Episode 33 | Campfire Stories - Haunted Roads

In this episode, we’re pulling up a seat around the campfire to share some of Australia’s eeriest stretches of asphalt.

From the ghostly lights that chase drivers along Lemon Tree Passage Road, to the whispered tales of the Street with No Name in Glebe, and the long, lonely expanse of the Newell Highway where travellers have reported seeing things that defy explanation, these are the roads where the living and the dead might just cross paths.

In this special Campfire Stories episode, we are joined by Claire, who brings her own spine-tingling story to the fire as well as Tim and Kate, who (for a change) Megan roped into a spooky adventure! Together, we dive into urban legends, tragic crimes, eyewitness accounts, and the strange energy that lingers long after the headlights fade.

So light the fire, turn the volume up, and join us as we explore the haunted roads of Australia — where every bend in the road might hide a story waiting to be told.

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Lemon Tree Passage

This story’s brought to the fire by our special guest, Claire, who takes us to the quiet coastal town of Lemon Tree Passage — where a late-night drive can turn into something far more unsettling.

Locals say if you speed down the road after dark, a strange light appears behind you — chasing your car until you slow down. Some swear it’s the spirit of a young man killed here in a motorbike crash; others believe it’s something older, something that’s always haunted this stretch of road.

Claire exploring beautiful Lemon Tree Passage

The bend where many have seen the Ghost of Lemon Tree Passage

The sign mentioned in our chat with the locals

The Street with No Name

Tucked away in the heart of Glebe lies a laneway so ordinary you could walk past it a hundred times without noticing, yet the stories that cling to it are anything but ordinary.

Megan took her friends Kate and Tim there to help with her 'spooky homework' but told them nothing of strange sounds, cold patches of air, and the unsettling feeling of being watched. Bad things have happened in that narrow stretch over the years, violence, tragedy, and moments the neighbourhood would rather forget.

We chat with Tim, who shares with us about the night they visited and the ghostly encounter he experienced for himself.

Whether it’s the echo of Glebe’s dark past or something that still lingers in the shadows, the Street with No Name is not a place our little ghost hunters will be heading back to any time soon!

Megan, Kate and Tim before the ghost hunt

Peeking through the gates

Our possum friend, who is really looking like a ticketmaster kangaroo in this pic!

Newell Highway

Stretching for more than a thousand kilometres, the Newell Highway cuts straight through the heart of New South Wales — long, lonely, and known for more than its endless trucks and roadhouses.

In this story, Shannon takes us into the wild stretch near the Pilliga Forest, where tales of the Pilliga Princess still haunt weary travellers. Once a familiar figure along the roadside, her ghost is said to appear to drivers late at night — a tragic reminder of a woman who lived hard and died harder.

But she’s not the only thing said to walk this highway. From eerie lights in the scrub to chilling stories of Yowie encounters, the Pilliga has become a place where myth and memory blur together beneath the endless night sky.

Whether it’s folklore, fear, or something truly out there, one thing’s for sure — you don’t travel the Newell Highway after nightfall!