They find the abandoned Camp Crystal Lake and search the dilapidated camp house for any signs of his sister. One of the students, Jenna (Danielle Panabaker) decides to help Clay find his sister, and they go into the woods. During the search, Clay meets a group of thrill-seeking college students who have just arrived at Crystal Lake for a weekend of sex, booze and pot smoking. Their warnings go unheard, because he must find and rescue his sister. Local citizens have advised Clay not to go into those woods, because anyone who shows up missing is already dead, and he is wasting his time.
The police have searched with no luck, and Clay is searching alone. (Synopsis) Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki) travels to Crystal Lake, the last known location that his missing sister Whitney (Amanda Righetti) was seen.