Only about seven of the ghost town buildings were found on site. The rest were reassembled from bits and pieces of buildings found nearby so the town is lacking in authenticity but it makes up for it by having tons of mining equipment and artifacts that the owners have gathered together. Many items were found while rappelling into the old mine shafts.
Admission is $10.00 which includes a self guided tour of the town buildings and a walk along a path through the original town site which has many old mine shafts, a graveyard, and some old equipment.
Nothing is accessible. The paths are loose rock and all of the buildings have steps.
Look for the sign at mile marker 55 - Kofa NWR Castle Dome. The road is paved for a couple of miles then becomes washboard dirt through the Yuma Proving Ground and into the refuge. Once on the dirt road it’s about eight miles to the ghost town.This is a two lane road with only a few spots where a large RV can turn around. Because of the condition of the road surface you may not want to subject your RV to the abuse that driving on it entails. Ghost Town
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