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West — 41 dossiers on file

The heaviest files in Colorado

Every jurisdiction has one file that outweighs the rest. In Colorado it is The Stanley Hotel, and behind it 40 more — 31 of them marked open to visitors — ordered by claims filed, legends logged and facts sourced.

41
dossiers on file
31
open to visitors
1871
oldest dated · Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility
Named Ghost Legend
most-filed claim · 17 files

The 25 deepest files

  1. 01The Stanley Hotel3 claims

    Historic hotel linked to horror literature.

  2. 02Phantom Canyon Road2 claims

    Former railway with phantom-inmate folklore.

  3. 03Georgetown2 claims

    The "Silver Queen of the Rockies"—where the hamlets’ ghosts reportedly stay.

  4. 04Tincup2 claims

    The town that killed its marshals—three in a row.

  5. 05UFO Watchtower2 claims

    Observation platform north of Hooper tied to UFO accounts.

  6. 06Tabor Opera House2 claims
  7. 07Brown Palace Hotel2 claims
  8. 08Central City2 claims
  9. 09Cripple Creek2 claims
  10. 10Hotel Boulderado2 claims
  11. 11Hotel de Paris2 claims
  12. 12Hotel Jerome2 claims
  13. 13Leadville2 claims
  14. 14Ludlow2 claims
  15. 15Oxford Hotel2 claims
  16. 16Silver Cliff & Rosita cemetery lights2 claims
  17. 17South Park City2 claims
  18. 18Strater Hotel2 claims
  19. 19St. Elmo1 claim
  20. 20Animas Forks1 claim
  21. 21Bent’s Old Fort1 claim
  22. 22Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility1 claim
  23. 23Fort Garland1 claim
  24. 24Molly Brown House1 claim
  25. 25Museum of Colorado Prisons1 claim

The rest of the shelf

Ranks 26–41 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.

Filed alongside

Colorado recordField guideDenver weekendLeadville weekend
By filing type:Hotels8Towns6Ghost towns6Sites3

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · ranked with the archive