Ghost Towns
& Mining CampsBallarat
Recreation, supplies and entertainment for miners in Panamint MountainsBodie
California's best preserved ghost town.Calico Ghost Town
Ghost town attraction. Gun fights, train rides, old silver minesCaliente
Railroad construction camp and shipping center for Walker Basin.Cartago
Landing and loading point for bullion from Cerro Gordo mines.Cerro Gordo
At its peak over 1,000 people lived here working in mines as the ...Chloride City
Cima
Deserted town in the Mojave National PreserveCudahy
The Old Dutch Cleanser mine and camp in the El Paso Mountains Daggett West MojaveDarwin
1870's silver boom townDolomite
- Mining ghost town at north end of Owens Lake.Dublin Gulch
The caves in the soft hills of this wash were used as housing for ...Garlock
California historical site in the El Paso Mountains originally known as Cow WellsGoldstone
Goler Gulch
John Goler was one of the Lost '49ers who had seen gold in one of the canyons on his way ...Harrisburg
Currently known as Aguereberry Camp - Home of Pete Aguereberry.Johannesburg
Small mining community off of highway 395 near RandsburgKeeler
Port and bullion production town for Cerro Gordo mines.Kelso
Little town just about in the dead center of the desert built to serve the railroad.Leadfield
Leadfield's legacy is the road through Titus Canyon. A narrow, twisting canyon that ...Llano
Community built, adequate water wasn't steady in supply.New Dale Ghost Town
About 1910 New Dale was built several miles south of Old Dale. Of course ...Nipton
Rail town and supply depot in the East MojaveOld Dale Ghost Town
Over the years there were several towns named "Dale" in the district east of Twentynine PalmsProvidence
Boomtown of Providence near Mitchell Caverns in the Mojave PreserveRagtown
Ragtown, a ragged experience south of Ludlow.Randsburg
Yellow Aster Mine and Rand Mining DistrictRed Mountain
Near Randsburg & JohannesburgRhyolite
Large Nevada ghost town west of Beatty near Death ValleySearchlight
Mining Camp and Colorado River portShoshone
Southeast of Death ValleySkidoo
In January 1906, clouds rolled in over the top of the Panamints. The blinding fog kept ...Swansea
Owens Valley - North MojaveBaldwin
Old buildings at Lake Baldwin near Big BearRoute 66 Ghost Towns
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Ludlow -
Barstow -
Route 66
Not far from busy Interstate 40 is Ludlow, abandoned and forgotten
Goffs - Route 66
Essex - Route 66
Cadiz Summit - Route 66
Death Valley Ghost Towns
East Mojave Ghost Towns
---About Ghost Towns
Old mining camps that have lost most of their population at some stage of their history, are sometimes included in the category, although they are active towns and cities today to various degrees. Shoshone and Randsburg are a good examples of this.
Some ghost towns such as Calico and Bodie are tourist attractions preserving architecture (more so Bodie). These towns exist in a protected state, with Calico, a nearly pure tourist attraction, makes money.
An attempt to declare an "Official Ghost Town" in California collapsed when the supporters of the town of Calico, in Southern California, and those of Bodie, in Northern California, could not come to an agreement as to which of their favorites was more deserving.
As a compromise, Calico is the official silver ghost town, while Bodie takes the gold ghost town designation.
Randsburg, a living ghost town
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