Arcata, California Ghost Tales Two incidents at the Hotel Arcata on the Plaza include a strong smell of crayons in the elevator and stairwell just before seeing a young girl following me up the stairs. She looked to be dressed from the 1940's era. She was only there for a moment and then faded into thin air. THEN as I arrived at my room at the top of the stairs, I turned the handle and felt someone inside turning the handle the other direction. I was sure there was someone in the room and thinking maybe I had the wrong room or maybe it was the cleaning lady, I checked the room number and tried again. This time the door was locked so I used my key and opened the door easily. As I entered the room the curtains flipped up, letting sunlight into the room and then fell straight into place. I walked over to the windows and looked out. The windows were closed and there was no balcony or fire escape outside. I looked down to the street and saw no one. There was definitely the sensation that someone had just been there, so I checked the closet, bathroom and looked under the bed. No       one. . Submitted by Steve       Category: hotel Arcata, California is just anytown USA during the daytime, but when the darkness of night begins; things get menacing. The living dead are living in this municipality as the residents will declare. Not everyone has faith in the accounts the residents   tell, but there beyond doubt are frightening things occurring here in Arcata in the moonlight hours. These are some of the spooky things that have happened here recently. A feminine figure was noticed in the early morning hours checking out Essex Gulch in detail. The spirit saluted the viewer. Well, this ghost undeniably is chilling; one that you would not want to run into at the stroke of midnight. The ghost of a gentleman grasping a sword has repeatedly been observed on the peak of Fickle Hill in the early morning hours before sunrise studying the landscape. Locals say that this ghost is in all probability the undeparted ghost of a person who used to live here in Arcata. A female with maggots crawling out of her nose is regularly noticed in a motor boat on Essex Pond frightening people. One of the folks who live here definitely declares that this ghost is the stressed spirit of a long gone Arcata local. The ghost of a woman with a stiletto in her neck can often be noticed trying on a jacket in an Arcata flat. More Ghost Sightings From Arcata On The Next Page >> Submit a ghost sighting for Arcata, California: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:       Other haunted towns near Arcata, California: Mckinleyville, California, 3 miles away Bayside, California, 5 miles away Blue Lake, California, 8 miles away Trinidad, California, 9 miles away Eureka, California, 11 miles away Samoa, California, 11 miles away Kneeland, California, 13 miles away Korbel, California, 15 miles away Fields Landing, California, 15 miles away Loleta, California, 18 miles away        The latest ghost sightings from around the world All haunted towns and cities in California Lies about Arcata