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Folklore & Haunted Locations Guide:
​Canyon Lake, Texas

"The Water Recreational Capital Of Texas"
​Established: 1966
​Population: 31,124 (2020)
​County: Comal County
​Haunted Locations Documented: 3
Haunted Canyon Lake, Texas - GhostQuest.net
The following is a list of allegedly haunted locations in Canyon Lake, Texas. To view my full list of ghost stories and haunted locations in Texas, Click Here. ​Please also read this SAFETY AND LEGAL DISCLAIMER before visiting any allegedly haunted location.


Purgatory Road

​Coordinates: 
Location Address: Canyon Lake, Texas
Motorists on Purgatory Road in Canyon Lake, Texas often report witnessing shadowy figures and apparitions, as well as encountering a mysterious, ghostly figure who allegedly jumps onto the hoods of passing vehicles before vanishing into the night. Additional research for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress.
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​The Devil's Backbone Tavern

Coordinates: 
Location Address: Canyon Lake, Texas
The Devil's Backbone Tavern in Canyon Lake, Texas was constructed in 1937 over an old Native American settlement. It is also rumored to have been the site of a skirmish during the American Civil War. The tavern is rumored to be haunted by a number of unidentified ghosts and apparitions whose identities and reasons for remaining at the location are unknown. Additional research for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress.
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U.S. Highway 281
"The Devil's Backbone"

Coordinates: 
Location Address: Canyon Lake, Texas
The Devil's Backbone refers to a scenic stretch of roadway consisting of US Highway 281, and Texas Farm Road 12, Farm Road 32, Farm Road 165, and Farm Road 2325. Motorists and locals living along the roadway often report encountering the apparitions of a group of Confederate Army soldiers riding on horseback, as well as a Native American man herding cattle, and a ghostly woman and  child. Additional research for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress.
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