Dirtbags of Dope Lake: Yosemite National Park

In October 1985, 17-year-old Missy Avila left her home in California's San Fernando Valley to spend the afternoon with friends and never came home. Three days later, two hikers made a horrifying discovery in Angeles National Forest. As Missy's family desperately searched for answ ...  Show more

Today’s stories include Grand Canyon Ghosts, RV bats, emergency poops, paranormal wedding crashers, local lore, and lovestruck teenage protectors. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers! For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch an ...  Show more

In the winter of 1846, a group of pioneers became trapped in a prison of ice, forced to perform unspeakable acts to survive. Now, the Donner Party is memorialized in Truckee, California. But the park’s pristine trails hold much more than nature’s abundance… Learn more about your ...  Show more

Joshua Tree National Park is a place of both awe and beauty. Perhaps that is why thousands of hikers, photographers, and stargazers come here and vanish under mysterious and bizarre circumstances.

However, in many of these occurrences, remains are found ...

The Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona has the largest collection of petrified wood in the world. The beautiful wood is more than 200 million years old, and visitors to the park often take a little piece home with them as a souvenir. But stealing the wood has serious conse ...  Show more

Story One – There is Something in the Forest Abandoned towns can be found scattered across the globe and are usually the epilogue of natural disaster or ever-changing economic factors. But every so often, an established settlement can turn into a ghost town for much more sinister ...  Show more