129: Haunted National Parks (Vol. 3)

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Ghostly holiday parties, dancing desert lights, and a low‑tide cave with a mind of its own. Ready to let curiosity win for one spooky night? In this episode, we cover: Halloween traditions in and around the parks! El Tovar at Grand Canyon and the friendly specter of Fred Harvey Big Bend by night, unexplained lights, and why it can feel like the loneliest park in the lower 48 Acadia’s Devil’s Oven sea cave, low tide, and why the NPS wants you to give it space Your task for today: We hope we've convinced you that there's a lot more to our national parks than meets the eye! Head over to the @DirtInMyShoes Facebook or Instagram pages and let us know what you think. What's your favorite spooky story from a national park? Planning your own spooky adventures?Dirt In My Shoes National Parks Itineraries: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/national-park-trip-itineraries/ Master Reservation List: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/list/ National Park Checklist: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/national-parks-checklist/ Trip Packing List: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/pack/ Don’t miss the full show notes packed with all the links we mentioned so you can plan your adventures like a pro: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/haunted-national-parks-vol-3/

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0:00.0	He saw Jeremy dangling there on the side of the cliff.
0:03.7	He reached down and tried to grab onto him when he saw it.
0:08.1	A hand.
0:09.5	A dark hand was gripping around Jeremy's ankle, keeping him upright but holding him back.
0:16.1	He wasn't stuck on a ledge.
0:18.6	They were fighting a tug of war for Jeremy. This is the Exploring the National
0:25.6	Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes. My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder
0:31.4	of Dirt in My Shoes. I think that the parks are best seen from the trail and I'm here to make
0:36.5	national park trip planning easy.
0:38.8	And I'm John.
0:39.8	I carry the kids on the trails, I tell stories,
0:42.5	and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much, like birds.
0:47.0	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:51.5	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:55.6	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning. Let's start exploring.
1:03.7	I am so excited for today's episode.
1:09.7	Happy Halloween, everyone. Oh my gosh, what a great time of year. You know, I was thinking, have we been in a park over Halloween? I don't think so. Well, we went to Shenandoah, actually. Mm-hmm. And the COA we were staying in. Was it a key? It was a jellystone. That's in. It was a jellystone.
1:28.3	That's right.
1:28.9	It was a jellystone.
1:30.1	They had trick or treating around all the RVs.
1:33.5	It was crazy.
1:35.0	It's so serious.
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