Wyoming Frontier Prison Ghost Hunt, Rawlins, Wyoming
$129.00
Join Haunted Rooms America for exclusive overnight access to the Wyoming Frontier Prison — where 200 people died across eighty years of executions, violence, and brutal conditions. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and widely regarded as the most actively haunted location in Wyoming, this is a serious paranormal investigation at a site where every investigation has produced evidence. Equipment provided. Limited places available.
Event time: 8PM – 2AM MT
18 and over only!
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Wyoming Frontier Prison Ghost Hunts
Where eighty years of suffering left something behind in the walls.
Built from Rawlins sandstone and opened in 1901, the Wyoming Frontier Prison operated for eighty years without mercy. When its doors finally closed in 1981, approximately 13,500 men and women had served time within its walls. Around 200 of them never left alive — lost to execution, suicide, violence, or the sheer brutality of conditions that, for decades, included no electricity, no running water, and winters where temperatures plunged to sixty below.
Today, the prison is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also widely considered the most actively haunted location in Wyoming.
A History Written in Suffering
Discipline at the Wyoming Frontier Prison was enforced through methods that belong to another era. Inmates who defied the rules were dragged to the punishment pole — a concrete pillar in a small, enclosed room — where they were chained and beaten with rubber hoses and leather straps. Their screams carried through Cell Block A, serving as a warning to every man listening.
For more severe infractions, there was the dungeon — known among inmates as “The Old Hole” — a lightless, freezing isolation cell where men were confined for weeks. Records describe guards manipulating feeding schedules to disorient prisoners, in at least one documented case driving an inmate to permanent insanity.
The Death House, completed in 1916, contained six death row cells and Wyoming’s indoor Julien Gallows — a uniquely grim mechanism in which the condemned man’s own weight, triggered by a water-operated trap door, carried out the execution. Nine men were hanged here. In 1936, a gas chamber was installed, and five more men were executed using hydrocyanic acid gas. Fourteen executions in total. Every one of them took place within these walls.
Documented Paranormal Activity
The prison’s reputation for paranormal activity is not built on rumor. Site Director Tina Hill has stated plainly: “Every paranormal investigation that we hold here comes up with some evidence, so I just tell everyone that we are officially haunted.”
The Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures dedicated a full investigation to the prison, capturing what the crew described as some of the most compelling evidence they had ever recorded — including a camera that moved on its own in a room where no living person was present.
Staff and visitors have consistently reported a range of phenomena across the facility: physical contact including touches on the shoulders and back, hair being pulled, disembodied footsteps and voices, cell doors opening and closing without explanation, and objects being displaced and later found in different locations. EVP recordings have captured clear responses, ranging from pleas for help to mundane requests.
The Gas Chamber
Five men died in this room. Among them was Andrew Pixley, convicted of the murder of a circuit court judge’s children. Pixley holds a grim distinction: he took nearly seven minutes to die — far longer than the typical execution — and reportedly laughed throughout. Candles placed in Pixley’s former cell during investigations have been observed to flicker violently, extinguish completely, and then reignite on their own.
The gas chamber remains one of the prison’s most active locations. Tour guides and investigators routinely report hearing footsteps in and around the chamber long after the building has been cleared of visitors.
The Death House and Death Row
Visitors entering the Death House frequently describe an overwhelming sensation of pressure on the chest — a phenomenon reported independently by numerous people with no prior knowledge of other accounts. The reflection of a man wearing a brimmed hat has been observed in the room where the Julien Gallows once stood, though no physical source for the reflection has ever been identified.
The Showers
The shower area is considered by many investigators to be the prison’s single most active location. The sound of crying has been reported repeatedly by people approaching the area, only to find it completely empty upon arrival.
The Legend of the Pie Lady
One of the prison’s most enduring stories involves a Rawlins woman known as the “Pie Lady” — said to have been a local resident named Esther who baked pies for the inmates each week. According to the legend, a paroled inmate tracked her down after his release and murdered her. Upon his return to the prison, fellow inmates — enraged at the loss of the woman who had shown them kindness — hanged him from the second-floor balcony.
It should be noted that no archival records have confirmed this account, and it is considered local legend rather than documented history. However, multiple independent witnesses — including prison staff, visitors, and paranormal investigators — have reported seeing what appears to be a group of spectral figures carrying out a hanging from the upper walkway, as though the scene replays on a loop.
Your Investigation
We are offering exclusive overnight access to the Wyoming Frontier Prison for a guided paranormal investigation. This is not a theatrical haunted house experience. This is a serious investigation of a location where decades of documented suffering have left an imprint that hundreds of visitors and investigators have independently confirmed.
You will have access to the gas chamber, the Death House, death row, the cell blocks, the showers, and the solitary confinement areas. Our team will provide professional-grade paranormal equipment and experienced investigators to guide your session.
For those seeking the ultimate test: we offer the opportunity to conduct a solitary vigil inside the gas chamber itself. Seated in the same steel chair where five condemned men spent their final moments, with the door closed and the lights extinguished, you will have the chance to determine for yourself whether Andrew Pixley — or anyone else — is still present.
This is one of the most actively investigated paranormal locations in the United States. The evidence is extensive. The history is real. The only question that remains is yours to answer.
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History
Nestled in the rugged heartland of Wyoming, the Wyoming Frontier Prison stands as a monument to a bygone era of American penal history. Designed by the same visionary architects behind Alcatraz, this castle-like granite fortress began its imposing rise in 1888, with land acquired from the railroad.
Despite financial hurdles that delayed its completion until 1901, the prison soon became infamous as the abode for the most hardened criminals and those convicted of lesser crimes, previously held in Laramie. Almost immediately, it was plagued by overcrowding as it absorbed the influx of wrongdoers, marking the beginning of its storied and turbulent history.
The prison’s early years were defined by a punitive ethos aimed at breaking the spirits of its inmates. With 104 dark, cramped cells lacking electricity, running water, and adequate heating—a situation that persisted until hot water was introduced in 1978—the conditions were harsh and unforgiving.
In 1906, the introduction of a dungeon house for the most violent inmates highlighted the desperate measures taken to enforce discipline within its walls.
Security was a constant challenge, underscored by a series of dramatic escapes and tragic incidents, including the killing of Guard Ed Samuelson by an armed inmate in 1907.
The prison’s population was unruly and dangerous, necessitating the eventual construction of concrete walls and towers in 1915, which curbed mass escape attempts until a notable breach in 1927.
Throughout its operational years, the prison adapted, with new cell blocks and facilities added to accommodate its evolving role in the justice system.
Inmates contributed to national efforts, from manufacturing broomsticks and shirts to producing high-quality woolen blankets for the military during World War II—a contribution that earned the prison the Navy E award.
The shadow of death loomed large over the prison with the completion of the death house in 1912. Initially, executions were carried out using the Julien Gallows, a grim apparatus that often resulted in slow, agonizing deaths through strangulation.
This macabre method was replaced in 1936 by a hydrocyanic acid gas chamber, heralding a new, albeit equally grim, era of capital punishment that lasted until 1965.
After 80 years of operation, the Wyoming Frontier Prison closed its doors in 1981. Today, it has been transformed into a museum, preserved by the Old Pen Joint Powers Board.
Its dark history, marked by tales of suffering, brutality, and the ghosts of its past, continues to fascinate and horrify visitors. Now, it serves not only as a reminder of the penal system’s evolution but as a chilling destination for those drawn to the spectral remnants of its notorious legacy.
Event Details
What’s Included?
For $129 you will enjoy the following:
- A full night of ghost hunting with the Haunted Rooms America team,
- Group vigils and experiments, guided by our experienced team,
- Use of our traditional and state-of-the-art paranormal equipment,
- Free time to investigate at the end of the night,
- Snacks and refreshments provided at intervals throughout the night.
Event Location: 500 W Walnut St, Rawlins, WY 82301
Event Time: 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM MT
Meet up at the location at the earliest 7:30 PM. There is ample parking available at the venue itself.
What to Bring?
Please bring with you a form of photo ID, and a printed off booking confirmation email (or show this on your phone).
We will be providing you with paranormal equipment to use, however, we will need something of value per group to hold onto as collateral (phone, car keys, watch, etc.)
We will be providing snacks and drinks at intervals throughout the night.
Other than that, just yourself and an open mind!
FAQ
What Should I Expect on a Ghost Hunt?
Become a paranormal investigator for the night like the TV stars of Most haunted, ghost adventures or TAPS Ghost hunters.
Use some of the specialized equipment and be guided by experienced paranormal investigators who will share their knowledge, techniques and experiences of hunting for ghosts or spirits.
Feel free to bring along any of your own equipment including but not limited to EVP recorders, flashlights, cameras or video cameras.
Bring extra clothing as in some parts old buildings may get cold but please refrain from wearing clothing that can cause distracting sounds. Many old buildings have a story to tell and we will supply them to you along with of course the ghost stories.
There will be breaks and light refreshments are provided.
We are not out to try and convince the world of the existence of an afterlife. That’s for you to decide.
We can be Sceptical and logical yet open to other beliefs and prayers of protection will be carried out.
We do not perform tricks and will not be running around with sheets on our heads!
You will be with like-minded people looking for the answer “is there really an afterlife”?
However much we try unfortunately we can’t guarantee that members of the spirit world will make their presence known but we can at least guarantee that you will experience a fun and interesting night.
Do I receive an actual ticket?
The event is ticketless. Your proof of booking is your booking confirmation email. You will also receive an email with important information prior to your event, usually the week of.
Is there any age limit of who can attend these events?
The age limit is 18 years and over.
Will there be a Medium at the event?
All events listed on Haunted Rooms are hosted by experienced Hosts and Professional Psychic/Clairvoyant Mediums. However sometimes a Medium(s) may not always be present – but as usual, you will be in very safe hands with our experienced Hosts who have a wealth of knowledge and are fully trained in all aspects of professional public ghost hunting events and experience nights.
Can I sleep at an event?
Unless it is otherwise stated, events don’t include sleepover.
Will I see a Ghost?
Unfortunately, the activity will not just happen on command, however using the various experiments and experienced hosts on the events, everything will be done to offer the best chance of spiritual activity.
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Reviews
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