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Haunted walking tour draws dozens to downtown Camas

First-ever event shared Camas’ scariest stories

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The first-ever Ghosts & Spirits Downtown Camas Haunted Walking Tour stops at the Camas Art Gallery on Saturday, Oct. 21, to tell the history of the city and talk about paranormal activity at the Camas Hotel. (Contributed photos courtesy of Jyl Straub)

The first ever Ghosts & Spirits Downtown Camas Haunted Walking Tour, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 21, covered some of Camas’ “darker” history.

Jyl Straub, owner of The Wild Hair and co-founder of White Light Paranormal Insight, the group that sponsored the haunted walking tours in conjunction with the Downtown Camas Association, said about 70 people braved the downpour on Saturday night to tour downtown Camas businesses and hear scary stories about Camas ghosts and paranormal activity.

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