Lbryson upcoming ghost town trip

[lbryson]

I'm tired of being home! I need my dad to take me on a ghost town trip but first we have lots to do before we can go. So this trip won't be for awhile. I am currently doing research on some ghost towns to visit, these are my ideas:

• Frisco in Beaver county (From what I have read this was a true wild west town. Full of violence and it seems like a cool old town with a lot of history.)
• Latuda in Carbon county (My research shows that this is private property. Is it hard to get into?)
• Kelton in North Utah (Only problem is I haven't been able to find much information)
• Finally Gold Hill (Also haven't been able to find any information.)

 

[Kevin B.]

You won't find much at Kelton, just a cemetary and a piece of foundation here or there in the weeds if you look real careful. Frisco is cool, but a lot of the mining stuff is up the slope and posted private property. Newhouse around the other side of the mountain is better. Gold Hill is very cool, not quite a ghost town as there's still a lot of folks living out there and active claims in the hills. Latuda and the surrounding area would be my vote from the stops on your list, very accessible once the snow is off and there's ton of things to look at down that way. Most of the stuff up Spring Canyon is on private property but not posted (although some is and you'll have to look at it from the road). Stop at the history museum in Helper first to get an eyeful of historic photographs and learn what you're looking for when you're up the canyon.

Check out the ghost town database on the forums at ExpeditionUtah.com. It's exactly the info dump you're looking for.

 

[mbryson]

So are we taking the F350, the Lincoln or the crawly Jeep items on this trip?

 

[frieed]

Stateline is well worth the trip.

 

[boogie_4wheel]

+1 If you end up down south, Stateline in Rice Canyon north of Modena is worth the drive. Road was good.

At Frisco, you can drive up to the kilns but even they have a chain link around them. You can explore around there a little bit. 20yrs ago we got up to the 'good stuff' which is now gated and listed as being an active area.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

• Finally Gold Hill (Also haven't been able to find any information.)

Look here: https://www.expeditionutah.com/ghosttowns/

Specifically Gold Hill here:

Ghost Town: Gold Hill, Utah

Site: Gold Hill Alternate Names: N/A County, State: Tooele, Utah Years of Occupation: 1871-current Status of Site: Open Classification: Class 4 - Semi-Abandoned Town Type: Mining Remnants: Many buildings, foundations and remnants. Current population is under 20 GPS Coordinate: 40.166389° N...

www.expeditionutah.com

 

[DAA]

Just piling on to say check out the ghost town info at expeditionutah.com Tons of info there. Here's a trip report from there that includes Frisco, Newhouse and Stateline among others:

Expedition Utah Ghost Town Tour '15

It's an annual trip we do on ExpUT. I can't wait for GTT '20!!

- DAA

 

[Greg]

Don't forget about Sego, UT! Its not far from Moab and combined with the Indian paintings, its a really interesting place.

Sego, Utah - Ghost towns, Petroglyphs and Pictographs

Sego, Utah is a town with a very interesting and difficult history. It was established as company town with its roots in mining, beginning in the 1890's. Sego is located in Grand County, North of Thompson by about 5 miles. The town of Sego had changed names a few times, usually being named after...

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