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Dallas's White Rock Lake ranks #8 in new Texas haunted index

A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, White Rock Lake in Dallas ranks #8 in HauntBound's 2026 index of Texas's most haunted places. The index ranks 424 Texas sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

White Rock Lake ranks #8. Dallas built the 1,015-acre reservoir in 1911 to address a water shortage, and the Civilian Conservation Corps developed the surrounding parkland beginning in the early 1930s. Two separate published accounts describe activity there, retold in five later publications.

The lake's best-known account is the Lady of the Lake, a vanishing-hitchhiker legend published since at least 1943, in which motorists along East Lawther Drive pick up a young woman in a wet evening dress who asks to be driven home and disappears from the car before they arrive, leaving the seat soaked. The connection to any specific drowning remains unconfirmed. Visitors also report shadow figures near the boathouse and unexplained lights over the water at night.

Statewide, the Driskill in Austin ranks #1, and the Alamo, the state's most famous haunted site, ranks #4.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:White Rock Lake, 8300 E Lawther Dr., Dallas, is a free public park with a 9.3-mile paved trail loop open daily.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/texas/The fact sheet, with Dallas numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/texas/Venue contact: dallasparks.orgA short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dallas's White Rock Lake ranks #8 in new Texas haunted index
A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, White Rock Lake in Dallas ranks #8 in HauntBound's 2026 index of Texas's most haunted places. The index ranks 424 Texas sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

White Rock Lake ranks #8. Dallas built the 1,015-acre reservoir in 1911 to address a water shortage, and the Civilian Conservation Corps developed the surrounding parkland beginning in the early 1930s. Two separate published accounts describe activity there, retold in five later publications.

The lake's best-known account is the Lady of the Lake, a vanishing-hitchhiker legend published since at least 1943, in which motorists along East Lawther Drive pick up a young woman in a wet evening dress who asks to be driven home and disappears from the car before they arrive, leaving the seat soaked. The connection to any specific drowning remains unconfirmed. Visitors also report shadow figures near the boathouse and unexplained lights over the water at night.

Statewide, the Driskill in Austin ranks #1, and the Alamo, the state's most famous haunted site, ranks #4.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:
White Rock Lake, 8300 E Lawther Dr., Dallas, is a free public park with a 9.3-mile paved trail loop open daily.

For media:
The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/texas/
The fact sheet, with Dallas numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/texas/
Venue contact: dallasparks.org
A short version follows.

About HauntBound: HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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SHORT VERSION

White Rock Lake in Dallas ranks #8 in new Texas haunted index

White Rock Lake in Dallas ranks #8 among Texas's most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. Dallas built the reservoir in 1911, and the Civilian Conservation Corps developed the surrounding park in the 1930s. The lake is the site of the Lady of the Lake, a vanishing-hitchhiker legend published since 1943 in which motorists on East Lawther Drive report picking up a young woman who disappears before they arrive; the connection to any specific drowning remains unconfirmed. The park's 9.3-mile trail loop is free and open daily.

Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/texas/

SHORT VERSION
White Rock Lake in Dallas ranks #8 in new Texas haunted index
White Rock Lake in Dallas ranks #8 among Texas's most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. Dallas built the reservoir in 1911, and the Civilian Conservation Corps developed the surrounding park in the 1930s. The lake is the site of the Lady of the Lake, a vanishing-hitchhiker legend published since 1943 in which motorists on East Lawther Drive report picking up a young woman who disappears before they arrive; the connection to any specific drowning remains unconfirmed. The park's 9.3-mile trail loop is free and open daily.
Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/texas/