40 Times People Stumbled Upon Seriously Creepy Things In The Woods

There’s something about forests that feels both magical and menacing. By day, they’re alive with birdsong and sunlight streaming through leaves. But when the shadows stretch and the air grows still, even the bravest hikers can’t help but feel the hairs on their neck stand up. Perhaps that’s why so many spine-tingling stories and urban legends are born in the woods.

In this list, we’ve collected some strange photos and stories shared by people who ventured into the wilderness and discovered things they probably wish they hadn’t. From unsettling abandoned structures to inexplicable artifacts and haunting sights that seem straight out of a horror movie, these moments prove that nature isn’t always as serene as we imagine.

Scroll at your own risk because these creepy finds might make you think twice before your next forest adventure.

#1 Abandoned Subway In The Middle Of Nowhere

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#2 I Found These While Walking My Dog Near Our Local Nuclear Power Plant

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#3 Being Chased By A Southern Cassowary For 15 Minutes On A Rainforest Trail

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#4 This Weird Tree Stump

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#5 Something I Found In A Tree On The Way Back From A Hike

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Why Do They Always Take The Freaky Voodoo Things Back Home? Why?

#6 “I’d Turn Back If I Were You” An Abandoned Summer Camp From The 1920’s

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#7 I Found This On A Trail Quite Close To My Home, It Wasn’t There Last Week

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#8 Found In The Woods Near Grand Maria’s, Mn

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#9 Tree Grew Around This Sign, Only Leaving The Word “Help” Visible

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#10 Found A Random Gravesite Deep In The Woods

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#11 Random Sign In The Woods

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#12 This Note My Buddy And I Found While Geocaching. “Here Was M+P, We Took Our Lives A Mile Out From Here. Goodbye”

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#13 Found A Creepy Door In The Woods While Looking For Morels

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#14 The 13-Mile Long Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike: No Motor Vehicles Are Allowed On The Property, But Bicycle Riders Are Free To Use It At Their Own Risk

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#15 Driving At Night In Rochester NY And Stumbled Across A Line Of Children’s Shoes By The Woods

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#16 Found This Tree With A Hole In It With Old Shoes Surrounding It. This Is From A Forest In Pennsylvania

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#17 On A Trail In Bald Eagle State Forest, Pa

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#18 Found In The Woods

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I was walking in the woods near Copenhagen and stumbled upon this weird artefact thrown in the bushes. I put it on the trail for a photo and left it there for someone else to be creeped out. I wonder if I should have kept it?

#19 I Found A Pile Of Baguettes In The Woods

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#20 Michael Myers Mask Found Deep In The Woods

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#21 This Tree Growing Around Some Railings. Found This Creepy Sight While Out On A Country Walk Today

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#22 Got Film Developed From Hiking In The Mountains. Is That A Hand?

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My boyfriend and I aren’t really sure what to think. We went to a state park in West Virginia during off season, according to the park ranger (and the conditions of the hiking trails) we were the only ones there for the week and had been the first there in a while. I took this pic at the top of the mountain. Behind the pillar should have been nothing, a drop off to the woods below. are we bugging? that really looks like a hand.

#23 Alone On A Foggy Day In A Forest Planted By Asylum Patients

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#24 House While Hiking In The Appalachian Trails. There Were No Paths Or Roads Going To This House

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#25 Found/Offered Voodoo Doll In Hoh Rainforest

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I got offered a voodoo doll in Hoh Rainforest, by this construction worker who said he found it buried under a tree. Looks like it’s made of some sort of fur and has some sort of hair on its head. Eyes look new-ish? Super weird. Should we get rid of it? Just came her for 5 days and it would be a very interesting souvenir but this may be out of my pay grade. Help on any info of what this is, what to do with it, where to ask, etc would be appreciated. To be honest I don’t really believe in this but it was very odd and strange things have been happening on this trip. Also my girl’s streak was 666 today with her friend. Please take me seriously just for a second lmfao I can elaborate on everything that happened I cannot make this up.

#26 I Was Wandering Through The Forest At Twilight And Found A Stairway That Leads From Nothing To Nowhere

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#27 Barbie Shrine In Woods Behind Park

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#28 I Dreamed About A White House With No Windows. Today, I Found The Extract Same House While Working

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#29 These 2 Tress Connected Together I Found Randomly In The Forest

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#30 I Found This Abandoned Cave And I Was Scared To Go Further In

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#31 Abandoned And Gutted Plane Found In Forest

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#32 Found In The Middle Of The Woods

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#33 In The Woods Near Harper’s Ferry Wv, USA

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#34 This TV My Dad Found In The Middle Of The Jungle In Guyana

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#35 Freshly Left Mobility Chair I Came Across While Riding My Enduro 2+ Miles Into Thick Woods. Creeped Me Out

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#36 Went For A Walk Through The Woods Today And Discovered This

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#37 Hey I Was Walking With My Dog And We Discovered This Symbol In The Forest Near Lake . Maybe Yall Know What Does It Mean? Or Maybe Its Just A Prank. I Got Chills When I Saw It

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#38 Found Something Creepy To Explore

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#39 Do Ominously-Placed Abandoned Baby Strollers On Hiking Trails Count As Oddly Terrifying? Certainly Spooked Us Out. We Were A Little Scared To See What Was In It. Tried To Walk Around It

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#40 Random Fireplace In The Middle Of The Woods?

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My bf was doing work on electric poles and was following pole lines and found this lone fireplace. He thinks it’s haunted. He’s in Georgia somewhere in south Newport and we are from Tampa fl so he never seen anything like this.