satsop nuclear plant tours

Log in and send us updates, images and resources

Satsop Nuclear Plant

Visit the remains of the unfinished nuclear power plant at the Satsop Business Park near Olympia. In addition to being an active businesses park, it is a training facility and filming location.

• Suitable Activities: Photography, Urban Adventure
• Seasons: Year-round
• Weather: View weather forecast
• Land Manager: Satsop Business Park
• Parking Permit Required: None
• Recommended Party Size: 12
• Maximum Party Size: 50
• Maximum Route/Place Capacity: 12

This is a list of titles that represent the variations of trips you can take at this route/place. This includes side trips, extensions and peak combinations. Not seeing a title that fits your trip? Log in and send us updates, images, or resources.

• Satsop Business Park

There are no resources for this route/place. Log in and send us updates, images, or resources.

The Mountaineers

Helping people explore, conserve, learn about, and enjoy the lands and waters of the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

• Privacy Policy
• Terms & Conditions
• Mountaineer Magazine

Mountaineers Books

An independent nonprofit publisher

• Bookseller Info
• Press Inquiries

Connect with the Mountaineers Community

Connect with the mountaineers books community.

The Mountaineers®, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 27-3009280.

Mountaineers Books is a registered trademark of The Mountaineers®, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 27-3009280.

April 18, 2017

Elma, washington - satsop nuclear power plant.

Visiting this abandoned nuclear power plant in Washington state last fall was a surreal experience to say the very least! The massive industrial buildings coupled with the evergreen forest landscape radiated a unique beauty that we don’t come across very often. Now according to our research, this place consisting of a reactor building and two cooling towers was once part of the largest nuclear power plant construction in U.S. history that started in 1977 but halted in 1983 (due to financial issues), leaving the place unfinished and unused. Though it now sits amongst an office park and has been attracting filmmakers. In fact, the movie Transformers: The Age of Extinction filmed a few scenes there which we can definitely see why. This location is seriously cinematic! What do you think of this nuclear power plant? Leave a comment…we would love to hear what you think!

• Skip to global NPS navigation
• Skip to the main content
• Skip to the footer section

Exiting nps.gov

Thing to Do

Hanford: Attend a B Reactor Tour

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

NPS/BURGHART

Wheelchair accessible buses and sign-language interpreters are available upon request with two weeks advance notice. The main tour route in the B Reactor is wheelchair accessible on smooth finished surfaces. For more information on accessibility, please visit the Department of Energy’s tour reservation page for more information. You may also email them at [email protected] or call 509-376-1647. 

• manhattan project national historical park
• tour behind the fence

Last updated: September 28, 2023

• Harbor News
• Harbor Police | Fire
• KXRO Community
• KXRO Outdoors
• Harbor Weather
• Northwest News
• Harbor Sports
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Rich D’s Baked Clam Recipe
• Request an Interview
• 2024 Election
• Show Schedule
• Advertise With Us

Behind-the-scenes look at Satsop Business Site and nuclear power plant site

In celebration of the Satsop Business Park’s 10-year anniversary as a Port facility, the public can now learn about the Park’s history from anywhere in the world with the debut of five new historic video tours.

The cooling towers at the Satsop Business Park are undoubtedly one of the most iconic sites in Grays Harbor, and while the foreboding towers never became a power plant, the site is now a thriving business park and Port staff say that they receive dozens of requests and inquiries related to the unfinished nuclear power plant each year.  

The recently released five-part video series will take viewers on an exclusive tour of many of the structures of the unfinished nuclear power plant including both cooling towers, the reactor buildings and the turbine building.  

“We are truly excited to share these videos with the public, near and far,” stated Satsop Business Park General Manager Alissa Shay.  “As a small staff, it was a challenge to offer in-person tours of the Park’s unique history and infrastructure.  These videos will allow us to share the Park’s story, while ensuring our staff remains committed to our existing customers and attracting new ones.”

For those wanting to get an up-close and personal look at the Park after watching the videos, the Satsop Business Park features public roads throughout the site. However, visitors are asked to stay on public roads and to not venture into any other areas for their own safety and out of respect to businesses at the park.

Funding for the videos was provided by Grays Harbor Tourism and video production was done by local media company Capture. Share. Repeat.  

The videos can be viewed by visiting https://www.portofgraysharbor.com/sbp-history .

Also On KXRO

Human remains found during search-and-rescue operation in pacific county, aberdeen superintendent thake placed on administrative leave, city of aberdeen chooses alignment option for market street; impacts to homes expected as part of levee project, grays harbor college announces local high school seniors offered direct admission to the college, six more graduate from cdl class at ghc; spring cohort full, but space in summer and fall courses.

Expedia Rewards is now One Key™

Satsop nuclear power plant tours.

• Things to do

I only need accommodations for part of my trip

Visit Satsop Nuclear Power Plant

Plan a trip to see satsop nuclear power plant.

Mediterranean Inn

Reviewed on Apr 22, 2024

Bellevue Club Hotel

MarQueen Hotel

Reviewed on Apr 20, 2024

Popular places to visit

Summit lake.

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Summit Lake during your travels in Olympia. Check out the shops and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.

Satsop Business Park

After visiting Satsop Business Park, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Elma. While you're in the area, stroll along the waterfront.

• Lloyd Murrey Park

Explore the great outdoors at Lloyd Murrey Park, a lovely green space in Elma. Amble around the area's waterfront or experience its entertainment venues.

Summit Pacific Medical Center

Though Summit Pacific Medical Center might be what brings you to town, perhaps you'll have a chance to explore more of Elma while you are here.

Lake Sylvia State Park

Explore the great outdoors at Lake Sylvia State Park, a lovely green space in Montesano. You can enjoy the coffeehouses while in the area.

The Hubble House

Find out about the history of Montesano when you spend time at The Hubble House. You can enjoy the coffeehouses while in the area.

Best Lodging Options Near Satsop Nuclear Power Plant

Check availability on hotels close to satsop nuclear power plant.

• Vacations and getaways similar to Satsop Nuclear Power Plant
• Other Hotels near Satsop Nuclear Power Plant, Elma
• Hotels near popular Elma Attractions
• Expedia's Latest Trends
• Olympic National Park
• Olympic Peninsula
• Lake Cushman
• Washington State Capitol
• Little Creek Casino
• NW Sports Hub
• Lucky Eagle Casino
• Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound
• Hands On Children's Museum
• Olympic National Forest
• Providence St. Peter Hospital
• Olympia Farmers Market
• Millersylvania State Park
• Evergreen State College
• Pet-Friendly Hoquiam Cottage w/ River Access!
• Pitchwood Inn & Alehouse
• Beautiful Waterfront Getaway
• Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Grand Mound Centralia
• Super 8 by Wyndham Shelton
• Shelton Inn
• Brand New Two Bedroom Sleeps 7!
• Motel 6 Tumwater, WA - Olympia
• La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Tumwater - Olympia
• Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel
• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Olympia
• Hotels near Olympic Peninsula
• Hotels near Washington State Capitol
• Hotels near Lucky Eagle Casino
• Hotels near Little Creek Casino
• Hotels near NW Sports Hub
• Hotels near Westport Marina
• Hotels near Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound
• Hotels near Damon Point
• Hotels near Olympic National Forest
• Hotels near Hands On Children's Museum
• Hotels near Providence St. Peter Hospital
• Hotels near Twin Harbors Beach State Park
• Hotels near Olympia Farmers Market
• Hotels near Millersylvania State Park
• Hotels near Ridge Motorsport Park
• Hotels near Evergreen State College
• Hotels near Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls
• Hotels near Grays Harbor Lighthouse
• Hotels near Summit Lake
• Hotels near Westport Light State Park

Satsop nuclear-plant site reaches critical mass as business park and future recreation area

If you ever find yourself inside a nuclear-plant cooling tower — and no, this is not an episode from "The Simpsons" — the most...

Share story

ELMA, Grays Harbor County —

If you ever find yourself inside a nuclear-plant cooling tower — and no, this is not an episode from “The Simpsons” — the most amazing thing you’ll notice is the echo.

Say “Hey!” even in a moderate tone of voice, and you’ll get at least nine distinct “Hey’s” right back at you, like members of a softball team returning your cheer, one by one.

Most Read Life Stories

• Owners selling vacation rentals from under guests is a growing problem
• Where to find this secret menu item at Seattle Vietnamese restaurants
• Surrogate otter mom at aquarium rears a pup ‘better than any human ever can’ VIEW
• Monsoon raised the bar for Seattle Vietnamese cuisine 25 years ago
• Elote corn salad is the perfect dish for the warming weather

The sound bounces back and forth against three-foot-thick concrete walls that surround you and reach nearly 500 feet up. And that little round patch of white way above you? That’s the sky.

And why do you need to know this? Because it’s entirely possible you will find yourself in a cooling tower one day — this one, in fact — thanks to an unusual set of circumstances set in motion by the financial collapse of a multibillion-dollar power utility.

And if you do get here, you’ll want to make good use of your visit, as contractor Ian Wells did one drizzly day last fall, when he came here to propose to Mindy Steuermann, secretary for a pest-control company.

“I figured there’s not too many romantic spots in Elma,” said Wells, who worked for a landscaping company at the site. “And I wanted to make it memorable.”

Where it is: Near Elma, Grays Harbor County

What it was intended to be: A nuclear power plant

What it is: A business park

Who’s there: More than 20 businesses and a work force of 400 employees

The cooling tower itself isn’t open to the public yet, but it may be within the next couple of years. Already, work has begun to brighten up the public area around it with colorful murals, hanging gardens, decorative plants and picnic areas.

“It’s not every day that you get to reinvent a nuclear plant,” said Tami Garrow, president and CEO of Satsop Development Park, which occupies the site.

If you’ve driven between Olympia and Aberdeen, you’ve probably noticed two mammoth gray towers, shaped like pinched cones, perched high on a hill above the Satsop River, with blinking lights on top so airplanes don’t hit them.

The towers, and the buildings that surround them, are the remnants of two nuclear-power plants that were never completed. Now they’re home to two dozen businesses and government offices with a combined work force of about 400.

In order to understand how this got here, a bit of history is in order, particularly for new arrivals.

Can you say “Whoops?” That’s how the media and public pronounced the initials WPPSS of the Washington Public Power Supply System, a consortium of public-energy utilities.

Back in the 1970s, with demand for electricity growing rapidly in the Northwest, WPPSS planned to build five nuclear power plants — two here and three at Hanford in Eastern Washington.

But by the early 1980s, those plans began to unravel. Costs of the projects had soared, concerns about nuclear power’s safety was growing and a new emphasis on energy conservation meant the region might not need as much electricity as previously thought.

In 1983, all that added up to a $ 2.25 billion default on WPPSS bonds, freezing construction with one of the Satsop reactors 75 percent complete.

For years the site sat dormant. Under state law, the abandoned projects would have to be dismantled. “That would have cost about $100 million — and that’s a conservative estimate,” Garrow said.

Instead, local officials saw the chance to turn a fiasco into a fortuity. Why not turn the aborted plant into a source of jobs for Grays Harbor County, where declines in timber and fishing have produced high unemployment?

“Instant opportunity”

Encouraged by legislators from coastal counties, the state in 1999 authorized WPPSS and Bonneville Power to give the county ownership of the site, plus $15 million in seed money.

“What you had here was a supersized infrastructure that the county could never have afforded to build,” Garrow said. “It was an instant opportunity.”

Consider just a few of the things already here: More than 400 acres had been cleared and graded. About 1 million square feet of building space had been constructed, and concrete pads had been poured for more.

In addition, the site had wells that could produce up to 14 million gallons a day, a sewer plant to support a campus of 5,000 workers, and it sat right on the BPA main north-south power line.

To manage the site, the state created the Grays Harbor Public Development Authority, a public corporation.

Among the first businesses to set up shop here was SafeHarbor Technology Corp., started by three local men who saw “an opportunity to give back to the community with high-tech jobs,” said company CEO Annette Jacobs.

SafeHarbor, with 140 employees at Satsop, offers a range of phone, e-mail, chat and Web-based support services, with more than 25 companies among its current clients. If you’re a Washington Mutual bank customer, for example, and you need help negotiating the bank’s Web site, you may be connected to a “knowledge technician” at Satsop.

One building the park inherited came with bulletproof windows, concrete vaults, extra-thick walls and earthquake-resistant construction. It would have been the “site security” center of the nuclear plant. Now it’s the park’s telecommunications center, featuring three separate fiber-optic feeds. Here, more than a dozen communications companies, Web-service providers and other businesses have back-up telecommunications equipment under round-the-clock security.

Spiffing up the place

And what would you do with a giant cooling tower? If you’re HomePlate Siding, a tenant at the park since 2003, you use it as a cooling tower.

Inside of one of the towers, the company cools water used in a high-heat process that presses together recycled plastic and waste wood into durable home siding. The company has 85 workers now and plans to increase that to 120.

So how would you turn a nuclear plant into a place people might enjoy spending some time? Adding color, landscaping, picnic tables and other amenities is the goal of an “art park” project on which $40,000 to $50,000 will be spent this year.

Artist Kim Sterling, a former Seattle resident in Santa Cruz, Calif., has done designs for painting three water tanks and some sections of concrete wall built for the nuclear plant. He also envisions a hanging garden atop a one-story building with greenery draped down the side to soften its “bunker-like” appearance.

“I go into big, unhuman places and try to make them a little bit more human,” said Sterling, whose work has included a 105-foot-wide mural depicting the history of flight at Honeywell International offices in Glendale, Ariz.

Working from Sterling’s Satsop designs, a Hoquiam company, Root Paint, has put white primer on some of the water tanks and will add color this spring.

Echoes of history

Opening the second cooling tower to the public has to wait until officials can figure out a good way to prevent people from getting to the stairway up its side. Grass has been planted inside, and Garrow would like to put up signs telling the site’s history.

The cooling-tower echo, she said, has drawn the interest of musicians and sound engineers. A Bainbridge Island company, Trillium Lane Labs, has asked to take “acoustic samples” on the site to use in making software that helps its customers produce sound effects.

When Ian Wells, 29, chose this site for his marriage proposal, he wasn’t thinking specifically about its sound effects, but did want to make an impression. He also told a little fib.

“He said, ‘Can you come up here? I’m having some car trouble.’ ” recalls Mindy Steuermann, 26. “And I thought, ‘Why would he call me if he’s having car trouble?’ ”

She started to put two and two together, though, when he walked her into the grass field in the cooling tower. The couple had already looked at wedding rings together.

Did she know he was about to propose?

“I was hoping,” she said.

Steuermann and Wells will be married early next month at the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Elma, but will have their wedding reception with 350 guests at the business park, in a building not far from the cooling tower.

People friendly

Garrow said as the park’s CEO, she’s always looking for “people-friendly” uses of the site. For example, batting cages for a local girls’ softball team have been set up inside a steel dome that was built to be a lid for one of the nuclear reactors.

Millions of people pass by on Highway 12 just north of the park each year on their way to Westport, Ocean Shores and the Olympic Peninsula, Garrow said. She figures amenities that might prompt people to stop could encourage other businesses to locate there.

The cleared space at Satsop represents only about a quarter of the site’s 1,700 acres. The rest was designated as wildlife habitat to mitigate the effects of the nuclear plant.

Garrow is working with the State Department of Wildlife to see what kinds of “passive enjoyment opportunities,” such as bike paths and walking trails, may be added.

“It’s a careful balancing act,” Garrow said. “We want a thriving business park that is also sensitive to the environment around it.”

Jack Broom: 206-464-2222 or [email protected]

WNP-3 and WNP-5 (together also known as the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant) were, along with the WNP-2 (currently known as the Columbia Generating Station) and WNP-1 and WNP-4, two of the five nuclear power plants on which construction was started by the Washington Public Power Supply System in 1977. The construction of WNP-3 and WNP-5 were halted in 1983 and only WNP-2 was completed and put into operation. WNP-3 and WNP-5 are located on 1600 acres on the Satsop Site near Elma in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Today the site hosts the Satsop Development Park.

Satsop Nuclear Plant, Washington

In the 1970's, the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS, aka "whoops") began the largest nuclear power plant construction project in U.S. history: reactors 1, 2, and 4 at Hanford, and reactors 3 and 5 at Satsop, west of Olympia. As the budget swelled to $25 billion, and public opinion turned against nuclear power (particularly after Three-Mile Island), the project was cancelled. Ultimately only one plant was completed: Washington Nuclear Power Unit 2 (now known as the Columbia Generating Station), located on the Hanford Reservation. At Satsop, construction was well along, and plant number 3 was about 76% complete, with the reactor installed. Cooling towers, 480 feet tall - which had never produced a breath of steam - were left in place, while all hardware related to power generation was removed. The site has since been transformed into a unique business/technology park. The Washington Public Power Supply System is now known as Energy Northwest.

RoadsideAmerica.com Your Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions

Attraction:

Elma, Washington : Satsop Abandoned Nuclear Plant

Massive cooling towers of a never completed power plant.

Results 1 to 5 of 7... Page of 2 [Next 2 items]

Visitor Tips and News About Satsop Abandoned Nuclear Plant

Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters . Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip .

You can get really close to these, and there is a maintained port-a-John right next to them. They are surprisingly big up close. Way worth stopping to see.

150 Technology Way is the main entrance address. No tours.

Third-party tours at old insane asylums have perhaps blinded us to the fact that most abandoned places are just abandoned.

They're all fenced in now. You can purchase a tour at the main office from May to September.

What a contrast -- nature vs. nuclear power plant. So glad this was never completed. Interesting that it is being used as a business park. You can freely drive around it; fencing and no trespassing signs prevent you from getting into the unfinished reactors.

I revisited these towers because of the uniqueness of the photos that can be taken at them.

As I mentioned on your site a couple years ago, one of the towers is fenced in with a business. The business is a training facility, which at times is training workers to build a new Seattle road tunnel -- there is a huge tunnel drill outside the fence. During the week, it's simple for someone to just walk though the open gate and walk around the tower. The other tower is still fenced in completely.

Page of 2 [Next 2 items]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Latest Tips Across Roadside America

Catch up on the latest discoveries from the road .

Explore Thousands of Oddball Tourist Attractions!

Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip.

Create and Save Your Own Crazy Road Trip! ... Try My Sights

Mobile Apps

Washington Latest Tips and Stories

• World Flight Monument , Seattle, Washington
• World's Largest Western Red Cedar Tree , Kalaloch, Washington
• Triple XXX Root Beer Drive-in , Issaquah, Washington
• Seattle Pinball Museum , Seattle, Washington
• Bigfoot Museum , Burlington, Washington

Latest Visitor Tips

Sight of the Week

World's Largest Cat , Pine Island, New York (Apr 22-28, 2024)

SotW Archive

USA and Canada Tips and Stories

• Feature: World's Largest Cat , Pine Island, New York
• First Thanksgiving Day Parade in America , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Photo Ops With Philly Icons , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Look! , Las Vegas, Nevada
• Giant Indian Head: Ong-Gwe-Ohn-Weh , Dunkirk, New York

More Sightings

Favorite Quirky City Sights

• Richland Attractions
• Seattle Attractions
• Spokane Attractions

Miscellaneous

• Submit a Tip
• Privacy Policy
• Terms and Conditions

Trip Planning Caution : RoadsideAmerica.com offers maps, directions and attraction details as a convenience, providing all information as is. Attraction status, hours and prices change without notice; call ahead!

Credits, Media/Business Inquiries © Copyright 1996-2024 Doug Kirby, Ken Smith, Mike Wilkins. All rights reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced, copied or revised without written permission of the authors.

• What's Hot:
• Win Justin Timberlake Tickets From 98.3 The Key
• Win Taylor Vinyl
• Download Our App
• Tri-Cities News
• Ticket Counter
• Hometown Moments

Scary Abandoned Nuclear Plant In Washington State Free To Explore

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Check Out This Abandoned Nuclear Plant That You Can Explore For Free

We've got Hanford right in our own backyard but we don't have any easily accessible tours to explore the reactors. There is one place in the state of Washington where you can explore a nuclear reactor.

An Almost Finished Nuclear Plant Stands Abandoned In Washington State

An almost finished nuclear reactor plant in Washington State has become a destination location and you can explore some of the facility grounds.

Satsop Nuclear Plant was constructed in the 1970s but wasn't completed due to cost overruns. The site has now become a business complex but the remains of the old nuclear plant still exist and you are able to explore some of the grounds at the site. You won't be able to go inside because of fencing but you'll be close enough to see how massive these stacks really are.

Located In Elma Washington, Satsop Nuclear Plant Is Now A Destination Location

Located at 150 Technology Way in Elma Washington . You'll be able to get up close with the massive cooling towers at the facility.

In 2013, the facility transitioned to a business park with an eclectic mix of business and activity on the campus, ranging from a world-class acoustical lab to film shoots to an impressive tunnel training site used by the City of Seattle Fire Department.

Here's how you get to the site:

From North: I-5 exit 104 at Olympia, follow signs to Ocean Beaches. After 27 miles, take Satsop Development Park (SDP) exit. From South: I-5 exit 88B to US Hwy 12 west. Drive 26 miles, at Elma go 1/2 mile and take SDP exit. After SDP exit: Make left to cross over freeway. Another 1.6 miles south, watch for SDP sign. Take bridge over river, turn right to Lambert Road and go 3.2 miles to park entrance at Olympic View Drive.

As you plan your vacation throughout Washington State , this abandoned nuclear plant might be something you can check out. You can also click on the video above to see how cool this abandoned nuclear site really is.

It's like walking onto a movie set with its massive towering silos and it should be well worth the trip.

Here's 3 Cool Hikes Near Tri-Cities

Here are 10 washington towns you need to visit in 2021, more from 98.3 keyw.

The Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant In Washington Is One Of The Eeriest Places In America

Jessica Wick

Jessica Wick is a writer and travel enthusiast who loves exploring new places, meeting new people and, of course, beautiful Big Sky Country and every part of Washington State.

More by this Author

There’s no denying that Washington has some spooky abandoned spots. From our numerous ghost towns to other abandoned places in Washington , it’s easy to let your imagination run wild when you’re driving through the Evergreen State. But did you know that there’s an abandoned nuclear power plant in Washington that was set to be the largest of its kind before construction was abruptly halted? Now the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant is one of the most creepy places in Washington.

Allow us to introduce you to WNP-3 and WNP-5, more commonly known as the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in Washington.

Related Stories

This Eerie And Fantastic Footage Takes You Inside Washington's Abandoned Northern State Hospital

Step Inside The Creepy, Abandoned Town Of Lester In Washington

This Historic Washington Ghost Town Is Home To An Outdoor Museum

Have you ever visited a place like the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in Washington? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you liked learning about the Satsop nuclear plant, you may enjoy a road trip to these creepy places in Washington . Pack up your car or rent an RV from RVShare and hit this spooky tour.

OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Want more Washington in your inbox?

Get the latest on things to see, do, and eat around Washington!

An error occured.

More to Explore

The creepiest places in washington.

What are the creepiest ghost towns in Washington?

The creepiest ghost towns in Washington include:

• Melmont . This town was founded in 1900 and supported the Northern Pacific Railway but it was abandoned when trains went from being steam-powered to electric and diesel.
• Govan . This was a ranching area during the 1800s that decayed when farming stopped in the area, and the remains of a schoolhouse can still be seen.
• Bodie . This was once a mining town in 1888, but declining gold prices caused the town to become emptied by 1934.
• Sherman . This was a farming town during the late 1800s that declined due to plummeting prices of wheat and a new highway.

Discover more about the creepiest ghost towns in Washington . 

What are the most haunted places in Washington?

The most haunted places in Washington include:

• Tacoma Old City Hall. It is reported that alarms go off at random and the lights flicker but no one is to be found.
• Hotel de Haro. This hotel was built in 1886 and residents report a female ghost roaming the halls and a deceased family sitting a the dining table.
• Mount Baker Theatre. Located in Bellingham, this theater first opened in 1927, and rumors of gusts of cold air, balls of light, and other phenomena are often reported.
• Lewis County Historical Museum. It is said that Native American spirits’ voices are heard here as well as ghost hauntings.

Learn more about the most haunted places in Washington . 

What are the most abandoned places in Washington?

The most abandoned places in Washington include:

• The Cowlitz Motel and RV Park. This decaying RV resort off the I-5 once camping, golfing, whitewater paddling, fishing, and more, is now rotting and overgrown.
• Northern State Mental Hospital. Though some of the buildings are currently used by the Job Corps, most of the buildings are now ruins.
• The Homestead Locaters Office. This place once assisted a major influx of immigrants to find places to live at the turn of the 20th century. 
• Ruby Mine & Mill. Located in the former town of Nighthawk, this rotting mill is still mostly intact while nature grows over it.

Find out more about the most abandoned places in Washington .

Related Articles

• This Fascinating Washington Hospital Has Been Abandoned And Reclaimed By Nature For Decades Now
• The Creepiest Hike In Washington Takes You Through The Ruins Of A Lime Kiln
• Most People Have No Idea This Underwater City In Washington Even Exists
• Follow This Abandoned Railroad Trail For One Of The Most Unique Hikes In Washington
• The Creepiest Hike In Washington Takes You Through The Ruins Of An Abandoned Railroad Tunnel
• There's A Hike In Washington That Leads You Straight To An Abandoned Plane Crash
• 10 Abandoned Places In Washington That Nature Is Reclaiming
• The Little-Known Ghost Town In Washington You Can Only Reach By Hiking This 2-Mile Trail

Explore Washington

Featured addresses.