Random Creepy Stories & Legends About Yosemite (14 items)

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  (#10) Campground Suicide Ghost

  Yosemite's camp number six is the backdrop for a tragic urban legend. One night, a camper took his life. No one knew why and there was no note. He was found hanging from the wooden frame of his tent. Many people say you can still see him swinging from that wooden frame on dark, lonely nights.

  Apparently, the best time to witness this phenomenon is between the hours of 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. 
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  (#4) Mysterious Disappearances Are A Regular Occurrence

  Many children have gone missing in Yosemite with bizarre elements in common. They tend to disappear in locations rich with huckleberries, and many times, a storm follows, washing away tracks or clues. They are found very far away and are always missing clothing or shoes with no scrapes on their feet proving - almost like they teleported to a different part of the park.    
   
  Local lore tells of a few beasts that could be responsible, like the cannibalistic Wendigo or the mountain devils called Seeahtiks who possess hypnotic abilities and extraordinary strength.
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  (#3) A Park Ranger Found Three Meticulously Severed Deer Heads On A Trail

  A ranger for the Backcountry Division in Yosemite Park recalls a strange experience while patrolling on foot. In the middle of a trail, he found a freshly severed deer head. The cut was clean and there was no body or blood to be found. Hunting was not legal during that time of year, so he surveyed the area, buried the head, and continued on. Half a mile later, he found a second deer head in the middle of the trail.

  Panic set in as he realized he was 30 miles away from his vehicle and whoever had done this could be watching him. Again, he surveyed the area, found nothing, and buried the head. Before finishing his patrol, he discovered a third deer head, almost completely stripped of skin. He reported the creepy trail of deer heads, but who put them there remains a mystery.
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  (#12) Tenaya Canyon Is Cursed

  Tenaya Canyon is often referred to as the Bermuda Triangle of Yosemite because of its connection to mysterious demises and unsolved disappearances. Local lore states Chief Tenaya of the Ahwahneechee tribe cursed the canyon back in the 1850s. A fight raged and American soldiers took the life of the chief’s son.

  Now, it’s believed the canyon is taking revenge on those who attempt to explore its dangerous terrain. 
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  (#14) El Capitan Is A Formidable Beast That Has Taken Dozens Of Climbers' And BASE Jumpers' Lives

  Yosemite has always lured adventurers and climbers, but it's not for the unprepared. Possibly because of the long-standing notoriety of deaths among extreme climbers and other sport enthusiasts, ghosts reportedly have surfaced in and around El Capitan, a giant rock formation in the center of the park.

  BASE jumping, or "building, antenna, span, and earth," is not legal in Yosemite National Park, and two risk-takers lost their lives breaking the rules on Yosemite's Taft Point in 2015. Noted BASE jumper Dean Potter and a buddy were killed instantly when they fell and their wingsuits failed, to the horror of Potter's girlfriend and anyone who later watched footage captured on the jumpers' helmet cameras. Potter's death set a whole new tone against BASE jumping in Yosemite and elsewhere, but the sport continues.

   
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  (#6) A Teenager's Disappearance Sparked Conversations About Whether The National Parks Service Was Covering Up Such Incidents

  Stacy Ann Arras was 14 in 1981 when she was camping with family and friends in Yosemite. Wanting to go capture some photos at a nearby lake, she and an older member of the group headed that way. The older man allegedly stopped to rest halfway there and let Stacy go on ahead. She never returned, and not a single trace of her was ever found despite intense search and rescue attempts. Her widely publicized disappearance garnered the attention of paranormal author David Paulides, who conducted an investigation into the Arras disappearance and ultimately claimed that corruption among national park officials was suspicious and that something sinister might have been purposefully covered up in regards to Arras's strange disappearance.

  This has never been proven but has stirred up controversy around an already fearful topic.

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