnaires and the Wobblies.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Everett massacre site

Everett, Washington

November 5, 1916—the dock where the shingle weavers died.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Vancouver

Vancouver, Washington

The 1825 fort—where the Hudson’s Bay Company ruled the Columbia.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cape Disappointment

Ilwaco, Washington

The 1856 lighthouse—where the bar takes the ships.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Ridgefield / Cathlapotle

Ridgefield, Washington

The plankhouse village—where Lewis and Clark met the Chinook.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Dry Falls

Coulee City, Washington

The ice-age falls—where the world’s biggest waterfall ran dry.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Soap Lake

Soap Lake, Washington

The mineral lake—where the "healing" water stays.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Palouse Falls

Washtucna, Washington

The 198-foot falls—where the Palouse cuts the scabland.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Ginkgo Petrified Forest

Vantage, Washington

The petrified forest—where the ginkgos turned to stone.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel Sorrento

Seattle, Washington

Historic hotel associated with Toklas folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Capitol Theatre

Yakima, Washington

Historic theater with a longstanding Shorty ghost tradition.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Oxford Saloon

Snohomish, Washington

1900 saloon haunted by a stabbed policeman and ladies of the upper floor.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Mount St. Helens (Batsquatch)

Cougar, Washington

The winged ape reportedly seen near the volcano before and after 1980.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Monte Cristo

Granite Falls, Washington

The gold town that a railroad, a flood and a decade of hype built and broke.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Walker-Ames House

Port Gamble, Washington

Victorian house with nanny and child folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Liberty

Liberty, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Concrete Theatre

Concrete, Washington

Cinema associated with projectionist folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Mount Baker Theatre

Bellingham, Washington

Theatre associated with Judy folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Underground District

Port Angeles Underground

Port Angeles, Washington

Historic underground spaces associated with local haunting stories.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Riverfront Park

Spokane, Washington

Park hosting ghost-story interpretation of local history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Maury Island incident site

Tacoma, Washington

The 1947 "doughnut craft" and the first Men in Black story.

Mount Rainier (Kenneth Arnold sighting)

Ashford, Washington

June 24, 1947—the sighting that coined "flying saucer."

Mel’s Hole

Ellensburg, Washington

The "bottomless" hole of the Art Bell legend.

Oysterville

Oysterville, Washington

The oyster boomtown that the railroad skipped.

Lester

Lester, Washington

The railroad town the watershed swallowed—access restricted.

Spokane

Spokane, Washington

August 4, 1889—the fire that burned the city.

White Salmon

White Salmon, Washington

The Klickitat River town—where the Hanging Tree stood.

Charles Mitchell Escape Site on the Puget Sound Underground Railroad

Olympia, Washington

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Walla Walla, Washington

Mission landscape associated with the 1847 conflict and its consequences.

Govan

Govan, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Sherman

Sherman, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Copper City

Copper City, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Old Molson

Old Molson, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Nighthawk

Nighthawk, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Melmont

Melmont, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Claquato

Claquato, Washington

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Former Hospital Farm

Northern State Recreation Area

Sedro-Woolley, Washington

Public grounds of the former Northern State Hospital farm.

Exclusion Memorial

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Memorial to the forced removal of island residents.