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Santa Claus, Arizona: Ruins of Santa's Land (Gone)

RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report

Directions:
I-40 exit 48. North on US 93 for 13 miles. Between mile markers 57 and 58, on the west side of the highway.
Hours:
Jan. 2022: Reported gone.
Status:
Gone

Santa's Land.

Ruins of Santa's Land

Only a few fenced off candy-striped structures remained of the long-closed Santa's Land, first opened in 1937. Those remnants were apparently removed in late 2021.

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Santa's Land ruins, 2021.

Ruins of Santa's Land

The ruins of the attraction are right off the side of the road. Very vandalized, but a cool stop to think about what might have been.

[Traveling Normans - Ut., 04/03/2021]
Ruins of Santa's Land

The buildings are standing, but someone is squatting on the property. It is still for sale, but no longer at $90,000. It is now for sale for $735,000, due to the Highway 11 going in soon behind it. The "Santa's Land" sign is still on the small building, but the top of Santa's head is gone. The barbed wire fence is there, but there is a huge gate that opens easily -- but, again, someone was on the property, so I decided not to have a meet and greet.

[Rom Deussen, 04/19/2017]
Ruins of Santa's Land

Nothing left of worth. Signs all gone and buildings fenced behind barbed wire. Not even a photo op.

[Smartmouthpro, 02/16/2017]

Remnants of Santa's Land.

Ruins of Santa's Land

Still for sale, rapidly decaying. If you have been putting off seeing this you might want to stop by soon.

[Robert Salmon, 08/30/2016]

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