HauntBound Press Fact Sheet · Updated September 2026
The Most Haunted Places in Utah
Utah has 73 documented haunted locations in the HauntBound index.
Top 10 identified after source-level analysis of the 21 strongest Utah candidates.
By the numbers
- Total documented
- 73
- Museum / Historical Site
- 18
- Outdoor / Natural Site
- 11
- Theater / Performance Venue
- 8
- Family-friendly
- 71
- Bookable
- 16
- Oldest documented site
- Fielding Garr Ranch, Antelope Island (1848)
- Most-reported phenomenon
- apparitions
Ranked
- 1. Skinwalker Ranch HauntBound identified six distinct published accounts at this outdoor site, across three kinds of published source. Four later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and electrical anomalies. 6 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 1996-2016 · retold in 4 later publications
- 2. Rio Grande Depot HauntBound identified three distinct published accounts at this museum site, across five kinds of published source. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and electrical anomalies. 3 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1940-2017 · retold in 5 later publications
- 3. Fielding Garr Ranch, Antelope Island Fielding Garr built Utah's oldest structure, an adobe house, on Antelope Island in 1848; the island grew into one of the largest sheep operations before becoming a state park in 1981. In 1862 Jean Baptiste was convicted of robbing more than 300 graves, tattooed on the forehead, and banished to Antelope and Fremont Island, where he vanished. Staff and investigators report a floral scent, a voice saying 'Looking for you,' and scratches on their skin; investigators say the source remains unresolved. 6 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 2019-2023 · retold in 1 later publication
- 4. Wild Thistle Cafe (formerly Family Tree Restaurant) The building on Main Street in Santaquin, more than a century old, served as a mechanic shop, floral shop, post office, and bus stop before Leslie's Family Tree Restaurant opened there in the 1980s and ran for 36 years until closing on November 13, 2020. Investigators reported a wall clock that stopped and restarted running backward, doors opening and closing on their own, temperature drops in the kitchen, and a shadowy figure near the register. 4 original accounts · documented across 1 decade, 2012-2016 · retold in 3 later publications
- 5. Capitol Theatre HauntBound identified three distinct published accounts at this working theater, across four kinds of published source. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and electrical anomalies. 3 original accounts · documented in 1949 · retold in 5 later publications
- 6. Old Tooele Hospital (Asylum 49) The building at 140 East 200 South in Tooele began in 1873 as a private residence before becoming the area's hospital and later an elderly care facility; it closed in 2001 and reopened in 2006 as the Asylum 49 paranormal attraction. Staff and investigators describe Nurse Maria, a presence in the basement who moves through the lower level as if still attending to duties, along with cold spots, shadow figures, unexplained footsteps, and equipment that drains batteries or malfunctions without cause on the upper floors. 4 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 2014-2021 · retold in 5 later publications
- 7. Ogden Exchange Building HauntBound identified three distinct published accounts at this former hospital site, across four kinds of published source. Reported phenomena include cold spots and disembodied voices. 3 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 2007-2022
- 8. The McCune Mansion HauntBound identified two distinct published accounts at this historic home, across four kinds of published source. Eight later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and cold spots. 2 original accounts · documented across 1 decade, 1990-1999 · retold in 8 later publications
- 9. Mercur Cemetery and Ghost Town Gold discovered in 1870 founded the mining camp later renamed Mercur, which grew toward 5,000 residents after an 1891 cyanide breakthrough; a 1902 fire destroyed the town, and a 1985-1997 mining operation erased every trace except a cemetery of about 100 graves. Visitors report a horseman's hooves with no horse or rider visible, an Italian miner's presence via EMF meters, cold spots and shadow figures documented by investigator groups, and a tradition of leaving pennies to help the dead pay their way. 2 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 2007-2010 · retold in 6 later publications
- 10. The Devereaux House Built in 1857 for William Staines, the Devereaux House was the first building in the Salt Lake Valley built to mansion scale; William Jennings, believed to be the valley's first millionaire, bought it in 1867 and named it for a family property in England. Brigham Young once met a territorial governor there to resolve the Utah War, and the mansion later hosted a secretary of state and two Army generals. Visitors and workers describe thrown objects, self-closing doors, and cold spots in certain rooms. 2 original accounts · documented in 1959 · retold in 7 later publications
By city
- Salt Lake City: 12 documented sites
- Ogden: 9 documented sites
- Park City: 7 documented sites
- Helper: 4 documented sites
- Provo: 3 documented sites
- Logan: 3 documented sites
- Cedar City: 2 documented sites
- Pleasant Grove: 2 documented sites
- Moab: 2 documented sites
- Brigham City: 2 documented sites
- 25 more across the rest of Utah
Press images
- Skinwalker Ranch Paul from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skinwalker_Ranch_(10393732103).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/skinwalker-ranch/hero.jpg
- Rio Grande Depot vxla, CC BY 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denver_%26_Rio_Grande_Western_Depot_in_SLC_-_Feb_3,_2011.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/rio-grande-depot/hero.jpg
- Fielding Garr Ranch, Antelope Island Zach Tirrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antelope_Island_State_Park_Ranch.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/fielding-garr-ranch-antelope-island/hero.jpg
- Wild Thistle Cafe (formerly Family Tree Restaurant) An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Family_Tree_Restaurant,_Santaquin,_Utah,_May_16.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/family-tree-restaurant/hero.jpg
- Capitol Theatre claralieu, CC BY 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capitol_Theater_Salt_Lake_City_001.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/capitol-theatre/hero.jpg
- Ogden Exchange Building Ntsimp hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/ogden-exchange-building/hero.jpg
- The McCune Mansion https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/McCune_Mansion_2.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McCune_Mansion_2.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/the-mccune-mansion/hero.jpg
- Mercur Cemetery and Ghost Town David Jolley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorical_plaque_outside_of_the_old_Mecur_Cemetery,_Mercur,_UT.JPG hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/mercur-cemetery-and-ghost-town/hero.jpg
- The Devereaux House Mangoman88 hauntbound.com/images/locations/utah/the-deveraux-mansion/hero.jpg
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Superlatives
- Oldest documented site: Fielding Garr Ranch, Antelope Island Documented since 1848.
- Most documented: Skinwalker Ranch (Exterior viewing only) 6 distinct published accounts.
- Top haunted stay: Silver Fork Lodge and Restaurant Overnight stays bookable.
- Most family-friendly: Salt Lake City Cemetery Family Comfort rating: High.
Methodology
For purposes of the HauntBound Index, "most haunted" means the location with the strongest documented record of reported haunting phenomena. We evaluate the quantity, independence, persistence, and documentary quality of published reports. We do not attempt to determine whether paranormal phenomena are real, and we never count a source that only establishes a building's history as evidence of haunting claims. Repetitive coverage is subject to diminishing returns, so a story retold many times does not outrank a story independently documented. Rankings never consider commercial relationships.
The 2026 Index reflects sources identified and classified as of September 15, 2026.
Corrected September 18, 2026: a source audit revised the documented-account count for Fielding Garr Ranch; the ranking reflects the correction.
Updated September 29, 2026: documented totals now exclude the private homes, operating hospitals and venues with nothing left to visit that were withdrawn on September 25 and 26. The ranked ten are unchanged.
Updated October 19, 2026: listings that could not be sourced, or that are private or have no public access, were withdrawn after an October review, so some of the state's town counts are lower. The documented total stays as published until the November update.
This is a documentation ranking, not a visitation guide; sites not open to visitors are marked on their entries.