CA Ghost Towns
Latest posts: - Dayton - Silver city - Gold Hill - Virginia City - Trona - Calico - Masonic: Chemung Mine
Dayton
Our next stop in Nevada was Dayton. Not a real ghost town, as it has a population of over 8000 and is locater straight on the highway. But the old downtown is rather interesting.
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Silver city
On your way from Virginia city to Dayton there is the third “semi-ghost” town of the same mining district - Silver City.
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Gold Hill
On your way to Virginia city you would pass a small town - Gold Hill. This place is worth a visit.
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Virginia City
Virginia City was the first “ghost town” I visited in Nevada. I was there twice - in 2015 and in 2017. This post will contain photos from both trips.
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Trona
Yes, technically Trona is not a ghost town. It had almost 2000 population in 2015. But for every inhabited house in the town there are 1 or 2 abandoned. This town looks like it is far away from it’s best days.
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Calico
This was a bit of a disappointment, because the beautiful ghost town was turned into the tourist attraction with all the “typical attributes of the wild west 1 century town”.
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Masonic: Chemung Mine
We planned to get the whole way to Masonic, but my 2WD with low clearance was not able to get through the dirt road and we had to stop 3-4 miles from the Masonic town.