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Top 3 Ghost Towns to Visit in California This Fall

Today I'm sharing the top 3 ghost towns in California, perfect for a Fall & Halloween family friendly activity. Photographers, road trippers & history buffs can explore preserved gold rush relics of Calico, Silver City & Bodie State Park. This travel guide takes you through abandoned buildings, haunting landscapes, and remnants of the Old West that reveal California’s rugged, storied past.

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Silver City Ghost Town - Exploring California's Rich Mining History

What are the best ghost towns in California? Bodie and Calico might be two of CA's official gold & silver mining ghost towns, but Silver City Ghost Town is one of the top historic spots to visit this year. Located in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains near the Kern River, Lake Isabella, and Sequoia National Forest, this top day trip destination is a short drive from Bakersfield & Los Angeles.

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Ghost Town Adventure at Bodie State Historic Park

Read this Flying Dawn Marie travel guide for the California ghost town of Bodie State Historic Park along Highway 395. Located a half hour north of Lee Vining and the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park, this Gold Rush boomtown has been preserved in a state of arrested decay by the CA State Park Service and showcases 200 old structures, including a jail, schoolhouse, church, and bank.

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