Ghost Towns

For a curated town we agree with Bannock or Bodie. The road back into Bodie can be badly washboarded depending on weather and whether the County has run a grader over it recently.

For a truly abandoned town try Anamas Forks, above Silverton, CO.

With your "C" you won't be able to go on up Mastadon Gulch to the mine camps, but AF itself is neat. Check out the San Francisco newspapers glued to the inside of the walls in the "bay window" house as insulation. Caution! The floor is rotten near the door. There are two seasons in that part of Cololrado, Winter and August.

JMHO, but buy a 2 dr jeep wrangler and your rving would be expanded 10 fold. Stop looking to go to places you think you can go too, to anywhere you want to go.

Pangaea Ron wrote:

ReneeG wrote:
Our favorite was Bannack State Park in SW Montana. They have two nice campgrounds there within walking distance of the ghost town and you can get in easily and out. We did and we're towing a 35' FW. Look on Campendium, under Dillon, MT, and you'll see my review.

We love Bannack State Park and have stayed there several times. We were there once just after repairs were completed from the flood damage. The governor was there for a grand opening and each building had volunteers in period dress with music being played on several of the porches. It was wonderful surprise. The jail is interesting, with its only window facing the gallows on the top of the hill.

I had a relative who was a sheriff in Virginia City, MT, which is another interesting ghost town, but a bit more commercial. There was a sheriff in Virginia City who arranged for stage coaches to be robbed between Virginia City and Bannack. . . I don't think that it was him?

We've been to Virginia City too. Interesting bit of information. It was cold when we were at Bannock, so we kept our walking tour brief. Definitely would love to go back and visit the Pioneer Scenic Byway again too. Lots of nice campgrounds.

ReneeG wrote:
Our favorite was Bannack State Park in SW Montana. They have two nice campgrounds there within walking distance of the ghost town and you can get in easily and out. We did and we're towing a 35' FW. Look on Campendium, under Dillon, MT, and you'll see my review.

We love Bannack State Park and have stayed there several times. We were there once just after repairs were completed from the flood damage. The governor was there for a grand opening and each building had volunteers in period dress with music being played on several of the porches. It was wonderful surprise. The jail is interesting, with its only window facing the gallows on the top of the hill.

I had a relative who was a sheriff in Virginia City, MT, which is another interesting ghost town, but a bit more commercial. There was a sheriff in Virginia City who arranged for stage coaches to be robbed between Virginia City and Bannack. . . I don't think that it was him?

I'm trying to think of ones that haven't already been mentioned. Comet MT is one.Pony which I hit last year is a living ghost town.Hughesville? had some serious ruins but one of the websites say much of it has been demolished. Bannack if you can only visit one in MT. the only one I've seen more extensive than Bannack is Bodie in CA > it's also a State Park which seem to help in preservation. Some government agency's are only allowed to stabilize buildings. Some allow volunteer groups to come in and restore bits to what is supposedly looked like in the day.

Richard. Thank you. Hubby did not want to take the dually to Lemhi Pass from Tendoy fearing the road would be narrow. We've taken many roads in "The Frank" with our Jeep relieved we hadn't taken our dually.

ReneeG

Lemhi pass from the west IS steeper than from the east. Normally it is doable in a automobile with caution and common sense. Remember this is a combination of private farm land/open range/NFS land and both sides of the pass are used daily by farm trucks during the summer (never seen a 18 wheeler though) However, IF there is greater than normal snow on the top, warmer than normal spring etc it could be rough going early in the spring due to the run off. But with the farm traffic I am sure that it is bladed quite often. We have have never had any trouble.

About 20 miles south of Salmon turn east off of ID #28 at Tendoy. About 10-12 miles to the top, the last couple of miles are the steepest, but with your dually you won’t have any trouble. At the top there is a picnic area/the “farthest most spring”/ continental divide information and numerous L&C information signs. From the top go east down to the village of Grant and go north about 10 miles to Bannack or from Grant continue east to Clark Canyon Reservoir, cross the dam to join I-15. Numerous L&C information Kiosks and information about a L&C campsite the is under the water of the Reservoir. Or from the top of Lemhi Pass go North paralleling the Continental Divide for a few miles then it drops off the ridge and turns west and joins ID #28 a few miles north of Tendoy.

Goggle: Lemhi Pass and all the links. Look up Lemhi pass on Goggle Maps.

Hopes this helps you out!

Richard

richardcoxid wrote:
Correction on my last post. (Thank you auto correct) it should read: I have been to the top of LEMHI pass many times.

Is Lemhi Pass from this direction easily driven using a dually truck? Or is it narrow and not recommended for that size of vehicle?

LEMHI PASS

Correction on my last post. (Thank you auto correct) it should read: I have been to the top of LEMHI pass many times.