Riverdale Road
Thornton, CO 80602
Riverdale Road, a winding 11-mile path between Thornton and Brighton, is at center of many supposed haunting and paranormal happenings. The earliest rumors are of a nearby Native American burial ground which places curses on trespassers, and of entities taking animal form along the road. Supposedly there are both good and evil forces at work here; take caution if you see a grey fox, as that is the manifestation of an evil spirit, but if instead you see a coyote it means there is a good entity watching over you.
On the north end of the road, not far from Highway 7, there was stood a large home; however, one day the owner of the house was possessed by a demon and he burned it to the ground with his family still inside. The house had large iron gates out front, which locals have taken to calling The Gates of Hell. It is rumored that an entire community of Satanists once lived in the area and performed rituals in a field on the side of the road. An old dairy on Riverdale is also said to be home to a tree which was used hang women accused of witchcraft.
Street signs on Riverdale Road are sometimes found to be covered in dried blood and small handprints. This is thought to be the work of a ghost who, while alive, was a young boy that walked the road on his way to school. Sadly, the boy was killed while on his daily commute, and now his spirit seems to be stuck there. Some passersby have also reported seeing the ghosts of a jogger and a lady in white along the side of the street.
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Reviews
Me and two other family went through there. While driving they were saying the saw something by a tree, and they were both in the front of car while I couldn’t see anything. Next thing you know we see a firefighter truck and police car investigating someone who drove off the side of the cliff, that we think was on fire due to the smell of smoke. Pretty creepy and it felt like it was straight out of a horror movie
October 2025
| Would Recommend | Yes |
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
My friend and I went down the actual riverdale rd and then the branch off also named riverdale rd. The branch off was by far more scary and uneasy then the actual “haunted” riverdale rd. I saw headlights chasing us and mind you it was right on our ass. We were recording and none of our videos had picked up any headlights being behind us. No one had followed us on to that road either. I definitely believe there’s something out there. We do plan on going back to see if we do see anything else because it feels like there’s more hauntings on the branch off.
December 2024
| Would Recommend | Yes |
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
So I was standing there, in the forest, after my wedding, and a bunch of people stopped in their cars and just looked at me. Like go do something else! I'm not an attraction in a museum. Anyways 0/10, don't hold your wedding at Riverdale Road. You will get people looking at you.
October 2024
| Would Recommend | Yes |
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
I drove it by myself last night and I myself am definitely a huge believer in the paranormal but found myself to be pretty let down. I felt nothing and saw nothing. Out of all the haunted places iv been to this was the calmest
October 2024
| Would Recommend | No |
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
the road was very skibidi, I gained so much rizzy aura just driving through it. I basically became more of a sigma just by driving through there.
October 2024
| Would Recommend | Yes |
9 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Ok, some people just don't see spirit's because they don't believe in the paranormal or life after death. But there's a handful of us Paranormal investigators and a handful of mediums that have encountered a lot of activity in hunting homes and roads. The best time to catch any type of action on Riverdale Road is at the witching hour and that's between 3 am and 4 am. So keep that in mind. So if there's people who want to try this give it a go. Just don't go into it by yourself take someone with you.
March 2024
| Would Recommend | Yes |
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Me and my girlfriend drove Riverdale Road three times on August 1st, 2023, a night of a full moon, while it was lightly raining, AFTER dark…. And saw absolutely nothing. Maybe we were too paranoid after reading all the stories but yeah, no girls in white dresses or people hanging from trees. Who knows.
August 2023
| Would Recommend | Yes |
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Went to Riverdale tonight. Heard that if you go during a full moon, you can see witches hanging from the trees. Would have maybe been better if it wasn't a holiday, because there was way too much traffic. My first trip 6 months ago it was dark and totally creepy and only a few cars. Used my ghostube app and did capture some figures. Will go back next full moon and maybe at a later time after midnight.
July 2023
| Would Recommend | Yes |
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
I was volunteering at a puppy rescue on Riverdale Road when I caught a glimpse of someone in a flowing white dress. I checked to see where they might've gone, but nobody was there.
November 2020
| Would Recommend | Yes |
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
My brother and I decided to check our Riverdale road and happened to get stuck in a really bad hail storm. Couldn’t see the road. Then being forced to turn around and get out before it got worse. We think it could have been a sign for us to not go!
July 2020
| Would Recommend | Yes |
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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