Every site here is reachable legally, but the road matters: 'ghost town' can mean a preserved main street your sedan reaches, or a shelf road that eats stock SUVs. Filter by access before you commit a day.
Visit like a historian, not a scavenger. Most structures are on private land or protected by the Antiquities Act — view from paths, take nothing, touch little, and never enter leaning buildings. These places survive on restraint.
The Ghost Towns Map — all 24 sites, numbered, with access ratings. History remains; let’s keep it that way.Tap to open full size
Before you go: high sites are snowbound October through June, 4WD roads change yearly, and private-property boundaries are real — obey postings. Verified July 2026.
