Morbid Outdoors
The podcast about the times when the "great outdoors" aren't always great. Join us to hear tales of all things morbid in the wild. We cover murders, missing persons, legends, and more all within our great national parks, wildernesses, and forests.
"The woods are lovely, dark, and deep..." -Robert Frost
If you've ever been told you're weird for liking morbid stuff, you're our kind of people. Come along and learn about all of the morbid tales in our lovely wild lands.
Dark Horizons Media, LLC
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
42. The Cryptids of Our National Parks Vol. 2 (USA)
Our national parks are beautiful and contain many beautiful sights: from flowing rivers to snow capped mountain peaks to orange desertscapes. But do they also hold much more sinister sights that only…
41. Mysterious Death in Yosemite (Yosemite National Park, California)
Yosemite is known for being a hot spot for missing hikers and strange disappearances. In fact, Yosemite National Park has a higher-than-average number of missing persons. But it has less frequent mys…
40. Disappeared in Dorena (Umpqua National Forest, Oregon)
Oregon ranks 3rd nationally for disappearances and one person on that list is a man from Eugene who disappeared from a campground in the Umpqua National Forest in August 2020. He was last seen walkin…
39. Missing on Mt. Shasta (Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California)
An experienced outdoorsman set out to summit Mt.Shasta with two of his friends. He became very ill with altitude sickness and the trip went sideways from there. He was last seen heading towards Lake…
38. Haunted Parks: Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park—on the surface, it's a peaceful stretch of sand and forest. But look a little closer… and you'll find something else entirely. Stories of shadowy figures along the shoreli…
37. Victims of Mount Rainier National Park (Washington, USA)
Mount Rainier is the crown jewel of Washington State’s natural beauty. In fact, the beauty and majesty of it are indescribable. But underneath all of its glory and thick forests might be something si…
36. Serial Killer in the Everglades (Everglades National Park, Florida)
The original “Florida Man” was likely a prolific serial killer. Edgar Watson killed multiple people and even a famous female outlaw. He was active from the late 1800s until 1910 and left a trail of b…
35. The Missing Skier (Mt. Saint Helens, Washington)
An experienced skier took off suddenly down a mountainside, seemingly frightened of something. He was with 20 other people on a climbing expedition, but they had gone down ahead of him. And this inst…
34. Haunted Parks: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina & Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for its breathtaking beauty, rich history, and deep Appalachian roots. This park is also home to legends, ghostly encounters, and unexplained phenomena th…
33. Forgotten Cold Case in the Uintas (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah)
Similar to the infamous disappearance of Everett Reuss, a young man vanished from the High Uintas in Utah while on a job. Lynn Simmons was 25 years old when he went missing in 1940. It's been 84 year…
32. The Bennington Triangle (Vermont, USA)
Vermont is a charming and beautiful state, but it holds a dark mystery that some say is responsible for numerous missing persons and supernatural mysteries. Between 1945 and 1950, 5 people mysterious…
31. Southwest Does (American Southwest, USA)
There are thousands of unidentified bodies awaiting for their names to be recovered. Many of these people have been missing from their loved ones for years. Today we will discuss bizarre Jane & John…
30. Mysterious Death in The Smokies (Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee)
When an avid outdoors lover mysteriously dies in one of her favorite places, her loved ones and friends are shocked. She had gone out for a hike she’d done many times but this time she didn’t come b…
29. Haunted Parks: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
The nation’s oldest federally protected national park has a dark history. Hot Springs National Park has been home to many murders, mob affiliation, and unsolved deaths. What's spookier than seeing a …
28. West Mesa Murders (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
When a woman and her dog discover a human bone on their walk, it was jarring. What happened next was absolutely disturbing: upon further investigation it turns out there were multiple victims buried …
27. In Cold Blood (Jefferson National Forest, Virginia)
A college couple is gunned down while enjoying an evening under the stars in Jefferson National Forest. The killer left behind DNA but is still unknown to law enforcement these 16 years later. Many q…
26. The Barrel Murders (Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire)
When multiple bodies are found in a barrel in a rural area of New Hampshire, everyone is shocked. When it happens again 15 years later, investigators know immediately these victims were connected to …
25. M Cave Mystery (Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada)
November 2014 is when an experienced outdoorsman, hiker, and YouTuber goes missing in the Nevada desert. At the time of his disappearance he was heading out into the desert to find an “M” shaped cave…
24. Haunted Parks: Death Valley National Park, California
It got its name after death for a reason. Death Valley National Park has claimed the lives of many since before its conception. Its dark history includes death, hanging someone twice, and ghost towns…
23. The Stairway to Heaven (Haʻikū Stairs, Oʻahu, Hawaii)
When a highschool student goes to hike an infamous stairway on the island of Oʻahu, he is never seen again. He posted on his Facebook that he was headed to hike the haiku stairs but he never returned…