Ghost Towns

Start: Shasta State Historic Park

End: Calico Ghost Town

3 - 6 Days, 9 Stops, 770 Miles

Explore California’s boom-and-bust heritage as you visit deserted settlements, rusting railways, and abandoned mines.

Food & Drink
Arts & Culture
Family Fun

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Ghost Towns — Maria Dolores Lopez Falantes/Getty Images

Trip Itinerary Overview

9 stops on this route

Stop 1

Shasta State Historic Park

15312 CA-299, Redding

Stop 2

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

23579 N Bloomfield Rd, Nevada City

Stop 3

Empire Mine State Historic Park

10791 E Empire St, Grass Valley

SPOTLIGHT Stop 4

Burger Barn

152 Main St, Bridgeport

Stop 5

Bodie State Historic Park

CA-270, Bridgeport

Stop 6

Ballarat Ghost Town

Ballarat Rd, Trona

Stop 7

Randsburg

35 Butte Ave, Randsburg

Stop 8

Barstow

220 E Mountain View St # A, Barstow

Stop 9

Calico Ghost Town

36600 Ghost Town Rd, Yermo