Information and photos on ghost towns and historic sites in Carson City, 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 Washoe 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 Washoe County, Nevada
Ghost Towns in Washoe County text version.
- 49 Rock
- Avansino Ranch
- Big Canyon
- Bonham Ranch
- Bowers Mansion
- Buffalo Spring Station
- Camp Denio
- Cleanwater Demon House
- Crystal Peak
- Deadman’s Creek Graves
- Deep Hole
- Diessner
- Donner Party Park
- Edward Laird Grave
- Empire
- Five-Mile Reservoir
- Flanigan
- Franktown
- Galena
- Geiger Grade CCC Campground
- Geiger Grade Toll Road & Robber’s Roost
- George W. Lund Petrified Forest
- Gerlach
- Glendale
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
- Guanomi Mine
- Half-Way House
- Hart Camp
- Henness Pass
- Huffaker’s
- Hunter’s Station
- Incline
- Inyo Marble Works
- Jamison’s Station
- Jumbo
- Jumbo Grade Toll Road
- Junction House
- Keck Museum
- Ladino Dairy Farm
- Lake’s Crossing
- Last Chance Ranch
- Leadville
- Little Indian Spring
- Mill Station
- Mogul
- Morris Ranch
- Mosquito Lake & Valley
- Nashville
- Nevada California Railroad Depot
- Nevada State Insane Asylum
- Nixon
- Ophir Toll Road
- Parker Ranch
- Pevine
- Poeville
- Pyramid
- Pyramid City
- Round House
- Sand Pass
- Sheep Head
- Sheldon
- Smoke Creek
- Smoke Creek Canyon Cave
- Steamboat Springs
- Sunkist
- Reno: Brief History of Aviation in Nevada
- Reno/Truckee Meadows Historical Sites
- Reno: Keck Museum of Geology at UNR
- Reno: Nevada, California and Reno Railway
- Surcliffe
- Swedes Place
- Twaddle-Pedroli Ranch
- Verdi Glen Resort
- Verdi Lumber Company
- Verdi Old Town
- Von Schmidt Line Oblisk
- Vya
- Wadsworth
- Washoe City
- Woodruff Camp