Urban Legend of a Cemetery Under the Bleachers
3009 Summers Ln, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Age
All Ages
Cost
Free
Active K-12 school; no public access to football field outside of public events
Access
Limited Access
Athletic field, grass
Equipment
Photos OK
Mazama High School in Klamath Falls serves the Klamath Basin community as part of the Klamath County School District. The school is located at 3009 Summers Lane and operates under the Southern Cascade League.
The Klamath Falls area has a significant Indigenous history, including the Klamath Tribes who inhabited the basin for thousands of years prior to Euro-American settlement. The city developed as an agricultural and timber hub in the late 19th century.
No independent historical documentation supports the legend of a burial ground beneath the football field. The school's own description of its history does not reference any cemetery connection.
Mazama High School operates as part of the Klamath County School District and serves grades 9-12. The school is a member in good standing of the Oregon School Activities Association and competes in the Southern Cascade League. The Viking is the school mascot and blue, white, and gray are the school colors. As of the 2023-2024 academic year the school enrolled approximately 692 students.
Sources
The legend associated with Mazama High School's football field takes a structural approach to paranormal explanation: the field sits higher than the surrounding campus, and local tradition holds that this elevation is the result of bodies buried beneath the turf rather than conventional earthwork.
The auditory component — described as murderous cries heard from under the bleachers following a football loss — is a notably specific element, tied to the outcome of athletic events in a way that distinguishes it from standard residual haunting accounts.
Significantly, the Shadowlands entry itself contains an inline correction noting that 'This may be typical urban myth.' This self-qualifier from the original source is unusual and warrants caution. No newspaper accounts, archaeological reports, or school district records have been found to corroborate a burial ground in the vicinity of the football field.
The legend type — undiscovered cemetery beneath a public school or athletic facility — is widespread in American folklore and frequently lacks historical documentation.
Mazama High School is an active public school in Klamath Falls. The football field is not publicly accessible outside of scheduled events. The Shadowlands source notes this may be typical urban legend. View from the street only.
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