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Status · Natural site

Natural sites

129 dossiers across 46 jurisdictions carry this filing — heaviest in Hawaii (14), Puerto Rico (8) and Guam (7). Caves, forests and water — filings that needed no walls to earn a file.

129 dossiers46 jurisdictions73% open to visitors
By jurisdiction:Hawaii14Puerto Rico8Guam7Maryland7North Carolina6Mississippi5California5Ohio4South Dakota4Massachusetts4Illinois4Texas4Northern Mariana Islands3New Mexico3West Virginia3Missouri3Arizona3Washington3
Ranch
High confidence

Skinwalker Ranch

Ballard, Utah

Private ranch associated with UFO and paranormal claims.

6 claims · 1 legend→
Swamp Folklore Area
High confidence

Honey Island Swamp Monster Folklore Area

Pearl River, Louisiana

Swamp folklore area in Louisiana; research record.

5 claims · 3 legends→
Natural Area
Medium

Devil’s Tramping Ground

Bear Creek, North Carolina

Chatham County barren circle where, per legend, the Devil paces.

4 claims · 3 legends→
State Park
Medium

Devil’s Den State Park

West Fork, Arkansas

State park in West Fork; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Forest
Medium

Pocomoke State Forest

Pocomoke City, Maryland

Multi-county forest with church and creature traditions.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Volcanic Crater
Medium

Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano, Hawaii

Kīlauea crater identified as Pele’s home in moʻolelo.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Islet
Medium

Puʻupehe

Lanai City, Hawaii

Lānaʻi islet with variant interpretations of its stone platform.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Lake
Medium

Reelfoot Lake

Tiptonville, Tennessee

The lake the 1811–12 earthquakes made—cypress forest drowned overnight.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Swamp
Medium

Hockomock Swamp (Bridgewater Triangle)

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

The heart of the Bridgewater Triangle—ghost lights, pterodactyls and cult legends.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Swamp
High confidence

Scape Ore Swamp

Bishopville, South Carolina

Wetland area associated with Lizard Man reports.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Wilderness
High confidence

Linville Gorge

Morganton, North Carolina

The "Grand Canyon of the East"—lights, falls and deaths in a 12,000-acre gorge.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Lake
Medium

Deep Creek Lake

Oakland, Maryland

Hydroelectric reservoir associated with a Christmas apparition story.

2 claims · 2 legends→
State Park Area
Medium

Hereford Area of Gunpowder Falls State Park

Parkton, Maryland

River valley park area with child-apparition folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Mountain
Medium

Roan Mountain

Bakersville, North Carolina

The 6,285-foot bald where Cherokee legend says a battle turned the rocks red.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Natural Area
High confidence

Garden of the Gods (Shawnee)

Harrisburg, Illinois

Shawnee’s sandstone fins and the legends of the "Garden."

2 claims · 2 legends→
Lake
Medium

Lake Tahoe (Tessie)

Incline Village, Nevada

Tahoe’s own lake monster—Washoe tradition meets 1970s sightings.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Mountain
Medium

Hāʻupu

Lihue, Hawaii

Kauaʻi peak associated with a guardian giant.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Volcanic Crater
Medium

Leʻahi

Honolulu, Hawaii

Oʻahu crater connected to Pele’s journey.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Volcano
Medium

Haleakalā

Kula, Hawaii

Maui mountain associated with Māui snaring the sun.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Coastal Point
Medium

Puntan Påtgon (Rota)

Songsong, Northern Mariana Islands

Rota endpoint of a giant child’s leap in CHamoru folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Coastal Water
Medium

Taisamasama

Ta'u, American Samoa

Taʻu coastal waters with yellow-hue traditions.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Coastal Point
Medium

Kaʻena Point

Waialua, Hawaii

Western Oʻahu point associated with the departure of ancestral souls.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Rock Formation
Medium

Keahiakawelo

Lanai City, Hawaii

Storied Lānaʻi rock landscape associated with Kawelo.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Beach
Medium

Polihale Beach

Waimea, Hawaii

Western Kauaʻi landscape associated with souls’ departure.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Coastal Valley
Medium

Lumahaʻi Valley mouth

Hanalei, Hawaii

Kauaʻi coastal valley associated with a named night-marcher account.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Sacred Landscape
Medium

Spirit Mound Historic Prairie

Vermillion, South Dakota

Lewis and Clark visited on August 25, 1804. Prairie restoration followed creation of the state park in 2001.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Natural Phenomenon Site
Medium

Old Man of the Lake

Prospect, Oregon

Vertically floating log in Crater Lake.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Forest Region
Medium

Pine Barrens (Jersey Devil country)

Hammonton, New Jersey

1.1 million acres of cedar swamp—the Jersey Devil’s hunting ground since 1735.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ridge
Medium

Chestnut Ridge

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

The PA ridge where Bigfoot, UFOs and the "Chestnut Ridge lights" converge.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Cliff
Low

Two Lovers Point

Tumon, Guam

Cliff central to a CHamoru story of forbidden love.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Coastal Rock
Low

Ojo del Buey

Dorado, Puerto Rico

Mameyal coastal formation associated with Cofresí treasure tales.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Rock Formation
Medium

Fouha Rock

Humåtak, Guam

Rock central to CHamoru creation narratives.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Playa
Medium

Racetrack Playa

Furnace Creek, California

Moving stones with observed natural mechanisms.

2 claims→
Forest
Medium

Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Assonet, Massachusetts

5,000-acre forest inside the Bridgewater Triangle with cult-crime history.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Cliff
Low

Puʻu Kekaʻa

Kāʻanapali, Hawaii

Black Rock coastal site with afterlife traditions and apparition reports.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Gorge
Medium

Devil’s Gulch

Garretson, South Dakota

Local tradition says Jesse James escaped pursuers by jumping his horse across the gorge.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Road
Medium

Zombie Road (Lawler Ford Road)

Wildwood, Missouri

Forest road famous for shadow-figure reports and "Zombie" legend.

2 claims→
Forest
Medium

Travis Walton abduction site

Heber, Arizona

The 1975 Sitgreaves forest abduction—five days missing, six witnesses.

2 claims→
Battlefield
Medium

ʻĪao Valley State Park

Wailuku, Hawaii

Maui valley associated with the Battle of Kepaniwai.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Waterfall
Medium

Devil’s Kettle

Grand Marais, Minnesota

Waterfall associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim→
Park
Medium

Sica Hollow State Park

Sisseton, South Dakota

Park associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Island
High confidence

LaFramboise Island Nature Area

Pierre, South Dakota

Lewis and Clark recorded this Missouri River island in 1804; altered flows later changed its woodland habitat.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Canyon
Medium

Dismals Canyon

Phil Campbell, Alabama

Canyon in Phil Campbell; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Legend Tree
Medium

Friendship Oak

Long Beach, Mississippi

Legend tree in Long Beach; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Natural Area
Medium

Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area

Owings Mills, Maryland

Protected serpentine landscape with roadside gravity-hill folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Rock Formation
Medium

King and Queen Seat

Jarrettsville, Maryland

Rock outcrop associated with a tragic-rivalry legend.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Forest
Medium

Ellendale State Forest

Ellendale, Delaware

Forest area associated with a headless roadside figure.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Park
Medium

Boston Common

Boston, Massachusetts

America’s oldest public park—and its former hanging ground.

1 claim · 1 legend→

The other status shelves

Operating 1,959Status unknown 652Historic site 628Abandoned 84Demolished 37Closed 18Museum 8