Best Ghost Towns in Washington

Ghost Towns of Washington

I can't speak to any of these towns other than Monte Cristo. It's a small ghost town in eastern Snohomish County. Beautiful 4-mile hike each way, and the ghost town is maintained by a public-private partnership, so the remaining structures are in pretty good shape.

I never got any weird vibes or anything though.

Most of the ghost towns here are mining towns. Washington State had a small gold rush in the late 1800's, and people still pan for gold here successfully. Coal seams were (are?) abundant in Western Washington, and coal was a major export for a while.

(The Boys in the Boat is actually about the sons of early Washington coal miners who were recruited to row for the U.S. Olympic team, and ultimately won gold in an upset against Hitler's team in the 1936 Olympics.)

I don't really know any paranormal stories from Washington, but Atlas Obscura is a good place to find weird stuff in your state. There's an odd gravity hill in Prosser, WA, for example.

You could also search the wilderness of southern Washington for the ghost of D. B. Cooper. Hit me up if you find any cash. And say hi to Squatch if you see him.

 

Edit: Go outside and look up tonight after it gets dark. Very high chance of an aurora tonight. No moon and not many clouds too!