What is Wraiths (wraiths.ca)?
Wraiths is a personal urban exploration website documenting abandoned and forgotten places in British Columbia, Canada. It has been run by the same explorers for over a decade, and the site itself is now in its fifth distinct version, roughly two decades after the first one went live. If you want first-hand write-ups and photos of closed asylums, prisons, tunnels, ferries, mines, and factories around BC, this is the place — with the caveat that the site is mid-rebuild and much of the photography is deliberately low-resolution.
What you'll find on the site
The content is organized around individual exploration write-ups. According to the site's own description, the places covered include:
- Shut-down asylums and hospitals
- Closed prisons
- Secret tunnels
- Derelict ferries
- Abandoned mines
- Breweries and factories
- One-off oddities, such as the McBarge
Each write-up is meant to pair a narrative account of the visit with photos of the location. The tone is described by the operators as "weird and goofy" rather than documentary-serious.
Current state of the site
Wraiths is explicitly under reconstruction. The homepage states the rebuild is happening "as time permits," which affects what a visitor can actually use right now:
| Element | Status per the site |
|---|---|
| Exploration write-ups | Some live, others "coming soon" |
| Photos | To be added to all write-ups |
| Overall structure | Being rebuilt (5th version) |
So expect an incomplete archive rather than a finished catalog. If a specific location is your reason for visiting, there's no guarantee its page is up yet.
About the photos
The site is upfront that most images are old and low-resolution — shot on early digital cameras that were "1mp at best." The operators also note the practical constraint behind this: taking pictures in dark places with weak cameras while avoiding security is not a recipe for polished photography. Treat the images as field documentation, not portfolio work.
Who it's for
Wraiths suits readers who want a long-running, locally focused record of BC urban exploration from people who have been doing it for years, and who don't mind an unfinished site or grainy photos. It's less useful if you need current, high-resolution imagery or a complete, well-indexed database of locations.