Information and photos on ghost towns and historic sites in Lyon County, Nevada. Links to articles with photos and information. Visit the County List or the Interactive Ghost Towns Map.
I changed to a photo list for a better experience. The text list is at the bottom of the article.
How to safely visit ghost towns in Lyon County, Nevada
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For information on more than eight hundred ghost towns in Nevada & California, visit the Nevada Ghost Towns Map or a list of Nevada ghost towns.
I invite you to get out and enjoy our rich heritage. Please take only photographs and leave only footprints so we can preserve our historical resources.
Ghost towns and historic sites are protected under federal and state law. Removing or damaging artifacts is illegal. Sites are monitored by volunteers and trail cams working with local and federal authorities. Removing anything, even a square-headed nail, is a crime. Please preserve our heritage so it will be here for future generations.
Tread Lightly offers online training and programs relating to protecting our backroads.
Don’t create new routes or expand existing trails. Avoid sensitive habitats like wetlands, meadows, and tundra. Cross streams only at fords where the road or trail intersects the stream. Respect and be considerate of other users so that all can enjoy a quality experience in the outdoors.
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Local Resouces in Lyon County, Nevada
Lyon County ghost towns text version
- Adobe Station
- Bluestone Mine
- Buckland’s Station
- Cambridge
- Colony (Simpson)
- Como
- Como Bert’s Cabin
- Como Road Miner’s Cabin
- Conway
- Daney Mine & Mill
- Dayton Lime Works
- Dayton: Pony Express
- Dayton: Rock Point Mill
- Delphi
- Desert Station
- Desert Station Emigrant Trail Marker
- Desert Well Station
- Devil’s Gate
- Elbow Jake’s
- Eldorado Canyon Kilns
- Fort Churchill
- Hall’s Station
- Hawes
- Hawes Station
- Hind’s Hot Springs (Nevada Hot Springs)
- Hooten Well
- Hoye’s Station
- Hudson
- Johntown
- Ludwig
- Luva
- Mason
- Miller’s (Reed’s) Pony Express Station
- Mound House
- Nordyke
- Old Gallager Ranch
- Palmyra
- Pine Grove
- Pony Meadows Mill
- Ramsey Comstock Mine
- Raven L Ranch, East Walker Ranch
- Red Canyon
- Reed’s Station
- Rockland
- Silver City
- Silver City: Donovan Mill
- Silver City: Higgins Mill
- Silver City: South Comstock Mine
- Smith Valley: Valley Cemetery
- Sonoma
- Sonora Trail
- South Comstock
- Stockton Well
- Sulfur
- Summit Station (AKA Halfway House)
- Susan’s Bluff
- Sutro
- Sutro: Airshaft
- Sutro Ghost Town Renaissance
- Sutro: Ghost Town Dream Team Visits
- Sutro: First Visit
- Sutro: Mules & Mule Barn
- Sutro: New Project
- Sutro: Portal Through Time
- Sutro: The Sutro Project
- Sutro: Then & Now Photos
- Sweetwater
- Talapoosa
- Talapoosa Well
- Thompson
- Wabuska
- Walker River Station (AKA Rissue’s Bridge)
- Weed Heights
- Wellington
- Wheeler Flat Dam
- Wiley’s Station
- Wilson Canyon
- Yerington: Elm Tree Cemetery