Five Mile Drive Is The Most Haunted Road In Washington

Point Defiance Park is the picture of peace. It has everything you could ask for in a park: sweeping ocean views, gorgeous forest trails, friendly wildlife, an easy drivable route — and a spooky ghost?

Yes, Point Defiance Park, located in Tacoma, Washington, is one of the most haunted areas in the state. In particular, the ever-popular Five Mile Drive in the park is rumored to be a very haunted road. Drivers have claimed, for the past few decades, they’ve seen the ghost of a little girl walking the area when the sun sets. The spectral figure is rumored to be the spirit of a girl who was murdered off the road in the 1980s — and ever since this road has been seriously spooking people.

Okay, so Five Mile Drive in Point Defiance Park is a loop you can drive that is absolutely stunning. Look at these views of the sound.

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But beware — because adorable raccoons and other woodland animals aren’t the only things rumored to patrol the edge of these roads.

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When you opt to take this drive (hiking is available in the interior; the drive just allows you to get a good view of the water), you risk seeing the ghost of a little girl.

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Jennifer Marie Bastian was a 13-year-old girl who went missing in August 1986 while riding her bike in Point Defiance Park.

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Her body was found many weeks later by joggers, just off the side of Five Mile Drive. She had been murdered.

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Jennifer’s killer was finally found nearly decades after her murder in a cold case turn of events. Visitors to the park swear they see Jennifer’s ghost, especially at dusk.

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They claim they see a young girl leaning on her bike, so they lean in, asking if she needs help. When they see the girl up close though, they realize she has an eerie smile and blank eyes.

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Terrified, they drive away — only to look back and see the little girl has vanished.

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Just be careful when driving this road at dusk!