Hummel Park is known for numerous paranormal urban legends, including stories of albinos living in the woods, satanic rituals, unexplained apparitions, and the "Stairway to Hell" with its supposedly morphing steps. Legends also mention leaning trees from lynchings, although no official records support this. While the park is officially considered Nebraska's most haunted location by many, the Omaha Parks and Recreation Department encourages people to focus on the park's beauty rather than its myths and stories. A persistent legend claims that a tribe of albinos lives in the park's deep woods and may become aggressive or even eat people caught after dark. Rumors persist of satanic rituals taking place in the park, with some stories mentioning a former lodge covered in graffiti and two fireplaces that were walled up but then found broken open. Some legends suggest the bent trees in the park are due to lynchings that occurred in the early 1900s, or that the leaning is caused by the ghosts of those who were hanged there. A staircase within the park is known as the "Stairway to Hell," with folklore stating that the number of steps changes when counting on the ascent and descent, sometimes revealing the devil to the person who counts the same number twice. The Omaha Parks and Recreation Department acknowledges the myths surrounding Hummel Park but wants people to forget them and appreciate the park's natural beauty. Visitors have reported seeing shadowy figures between trees, hearing screams, and experiencing feelings of paranoia and fear.