Sarah Logan Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
According to hotel management quoted by Lookout, the main ghost is Sarah Logan, the judge's niece, said to have drowned in the creek that runs through the Brook Room, and described by guests as a girl in a white dress with blonde curly hair. Source: Lookout Santa Cruz, 2023.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Lookout Santa Cruz (2023) wrote that the lodge was originally built in the 1890s by Superior Court judge James Harvey Logan, hosted Hollywood stars and Herbert Hoover, and was bought in 2013 by Pravin Patel after being shut for several years. The Brook Room has been closed since the 1990s (Lookout Santa Cruz).
Ghost stories
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The girl in the pool Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Lookout reported guest claims of the drained pool appearing full with a girl swimming, wet footprints around it, and the owner hearing a little girl laughing and items moving near the Brook Room. Ghost Adventures filmed there in 2012. Source: Lookout Santa Cruz, 2023.
Lookout reported guest claims of the drained pool appearing full with a girl swimming, wet footprints around it, and the owner hearing a little girl laughing and items moving near the Brook Room. Ghost Adventures filmed there in 2012. Source: Lookout Santa Cruz, 2023.
Then and now
Public access
Partly open It operates as a hotel; Lookout reported some sections closed pending restoration (Lookout Santa Cruz, 2023). Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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