For Southern Oregonians looking to combine history, folklore, and a touch of the supernatural, a road trip looping from Grants Pass to Portland and back offers a distinctive kind of staycation. Along the way, fifteen stops provide both cultural significance and ghostly reputations that have made them staples of Oregon’s haunted lore.
The journey begins just north of Grants Pass at the Historic Wolf Creek Inn. Built in the late 19th century as a stagecoach stop along the Applegate Trail, the inn stands as one of the oldest continuously operated establishments in the Pacific Northwest. Preserved architecture and documented history anchor the site, but it is the reports of unexplained footsteps, moving objects, and lingering presences that continue to draw curious travelers.
Heading north, Eugene’s Pioneer Cemetery rests on the edge of the University of Oregon campus. With more than 4,000 burials dating back to the mid-19th century, the cemetery is steeped in pioneer heritage. Students and visitors alike have long reported sightings of figures among the tombstones, with legends ranging from spectral women in white to the eerie sound of bagpipes drifting through the grounds…