THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Barnard Park is associated with local legends of unexplained paranormal encounters after dark. Visitors have reported hearing disembodied voices, seeing shadow figures moving among the trees, and feeling watched while walking through the park. Strange lights and sudden cold spots have also been described by witnesses.
Barnard Park was once a cemetery, and it is rumored that when the city moved the bodies and turned it into a park, some of the bodies were missed. Several apparitions are said to roam here late at night, most notably a woman who was following the Mormon Trail and lost her daughter, who died at a camp on the site. The woman’s apparition appears crying over her lost daughter.