10 Most Disturbing Camping Encounters Ever Caught On Camera

number one this creepy footage was recorded by Xander a popular YouTuber known for his channel Xander Budnik he's an experienced Outdoorsman who loves pushing himself to the limit in tough conditions for nearly two decades Xander has been taking viewers on Wild Adventures to remote jungles islands and deep forests but during this particular trip something happened that really shook him it was March 28th 2021 a Cold Spring day Xander headed out on a solo camping trip near his home the temperature was around 12° C with patches of snow still on the ground and rain in the

forecast got out here it's 12° C we got snow on the ground we got rain on the forecast and it's that weird time between winter and summer some people Call it spring other people call it Muk season that's up to you but it's definitely an awkward time to go camping so we're out here with a ton of gear and basically this is just an experiment seeing what we can do in this type of season with all his gear packed Xander was ready to test how well he could handle these tricky conditions he started his hike

recording everything as usual as he walked deeper into the forest the crunch of snow under his boots was the only sound around him eventually he found a good spot set up his tent built a campfire and cooked dinner by evening the forest was calm with nothing but distant Thunder breaking the quiet everything seemed peaceful but later that night things took a strange turn the hell is that [Music] noise Xander woke up Suddenly to a weird distant sound at first it was hard to make out almost like someone or something crying out in the dark he

stayed completely still straining to hear where the noise was coming from then out of nowhere a gunshot rang through the forest cutting off the strange sounds Xander froze too scared to move he stayed quiet listening carefully to see if anything or anyone was nearby but after that single gunshot everything went silent again the forest was completely still when morning came he was still shaken by what had happened thankfully nothing else had occurred during the night he packed up his gear made breakfast and left the forest a few days later Xander checked the news to see

if there had been any reports of strange activity in the area but he found nothing to this day he has no idea what those sounds were subscribe and help us reach 10,000 subscribers 90% of the people watching have not subscribed yet so please do its free number two Adam and his brother set off for a multi-day camping Adventure at Sugar Creek State Forest the plan was pretty straightforward find a good spot set up camp and relax in the quiet Wilderness they were excited to check out a newly opened camping area in the forest equipped with

backpacks and an allterrain wagon packed with gear they headed down a steep Trail knowing it would flatten out further along everything seemed to be going smoothly the Sugar Creek got a new camping location that we're going to at Jeremiah over there and got a allterrain wagon here that we're pulling a bunch of stuff on and then our backpacks so uh hopefully this thing works out got a big downhill go down and then it's all flat from there at least for the first few hours as night fell though the peaceful atmosphere took a strange turn [Applause]

[Applause] [Applause] out of nowhere they heard something unusual singing it wasn't accompanied by any instruments just a lone voice echoing Through The Dark Forest confused and a little uneasy Adam's brother grabbed a camera and started recording the singing didn't stop it drifted through the trees haunting and strange like someone performing for an invisible audience curious and more than a little creeped out they decided to investigate so bad look at that look [Applause] at checking their map they realized there were no houses nearby in fact the nearest one was miles away so who could be singing

out here in the middle of nowhere they cautiously moved closer to the sound hoping to figure out what was going on but instead of answers things only got weirder the closer they got the more unsettling it became the voice continued steady and unchanging as if whoever was singing didn't even notice them hours the Eerie singing echoed through the night no breaks no pauses just that same haunting Melody drifting through the dark it left them wondering what kind of person sings Alone deep in the forest for hours on end to this day they don't know the

answer and neither does anyone else number three the YouTuber behind abandoned boys decided to head back to a remote Forest where he had once seen something that left him spooked a massive shadowy figure lurking in the trees armed with his camera he ventured deep into the Wilderness determined to uncover any trace of whatever it was he had seen before at first everything seemed normal the night was quiet and there was nothing out of the ordinary but as he hiked further along the trail that peaceful feeling started to fade an eerie tension crept in oh what

is that you not seeing this what is that suddenly strange noises broke the silence echoing through the trees it wasn't clear where they were coming from but the sounds were unsettling enough to make him stop in his tracks to make things worse small objects started flying toward him as if being thrown from somewhere nearby seen that shadow man I turned around he was backing them trees right there over here yeah right there over here yeah what the hell you didn't hear that what the he paused at the spot where he had previously seen the shadowy

figure and explained to his viewers exactly where it had been standing but before he could finish another noise interrupted him then without warning they saw it a terrifying moving near the trees Panic kicked in and they bolted running as fast as they could through the dark woods struggling to find their way back to safety fortunately they made it out unharmed but the footage they captured left viewers divided some believed it was all just an elaborate prank While others were convinced that something genuinely disturbing had happened that night number four bear The Fearless Adventurer behind the

YouTube channel exploring with bear is known for his high-risk exploration from solo camping trips in haunted forests to investigating abandoned buildings in this particular video bear revisits a remote forest in Berlin Ohio a place with a chilling reputation for Bigfoot sightings he had been here before but was scared off by unknown Intruders this time though things would take an even darker turn on December 4th 2024 bear arrived after Nightfall he parked his truck near the edge of the forest and decided to explore a cemetery he had visited visited on his last trip but as he

made his way through the woods an uneasy feeling settled over him the darkness seemed thicker and the air felt heavy as if something was watching from the Shadows my goodness forget I think the cemeter is actually in here good ways too I got a terrible feeling terrible holy smokes that was rocks that sounded like a rock Clank really close oh my goodness oh my goodness I shouldn't have done that crap that's behind us we just came from there suddenly strange sounds broke the Stillness rocks clanking together unnervingly close to where bear stood his anxiety spiked

as as he turned around only to realize that the noise was coming from the very path he had just walked then distant barking rang out echoing through the trees bear tried to shake off the tension but the sense of being watched only grew stronger did you guys hear that barking spider that surely wasn't me what is that as he scanned the forest hoping for an explanation his camera captured something unusual a faint light deep in the woods it didn't move just hovered in the distance before Vanishing behind the trees it's not coming up on camera

it's way out there I don't see it moving it's just stand still oh it just disappeared it could have went behind a tree what is that what is that it just m what is that bches man bear whispered nervously wondering aloud what it could be but before he could process what was happening a shadowy figure appeared something lurking in the dense brush realizing the danger bear bolted toward his truck Panic took over as he raced through the Dark Forest his heart pounding but what made it worse was that the figure seemed to follow him closing

the distance as he sprinted to safety he stumbled and sustained a minor injury but he didn't stop until he reached his vehicle once inside he quickly drove off leaving the Eerie Forest behind number five on March 9th 2023 she was living her dream spending the night in her van embracing the adventurous but unpredictable world of Van life while it often feels freeing some nights turn into unsettling experiences and that night in Colombia South Carolina would be no exception after driving around for hours searching for a safe spot to park and with no luck securing a

hotel she eventually pulled into the parking lot of a Hilton Garden Inn I saw this Denny that's open 24 hours but then I noticed this Hilton Garden behind it I don't know what the ratings are but listen I'm tired so pretty sure I'm just going to park there and leave Cracker Barrel for another night and this Hilton Garden Hil Garden Hilton Garden has plenty of parking so it's about to go down also there's another van that's kind of comforting exhausted and ready to rest she hoped it would be a quiet place to spend the night

comforted by the sight of another van nearby she locked her doors and began her usual routine staying awake for a few minutes to listen to her surroundings before falling asleep okay okay so even though I'm really tired I usually stay up for a few minutes and just kind of listen to my surroundings and kind of peek out the windows coverings like I just did one or two more times just to like make sure that there's no one walking around or security rolling up on me or whatever and then I go to sleep but just minutes

after turning off her lights a loud knock shattered the silence Somebody's Knocking startled she froze her heart raced as she peaked through the window to see a man in a security uniform standing by her van [Music] just a second hi hey you have a r I just pulled over just to go to the bathroom back here I'm leaving okay she rolled the window down cautiously and he informed her that overnight parking wasn't allowed without arguing she quickly packed up and drove away the sudden knock had shaken her still rattled she finally spotted a Quality Inn

down the road and decided to park there even though it had less than St review hundreds of Hotel parking lots that I ever got the knock and I hadn't even fallen asleep I had just like I said just sat there and listened for a few minutes it hadn't even been 5 minutes since I turned off the camera when I heard that knock now normally if it was like I don't know if it was in the middle of the night I would probably not have answered because of safety and because they wouldn't have known that I

was in there but since they saw me pull up and park then they were like bro no um that's the car that was parked behind me so when I pulled up and turned and parked that car was parked there with their lights on but it's a regular car it wasn't like a security car so it was looked like two dudes which I couldn't really see but it looked like two dudes in that car in that regular car so I thought it was just like people staying at the hotel but that's interesting that they have security

officers in their uniform but in regular cars as she settled in once more she reflected on what had happened she also noted something odd when she arrived at the Hilton she had seen a regular car parked with its lights on it didn't look like a security vehicle thankfully she woke up safe the next morning but the fear from that knock lingered van life may be adventurous and freeing but moments like that are a harsh reminder it's not always as carefree as it seems number six a group of fishermen out on the Open Sea noticed something

strange bobbing in the distance curious they steered closer and were stunned by what they found it was a young girl floating all alone on a unicorn inflatable eerily calm despite being a drift in the vast ocean a missing child report from a nearby Beach suddenly came to mind and everything began to make sense she must have accidentally drifted away while playing near the shore without hesitation the fisherman navigated carefully toward her and managed to pull her aboard safely thanks to their quick actions the girl was soon reunited with her worried family bringing the heart-stopping incident

to a happy conclusion number seven Elliot and Joe from the ghost Theory YouTube channel headed out on a late night adventure after receiving a tip about a mysterious abandoned manner the place was rumored to be haunted and an explorer who had visited earlier claimed to have heard strange Sounds by 2: a.m. Elliot and Joe arrived their flashlights cutting through the suffocating Darkness as they stepped into the decaying long forgotten structure mold crept up the peeling walls broken Furniture lay scattered across the floors and the heavy silence pressed down on them the Mana felt Frozen in

time steeped in history and something else yeah no one even knows what happened to him as far as far as I now just absolutely unbelievable how do we come across this all right and this is steeped in history by the look of there yeah still feels like a lot of energy here as well weird okay can you hear us did you hear that then it sounded like that just went ding really quiet though no I didn't hear it I probably was speaking at time or something at first nothing happened they called out asking if any

Spirits were present nothing just the echo of their own voices but then the noises began a rattling sound as if a metal bucket had moved by itself in a nearby room before elot could answer the temperature seemed to drop and their fully charged camera battery suddenly drained to zero [ __ ] out of you um I'm already freaked out yeah there's a do in the doorway that was not there before I swear to that was not there before absolutely off was that there before that wasn't there before that was not because we you would walk

through like it's not even Big Joe that was not there oh no no no that wasn't there no no no no no no no no no that was not there no I no no not happening not then came the sound a loud deliberate thud from down the hall they swung their flashlights toward the noise and froze sitting in the doorway was a doll the doll small and unsettling stared back at them they checked the footage sure enough it wasn't there earlier a thin necklace dangled from the doll's neck oddly clean in the dusty room then

they noticed something else a knife on the floor just inches away from the doll the tension was suffocating if this was a prank there were no signs of anyone else in the manor if it wasn't then what had moved the doll can you move that doll why cuz it's next to a knife I move the knife the door okay please explain to me that happens you're being way too quiet for this because I don't know what the say you seem really calm about just myself and I want to leave unable to shake the overwhelming unease

they decided to leave the Mana has since been sealed off its Secrets locked inside as for the doll it still sits there exactly where it shouldn't be waiting number eight Alyssa vanilla a well-known YouTube Creator documents her life as a solo female traveler living out of her van her channel is a Roar and unfiltered mix of Van life adventures travel Vlogs and personal insights into the up and downs of life on the road on October 10th 2022 Alyssa shared an unsettling experience that occurred while she was camping alone in the desert near Tucson Arizona okay

yes I am I'm just kind of checking Mak sure everybody's got enough water and oh okay are you a ranger or no no no I just live close oh okay so I come out and check make sure cuz I know there's a lot of people that come out here that don't have a lot I'm here just checking on people making sure they got water got what they need um so if you do stay I'll see you again but that's all I'm doing okay well I'm just I had [ __ ] stolen from my house two

years ago so two years ago I started doing that I started making myself open to people that were out here MH giv them my name so they knew who I was so they they saw my face and you know what it's worked for me nobody still sh from my house and what is your name Johnny so if you need a shower you're welome to you know fine um probably would work better since you're a female it would probably work better if you came by while I was there a couple of times just so my wife

gets to know you she doesn't think there's something stupid going on but you know if you need a shower or something that's not a problem as the video begins Alysa explains why she chose the isolated spot Midway through her narration the sound of an approaching ATV interrupts the Cal a man named Johnny appears and Strikes up a conversation that quickly turns awkward he says he patrols the area to check on campers and ensure they have enough water then things get stranger he invites Alyssa to shower at his house and meet his wife so that in

his words she doesn't think something stupid is going on although the conversation seems innocent on the surface Alyssa can't shake her discomfort after Johnny leaves she starts hearing faint muffled voices nearby and begins to feel uneasy she stays put for a while not wanting to overreact but her instincts tell her something isn't right then Johnny returns this time he warns Alysa that someone is watching her through binoculars from a nearby Mountain he describes the man as driving an older Dodge pickup and says he claims to offer water to campers essentially describing himself alysa's confusion and

discomfort grow as she realizes Johnny might be pretending to be someone else warning her about himself hi so you have a guy on the mountain up there that is watching you with binoculars okay well that's unnerving well it's not that you can't stay just I'll be honest with you side of the mountain is sa really yes okay he's driving a older Dodge pickup and he told me he comes out here and offers water uhhuh to people mhm but I would stay away from me parks up there and looks around to see who might need water

who might need this you might need that me or did he just tell you that he was watching me um when I pulled up he had his field glasses up looking this direction I was like uh what are you looking at yeah um well I'm just looking to see if there's anybody that needs water he's uh you see that white truck um underneath the tree I'm I'm right in the tree view so all right come come out here and I'll show you just so you know it's also just odd that there's not anybody out here

get a get a good description of that truck it was a white truck it's white and burgundy despite trying to remain polite Alysa is clearly unsettled as Johnny lingers watching her while she finishes her laundry she later notices upon reviewing her footage just how intently he had been staring at her when she asks if he needs anything Johnny suddenly seems to snap out of it and leaves as soon as he's out of sight Alyssa hastily packs up her things tears down her window covers and drives away as fast as she can determined to get as

far from the area as possible for solo Travelers encountering another person in an isolated area can be far more terrifying than any imagined danger Alyssa's experience captured on camera offers a chilling reminder of the risks female Travelers sometimes face while navigating the world alone number nine the bearded Explorer Colin is no stranger to Eerie and abandoned places known for his Fearless approach to Urban exploration he's built a reputation for venturing into some of the creepiest locations on October 26th 2024 cins set out on another spine chilling Adventure this time to an abandoned house nestled in

the middle of a cemetery in UK this particular house which had been deserted for nearly 25 years had a dark history and a reputation for being haunted by Spirits rumored to roam the surrounding graveyard despite its frightening reputation Colin wasn't one to sh away from danger an abandoned house in the middle of a cemetery on my own this is going to be terrifying I'm actually stood in the middle of cemetery completely on my own at the moment night I am exploring this abandoned haunted house on my own I'm not very happy that I walking around

the cemetery with his camera in hand he arrived at the cemetery after Nightfall prepared to explore the dilapidated house on his own he noted the unsettling quietness of the area as he approached the building and even before before stepping inside there was a palpable heaviness in the air as he filmed the crumbling exterior he explained the background of the house again it's been abandoned for a very very long time there is actually a bit of a funny story to this so when I was at school one of the girls in my school class actually used

to live in this house I mean that was over for 25 years ago so very long time ago I never ever went in there it it wasn't that kind of relationship we were just friends in class but she actually used to live in we used to always take the Mi out oh you live in a house and Cemetery it's haunted la la la la la apparently it was haunted she used to tell us stories about footsteps and seeing images at the bottom of her bed we never used to believe her at the time but who

knows once inside Colin carefully began his exploration the house was in Ruins with peeling wallpaper broken furniture and shattered windows that had been left untouched for years as he moved from room to room a sense of unease grew there was something about The Silence that felt unnatural oh we've got even more of these dolls in hair these are really l I love these B is that oh my God I have just got the biggest like the Goosebumps I've gone all up the back of my legs and all on my arms that's horrible that is really

nice I don't know what that is it's probably come off one of the old um chapels outside what was that I don't know if you heard that but that sounded like a tap tap tap oh please don't know there be anyone in here oh don't like this suddenly the Stillness was broken by a faint tapping sound from above startled Colin paused to listen old buildings often made noises but there was something deliberate about this sound as though someone or something was walking around upstairs he hesitated but his curiosity pushed him forward just the ceiling in

here as well oh no please don't tell me that is this this an old chapel I'm just looking at the shape of the ceiling obviously with the doors but the window as well okay I'm going to get out of here obviously the Goosebumps in here are horrible these doors are lovely look how thick they are oh god what the [ __ ] is that actually sound like there was someone upstairs hello okay that was horrible that actually sounded like there was somebody walking around upstairs hello okay this is terrifying now the Upper Floor of the

house was even more unsettling than the first the rooms were small and claustrophobic with dark Corners that seemed to stretch into the shadows as Colin searched the floor checking each room the Eerie atmosphere only intensified every Creek of the floorboards beneath his feet seemed Amplified in the quiet that mirror I don't I don't like that mirror at all that is horrible oh dear okay let's go and have hello oh my God this is [Music] horrible oh God hello but there's no one in here good okay I think we've got another bedroom to looking opposite here

God this is horrible this is really really horrible I don't like this at all okay there's nobody in here then as he reached the final room something caught his eye hello think you can hear something no there's a there's a ladder there's too light to go in there there's another lock space there okay I think this is the last room I'm in this s a cup or something oh that was the bathroom oh [ __ ] [ __ ] in the corner of the room partially hidden behind an old shower curtain there was a figure

it wasn't a ghostly Apparition it was a person crouched and trying to stay out of sight the unexpected Discovery sent a jolt of fear through Colin without waiting to find out who it was or what they were doing there he quickly backed out of the room and rushed down the stairs oh my God that was horrible okay I've got to get out of here that was Bloody horrible I don't know what that was I don't know if there's someone in there but I'm not hanging around to find out I'm getting out of it once outside

Colin took a deep breath grateful to be back in the open air he didn't look back as he made his way to his car shaken but relieved to have escaped unscathed this encounter was unlike anything he had experiened before and it was clear that this exploration had pushed even Colin who had seen his fair share of scary places to his limits though he managed to leave safely The Haunting memory of that night remained with him it was a stark reminder that in abandoned places the real danger isn't always the ghosts it's the living number 10

Frank well known for his YouTube channel frankot TV is no stranger to venturing into places most would never dare visit his reputation as a Fearless investigator of eerie abandoned and reportedly haunted locations has earned him a dedicated following in this particular video Frank revisits a cemetery that locals claim is haunted the place has a long-standing reputation for Eerie phenomena including disembodied voices shadowy figures and reports of strange rituals said to have demonic undertones because of its dark reputation the cemetery is widely avoided after Nightfall however for Frank the D only heightens his determination to uncover

the truth arriving at the cemetery as night falls Frank is instantly on alert the Apparently this has been like a hot spot it's a very famous witch that pretty much passed away and people come to serve this area and I want to see if they're even doing a ceremony now or tonight all right so I have a candle I'm going to turn the camera around so you guys can see I'm not going directly to it just yet because that looks like it was just lit Le I think it is wait a second I got more

candles in here all right before I go inside I want what go around this place the faint glow of recently lit candles scattered among the graves catches his attention although candles in cemeteries are not uncommon something about these particular ones seems off scanning the area to ensure he's alone Frank begins his investigation his instincts on high alert all right oh [ __ ] I got somebody [Music] yelling all right I just got the sound of somebody yelling over here I got something in the back there I just saw look like a light slightly but wait

you saw that right there I knew it there I heard the screen coming from [ __ ] I can't stick myself out I'm G to stick the camera out see what the hell are you doing as he moves deeper into the cemetery an unsettling Sound reaches his ears a distant echoing yell his unease grows as he notices faint movements near one of the tombs peering closer Frank spots a dark figure that seems to retreat into the Shadows memories of a previous encounter at the same Cemetery flashed through his mind when he stumbled Upon A mysterious

group clad in dark robes this time however there appears to be only one person or so it seems Oh Black see if they light another candle that's one the last time I was here I saw like seven people let me zoom out in case I see somebody else oh [ __ ] we movement coming from over here to the right you see but I don't see anything I want to see if I can start staying a little bit more inside the tomb area just so that way I'm not so obvious cuz I stand towards the

main road if they start passing by oh God they're going to see me so I am definitely hearing something and I think I did something extremely stupid I'm still trying to see if I can see any lights or candles or anything for what I seen that person walking through here and look right over there I don't know if they see me but I just saw something dark and then they went right into the tomb I'm going to zoom in here look look at the tomb look you see it as he cautiously continues his exploration a

deep sense of dread begins to take hold Frank can't shake the feeling that he's being watched he tries to remain out of sight staying near the tombs to avoid drawing attention to himself but the tension only increases when he notices subtle movements near another grave what's worse strange noises begin to echo through the cemetery definitely oh I lost light hold on there we go going to keep the camera still it's definitely moving that is aead I'm hoping it it comes out a little bit more see if I can get closer I'm going to be making

my way out of here I want to see if I can get towards another area so I am now approaching the area where I seen that kid and if you don't know what I'm talking about I'll show you the clip [Music] here what's the creepiest part is that this whole area in the back is known for children that deceased children the K children that passed away that's what this whole area is known for so to see a kid running through there like nothing at that specific area of this graveyard kind of freaked me out but

to keep saying I just have to be like logical and just kind of be like okay they could be a part of uh the group that was here and that's kind of what I'm going with for now switching it back into a night vision again a childlike laugh drifting faintly on the wind the unsettling laughter stops as abruptly as it began leaving an oppressive silence in its wake stealing himself Frank presses on determined to document as much as possible but the deeper he Ventures the more oppressive the atmosphere becomes I don't even want to raise

my voice I want to see if it happens naturally what is that you see you hear it that is a kid laughing I really feel like I'm being watched right now down this area I'm going to keep making my way forward and uh seeing what's on the other side I hate this area this area is by far the creepiest for me what the holy [ __ ] his nerves Fray when he suddenly notices a motionless figure slumped against a tomb wall the person is eerily still dressed in all black and gives no indication of being

alive the sight is enough to stop Frank in his tracks sending a cold shiver down his spine despite the overwhelming sense of danger Frank pushes forward hoping to find a quieter spot on the other side of the cemetery but things take a terrifying turn holy [ __ ] I'm probably not going to go up that way all black who's wearing all black that looked like a shadow oh [ __ ] that scared the [ __ ] out of me hold on let me get let me get out of this here it's starting to rain a

lot now oh my god get get that when loud sudden banging sounds begin to reverberate from somewhere nearby and then out of nowhere a woman appears her sudden presence is jarring and there's something deeply unsettling about her demeanor she seems disoriented m incoherently and her piercing gaze leaves Frank Frozen in place it's not the first time he has seen her he recalls a previous encounter where she had spoken of searching for her missing husband despite the fact that he was long deceased this time her behavior is even more bizarre adding to the growing sense of

dread no no okay yeah yeah thank just happened she's just staring at me yeah she's like run run get get out of here what [ __ ] just [ __ ] happened see yeah gra I am so confused for what the hell just happened right now I just got I don't know what just hell happened she just came out of nowhere and told me to get out and that sound like the same lady that I seen the last time where she was like noo noo um I don't know she said something last time it sound

like the same lady but she say she was looking for her husband Frank doesn't wait to find out what will happen next shaken and overwhelmed he decides it's time to leave as he hurriedly makes his way back to the entrance he reflects on everything he has experienced as he leaves the cemetery behind Frank knows that this experience will stay with him for a long long time though disappointed that he had to cut his investigation short he is also relieved to escape without encountering something worse