Ghost Town California

Top Ghost Town Guides
These ghost town guides will help you explore the ghost towns of California and the Southwest.

Bodie Ghost Town
A guide to visiting the Mother Lode of ghost towns, with almost 200 structures still standing.

Ballarat Ghost Town
A ghost town just outside Death Valley.

Calico Ghost Town
Silver and borax mining town west of Los Angeles.

Cerro Gordo Ghost Town
1870s silver mining town. A number of buildings are still standing.

Chloride City
In Death Valley.

Chrysopolis Ghost Town
Abandoned in 1960. A few remains.

Locke
A Chinese ghost town in the Sacramento River delta.

Montgomery City
A short-lived town near Bodie.

Rhyolite Ghost Town Pictures
Pictures of a well-preserved ghost town on the California/Nevada border

Rhyolite
Technically, it's in Nevada, but Rhyolite ghost town is so close to the California border that it's easy to visit on a California vacation, especially if you're going to Death Valley.

Skidoo
One of several ghost towns near Death Valley.

Leadfield
Site of Lead and Copper Mines.