Desert · Day trip · Road trip stop · Book P.202–203
Calico Ghost Town
About
Calico Ghost Town, in the hills near Yermo, was a silver-mining boomtown founded in 1881 and abandoned when the ore ran out; it was restored in the 1950s and is now a county park done up as an Old West town. Walk Main Street, tour a mine and ride the little train; the midday summer heat is intense, so go in the morning or late afternoon. Vegas is about two hours on.
Jasmine says
The remains of an 1880s silver-mining town: the most complete Western film set on the I-15.
Insider tips
- The mine-tour train is worth a ride.
- Midday in summer is scorching; stop in the morning or late afternoon.
- About two hours from Vegas; treat it as an intermission.
- Address
- 36600 Ghost Town Rd, Yermo, CA 92398
- Best time
- Road trip stop
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