Mysterious house made of driftwood appears perched precariously on side of California cliff just feet above crashing Pacific waves
A mysterious house made of driftwood appears to be perched precariously on a California cliff, just a few feet above the waves of the Pacific Ocean
- The dilapidated three-story structure was first spotted by drone on a treacherous cliff near Devil’s Slide in December 2022.
- It is not clear if anyone lives in the home, but signs of life include a punching bag, a lone wooden chair and a completely enclosed space.
A mysterious makeshift house has appeared on the bluffs of California Bay.
The dilapidated three-story structure was first spotted by drone in December 2022 on a treacherous cliff at Devil’s Slide, Pacifica, a 30-minute drive from San Francisco. Devil’s Slide is notorious for landslides – with a road that used to run nearby since destroyed.
The property appears to be built of driftwood and has several rooms perched precariously on the cliff face, offering beautiful – but very dangerous – views of the Pacific Ocean.
It is not clear if anyone lives in the home, but signs of life include a punching bag, a lone wooden chair and a completely enclosed space.
No indication was given as to who lives in the building and it is not on provincial land.
“We were walking along the coast of California in a familiar place and I noticed something strange on the cliffs,” drone operator @ParallaxEffect said of their footage.
The dilapidated three-story structure was first spotted by drone on a treacherous cliff near Devil’s Slide, Pacifica, in December 2022.
‘When I started investigating, it revealed one of the most incredible human structures I have ever seen.
‘We had so many questions: who made this? Why? Why here? How??!’ They wrote.
The drone footage shows waves just meters away from the base of the structure.
You can see the tarpaulin covering the bare poles blowing in the strong coastal wind.
Various traffic signs and buoys appear throughout the site.
Images from Google Earth also reveal a rope connecting the structure to the Devil’s Slide Trail, providing an entrance and exit.
A spokesperson for San Mateo County told SFGATE that since the structure is located on ocean cliffs, it “is not on county land.”
The authority said they are examining the data to see if more information is available.
It is not clear if anyone lives in the home, but signs of life include a punching bag, a lone wooden chair and a completely enclosed space.
Devil’s Slide, named for its deadly descent into the sea, carried Highway 1 to the top of a cliff until several large landslides made the route unsafe.
Instead, tunnels were dug further inland through the rocks and in 2013 the new section of the Pacific Coast Highway opened.
The former highway was then developed into the Devil’s Slide hiking trail, which passes just above the curious house.
It is not known who built the structure and when, nor who lives there or visits it.