Ghost Towns In Arizona
Take a drive and a hike and explore Arizona Ghosts Towns. There are hundreds to choose from. Starting in Central Arizona from Phoenix many are just 1 to 3 hours away by car.
Gold King Mine Ghost Town
Many were former mining sites that were abandoned after their boom years. See this picture of the old Gold King Mine ghost town. Some like Tombstone hung on based on their tourist appeal. Other ghost towns lost prominence after the railroads came through. Still other were set up to support US Army and Calvary posts that were no longer active after there was peace in the Arizona Territory. The old route 66 was once a major east to west thoroughfare. After Interstate 40 was completed, the towns along Route 66 fell into oblivion. Some still hang on. Other towns were built along the Arizona rivers and creeks. The series of dams throughout the state caused some of these towns to vanish.
The remants of these towns are still available for the explorer to hike, study and take a step back to a time that once was.
Come to Arizona, with the blues skies, warm weather and expore the ghost towns, Grand Canyon, White mountains, red rock country of Sedona, Colorado River, Tombstone, our modern cities, sports teams and universities and of course....the ghost towns.
Here is an alphabetical list of ghost towns in Arizona (and county) as reported by the source.
79 MINE-gila
ADAIR-navajo
ADAMANA-apache
ADAMSVILLE-pinal
AGUA CALIENTE-maricopa
ALAMO CROSSING-mohave
ALEXANDRA-yavapai
ALGERT-yavapai
ALLAH-maricopa
ALLEN-pima
ALMA-pinal
ALTO-santa cruz
AMERICAN FLAG-mohave
AMERICAN FLAG-pinal
ARIZONA RANCH-yavapai
ANGEL CAMP-maricopa
APEX-coconino
ARAVAIPA-graham
ARIZONA CITY-yavapai
ARIPINE-navajo
ARIVACA-pima
AZTEC-yuma
AZURITE-pima
BANNON-apache
BEARDSLEY-maricopa
BELLEMONT-coconino
BELLEVUE-gila
BIG BUG-yavapai
BISBEE-cochise
BISBEE JUNCTION -cochise
BLACK DIAMOND-cochise
BLUEBELL-yavapai
BOQUILLAS-cochise
BOSTON MILL -cochise
BOUSE-la paz
BOYLES-greenlee
BRADSHAW CITY-yavapai
BRAYTON-la paz
BRENDA-la paz
BRIGGS-yavapai
BROOKLYN BASIN-yavapai
BROWNELL-pima
BRUNCKOW'S CABIN-cochise
BUENA VISTA-graham
BUENO-yavapai
BUMBLE BEE-yavapai
BUNDYVILLE -mohave
BURKE'S STATION -maricopa
CASCABEL-cochise
CALABASAS-santa cruz
CAMP BEALE SPRINGS-mohave
CAMP BOUSE -la paz
CAMP COLORADO-la paz
CAMP DATE CREEK-yavapai
CAMP HUALPAI -yavapai
CAMP MCDOWELL -maricopa
CAMP RENO-gila
CAMP RIVERS-pinal
CAMP RUCKER-cochise
CANELO-santa cruz
CANYON-yavapai
CANYON DIABLO-coconino
CASA BLANCA-santa cruz
CASTLE DOME -yuma
CASTLE DOMEÂ LANDING-yuma
CASTLE HOT SPRINGS -yavapai
CASH CAMP-yavapai
CATOCTIN-yavapai
CEDAR-mohave
CEDAR SPRING -navajo
CERBAT-mohave
CERRO COLORADO-pima
CHAPARRAL-yavapai
CHARLESTON-cochise
CHARMINGDALE-yavapai
CHERRY-yavapai
CHILITO-gila
CHLORIDE-mohave
CHRISTMAS-gila
CHRYSOTILE-gila
CIBOLA-la paz
CLARKDALE-yavapai
CLARKSTON-pima
CLEATOR-yavapai
CLEMENCEAU-yavapai
CLIFTON-greenlee
COAL MINE MESA-coconino
COCHISE-cochise
COCHRAN-pinal
COLDWATER-maricopa
COLUMBIA-yavapai
CONCHO-apache
CONGRESS-yavapai
CONGRESS -JUNCTION-yavapai
CONSTELLATION-yavapai
CONTENTION CITY-cochise
CONTINENTAL-pima
COPPER BASIN-yavapai
COPPER CANYON MINE CAMP -la paz
COPPER CREEK-pinal
COPPER HILL-gila
COPPER MINE-apache
COPPEROPOLIS-yavapai
CORDES-yavapai
COTTONWOOD-cochise
COURTLAND-cochise
COX-yavapai
CRAIG-yavapai
CRITTENDEN-santa cruz
CROOK CITY-yavapai
CROWN KING-yavapai
CROWN POINT-yavapai
CULLEN'S WELL-maricopa
CURTISS-yavapai
CYCLOPIC-mohave
DE NOON-pinal
DE SOTO-yavapai
DEL PASCO-yavapai
DOKE-gila
DOME-yuma
DOS CABEZAS-cochise
DRAGOON SPRINGS-cochise
DUQUESNE-santa cruz
EDEN-graham
EDITH-maricopa
EMERY -cochise
FAIRBANK-cochise
FITTSBURG-cochise
FLOY-apache
FOOLS GULCH-yavapai
FOREPAUGH-maricopa
FORT BOWIE-cochise
FORT MISERY-yavapai
FORT MOHAVE-mohave
FORT NEWELL-cochise
FORT ROCK-yavapai
FORTUNA-yuma
FOURR'S FORT -cochise
FRANCONIA-mohave
FRISCO-mohave
FRITSCHE-yavapai
GALEYVILLE-cochise
GARCES-cochise
GERMA-mohave
GERONIMO -graham
GILA CITY-yuma
GILBERT-yavapai
GILLETT-yavapai
GLEESON-cochise
GLENBAR-graham
GLEN OAKS -yavapai
GODDARD (s)-yavapai
GOLCONDA-mohave
GOLD KING-mohave
GOLD BAR-yavapai
GOLD BASIN-mohave
GOLDFIELD-pinal
GOLDFLAT-mohave
GOLDROAD-mohave
GOODWIN-yavapai
GRAND GULCH-mohave
GREATERVILLE-pima
GREENWOOD CITY-mohave
GUNSIGHT-pima
GUTHRIE-greenlee
HACKBERRY-mohave
HAMBURG-cochise
HARDYVILLE-mohave
HARQUAHALA OBSERVATORY-maricopa
HARQUAHALA-la paz
HARRISBURG-la paz
HARSHAW-santa cruz
HAWKINS-yavapai
HELVETIA-pima
HILLSIDE-yavapai
HILLTOP-cochise
HOOPER-yavapai
HOWELLS-yavapai
HUALAPAI MANSION-mohave
HUMBOLDT-yavapai
HUMBUG-yavapai
HURON-yavapai
HYDER-yuma
KING -yavapai
JEROME-yavapai
JEROME JUNCTION-yavapai
JERSEY LILY-yavapai
JOHNNY RINGO GRAVE SITE-cochise
JOHNSON-cochise
JUNIPER -yavapai
KATHERINE-mohave
KENTUCKS CABIN-yavapai
KENTUCKY CAMP-santa cruz
KIRBY-yavapai
KLONDYKE-graham
KOFA-yuma
LA LAGUNA-yuma
LA NORIA-santa cruz
LA PAZ-la paz
LAS GUIJAS -pima
LEES FERRY -coconino
LIVINGSTON-gila
LOCHIEL-santa cruz
LOST BASIN-mohave
LOWELL-cochise
LUTTRELL-santa cruz
MARICOPA WELLS -pinal
MARTINEZ -yavapai
MARTINEZ CANYON -pinal
MASSICKS-yavapai
MAVERICK-apache
MAXTON-yavapai
MCCABE-yavapai
MCCRACKEN-mohave
MCMILLENVILLE-gila
MEESVILLE-yavapai
METCALF-greenlee
MIDDLEMARCH-cochise
MIDDLETON-yavapai
MILLVILLE-cochise
MILLVILLE-coconino
MINERAL HILL-pima
MINERAL PARK-mohave
MINNEHAHA-yavapai
MOJAVE CITY-mohave
MORELAND-yavapai
MOWRY-santa cruz
MOUNT TRUMBULL -mohave
MULE HOOF BEND-gila
NORTON LANDING -la paz
NUGGET-gila
OATMAN-mohave
OCTAVE-yavapai
OCOTILLO-yavapai
OLD GLORY-santa cruz
OLDTRAILS-mohave
OLIVE-pima
OLIVE CITY-la paz
ORAIBI-navajo
ORO BELLE-yavapai
ORO BLANCO-santa cruz
ORO GRANDE-yavapai
OROVILLE-greenlee
ORVILLE-la paz
OWENS-mohave
OWL STATION -yuma
PACIFIC CITY -la paz
PACKER-yavapai
PALACE STATION-yavapai
PALMERLEE-cochise
PAMELA -yavapai
PANTANO STATION -pima
PARADISE-cochise
PEARCE-cochise
PEARCE FERRY -mohave
PIONEER-mohave
PICK-EM-UP -cochise
PICKERELL-yavapai
PIEDMONT-yavapai
PINAL-pinal
PIONEER-gila
PIPE SPRINGS NM-mohave
PLACERITA-yavapai
PLANET-la paz/mohave
PLOMOSA-la paz
POLAND-yavapai
POLARIS-yuma
POLHAMUS LANDING-mohave
POSTON-la paz
POWELL-mohave
PRATT-maricopa
PROVIDENCE-yavapai
PUNTENNEY-yavapai
PYRAMID-mohave
QUEEN-pinal
QUIJOTOA-pima
RAY-pinal
RED ROVER-maricopa
REDINGTON-pima
REEF-cochise
REYMERT-pinal
RICE-gila
RICHINBAR-yavapai
RICHMOND-cochise
RICHMOND BASIN-gila
RICHVILLE-apache
ROSEMONT-pima
RUBY-santa cruz
RUSSELLVILLE-cochise
RUTHERFORD -yavapai
RYAN-coconino
SALERO-santa cruz
SASCO-pinal
SALINA-apache
SANCHEZ-graham
SAYERS-yavapai
SCHULTZ-pinal
SENATOR-yavapai
SENECA-gila
SEYMORE-maricopa
SILENT-la paz
SIGNAL-mohave
SILVERBELL-pima
SILVER KING-pinal
SIMMONS -yavapai
SKELETON CANYON -cochise
SMITHS MILL-maricopa
SNOWBALL-mohave
SONORA-pinal
SPRUCEDALE-greenlee
STAGE STATION -pinal
STANLEY-graham
STANTON-gila
STANTON-yavapai
STARK-cochise
STERLING-yavapai
STOCKTON-mohave
STODDARD-yavapai
STORMCLOUD-yavapai
SUNDAD-maricopa
SUNFLOWER-maricopa
SUNNYSIDE-cochise
SUNSET-graham
SUNSET -navajo
SWANSEA-la paz
SWILLINGS CABIN -yavapai
TERRENATE-cochise
TIGER-yavapai
TIGER-pinal
TIP TOP-yavapai
TOLCHICO-coconino
TOMBSTONE-cochise
TORTILLA FLAT -maricopa
TOTAL WRECK-pima
TRES ALAMOS -cochise
TROY-pinal
TUBAC-santa cruz
TURQUOISE-cochise
TUWEEP -mohave
TWIN BUTTES-pima
TWO GUNS -coconino
UNION-maricopa
UNION MINE -yavapai
VAL VERDE-yavapai
VEKOL-pinal
VENEZIA-yavapai
VERNON-apache
VIRGINIA CITY-mohave
VIVIAN-mohave
VULTURE-maricopa
VULTURE CITY-maricopa
WAGONER-yavapai
WALKER-yavapai
WARREN-cochise
WATERVILLE -cochise
WASHINGTON CAMP -santa cruz
WEAVER-yavapai
WEBB -cochise
WELDON-pima
WHITE HILLS-mohave
WHITLOCK CIENEGA -Graham
WINCHESTER-la paz
WOLF HOLE -mohave
WOODRUFF -navajo
WORLD'S FAIR MINE-santa cruz
YANK'S SPRING-santa cruz
YARNELL-yavapai
YOUNGSBERG-pinal
YUMA CROSSING -yuma
YUMA TERRITORIAL PRISON-yuma
ZENIFF -navajo
One of my favorites is the Lost Fort Mohave. Now on the reservation near current day Fort Mohave. Where is the old Fort? It used to be on the Colorado River when it was wider before the dams. Now the remnant, the flag pole is still there (some say) is off the river bounded by Infantry Road and Calvary Road. The fort was donated to the Indians and later dismantled.
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