![]() This post is part of Weekend Wanderlust at A Brit and A Southerner and The Weekly Postcard at Travel Notes and Beyond. Or share this post with others by pinning on Pinterest!.Follow us on Twitter for links to great travel articles curated just for you.Check us out on Instagram to see what we are up to in photos.Join us on Facebook for regular updates and related articles.If You Enjoyed This Post, Sign Up To Receive Posts By Email or. What to Bring: Sunblock, water and wear a hat to protect against the heat. In addition, the train ride is $4 per person. ![]() Three of the attractions – Maggie Mine, gold panning, and Mystery Shack – charge $2 each for entry. except Christmas DayĬost: $8 per adult ($5 for kids under 15, free for kids under 5). We didn’t spend too long here because of the heat (110 degrees!), but you could easily spend 2 hours here with kids.Īddress: 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA 92398 (Exit I-15 at Ghost Town Road) It’s probably not something I would want to do more than once, but it was worth a stop to see this cool piece of history and the excitement in my son’s eyes as he lived his visions of cowboys and Indians. Even though it’s a ghost town, it’s not free!Īdults might find it kitschy and boring, but kids will be all over it! There are mine tunnels to be explored, a train ride taking you to areas you cannot see on foot, squashed penny machines and even shoot-outs between the staff! Along with learning about it’s history, there are plenty of souvenir shops and fee based attractions to lure you in. Today Calico offers visitors an opportunity to explore its history while also enjoying the beauty of the surrounding desert. In the 1950s, Walter Knott (of Knott’s Berry fame) purchased Calico. Apart from five original buildings that have remained the same, much of the original town was rebuilt to what it might have looked like in the old West. Over time, the dessert took it’s toll on the original ghost town, and not much of it is left. The miner’s packed up, loaded their animals and moved away abandoning the town that once gave them riches. However, when silver lost its value in the mid 1890s, Calico lost its population. In it’s heyday, with over 500 mines, Calico produced millions of dollars in silver ore. It is super touristy but also provides a real sense for what life might have been like back in the day.Ĭalico is an old West mining town that has been around since 1881. ![]() I will warn you though, it probably isn’t quite what you imagine a ghost town to be like, or at least it wasn’t what I thought it would look like. The few I have on my list to visit haven’t been on any route we’ve taken, so when I happened across Calico Ghost Town on our way back from Utah last summer, I was excited to make a stop.Ĭalico Ghost Town is perfectly located in the middle of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, making it a great stop over point for a break on the long boring drive. Along with its history and attractions, Calico Ghost Town has shops, restaurants and offers camping and outdoor recreation not available at most of our other park facilities.Ever since moving to California I have heard of it’s ghost towns. ![]() The park offers visitors an opportunity to share in its rich history and enjoy the natural beauty of the surrounding desert environment. Today Calico is part of the San Bernardino County Regional Parks system visited by people from around the country and all over the world. Calico received State Historical Landmark 782 and in 2005 was proclaimed by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to be California's Silver Rush Ghost Town. It became a "ghost town." Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950's architecturally restoring all but the five original buildings to look as they did in the 1880's. The miner's packed up, loaded their mules and moved away abandoning the town that once gave them a good living. Several annual events draw thousands of international visitors which include Calico Days, Bluegrass Festival, Halloween Haunt, and Holiday Festival. When silver lost its value in the mid-1890's, Calico lost its population. Along with its wholly unique history and attractions, Calico Ghost Town offers shops, restaurants, camping and outdoor recreation not available at most other park facilities in San Bernardino County. With its 500 mines, Calico produced over $20 million in silver ore over a 12-year span. Calico is an old West mining town that has been around since 1881 during the largest silver strike in California.
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