The Texas Haunted Trail
Texas spreads its hauntings across regions with almost nothing in common. Gulf Coast cemeteries hold more yellow fever and hurricane dead than any single ghost story can explain. East Texas river towns like Jefferson stalled out economically and kept their nineteenth-century downtowns standing as a result. Panhandle canyon country still carries the story of the 1874 campaign that ended organized resistance on the southern plains. Cattle-town saloons and German dance halls fill the middle of the state, between Austin and San Antonio, close enough together for one weekend, which is where the loop below begins. More than four hundred venues make up the wider statewide network.
The curated weekend cut
HauntBound's editors picked 6 daytime stops and 4 overnight inns from the 429 places below and mapped them in driving order, with drive times, the full stories, and a printable field guide. Free by email.
Central
77 stopsSouth
63 stopsDallas Fort Worth
57 stopsWest
55 stopsEast
42 stopsSan Antonio Metro
27 stopsGulf Coast
27 stopsNorth
25 stopsHouston Metro
17 stopsSoutheast
11 stopsCoastal
10 stopsAustin
4 stopsSan Antonio
2 stopsSouth Central
2 stopsCoastal Bend
2 stopsDfw Metro
1 stopsRio Grande Valley
1 stopsEl Paso Borderlands
1 stopsPanhandle
1 stopsHill Country
1 stopsHouston
1 stopsAustin Metro
1 stopsSouth Texas Coast
1 stopsEvery entry links to its full HauntBound page with sources, accessibility notes, and family ratings.