Cisco, Utah: Cisco Ghost Town
Watering stop for 1880s railroad; bypassed by I-70, and lost its post office in the last decade or so. A dozen remaining buildings and lots of junk, a few residents. Location for films such as "Vanishing Point" (1971) and "Thelma and Louise" (1991).- Address:
- US Hwy 6, Cisco, UT
- Directions:
- 22 miles west of Colorado border. I-70 exit 204 (eastbound) or 214 (westbound). Drive to the south side and follow UT-128. You'll see the Cisco ruins on the south side of UT-128, roughly halfway between those two freeway exits. Snap pics from road and be respectful of inhabited/private property.
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FYI this is private property. We had an older lady come out of one of the abandoned houses and tell us to get off her property.
[Eliza, 11/21/2018]
We watched Vanishing Point about a week before we went out to Colorado and Utah, and had to see what Cisco was like.
[Jerome Price, 09/08/2018]"Vanishing Point" was filmed in 1971, and Cisco looked posthumous even then. But people still live there.
It seems the town is improving, with new additions to the post office, including an outhouse. There are a couple of houses/RVs that look like people are living there.
[Adventures Of Cluckleberry Hen, 07/01/2017]
Cisco is truly in the middle of nowhere, and it's not what you would think, but it was worth the little side road adventure. The main road that takes you to the ghost town also takes you back out to 15 if you continue straight. We think someone may still live there, since there were satellite dishes on two of the houses. The picture I took is of the post office. Happy exploring!
[Chandra Riccio, 08/17/2016]
Cisco is still there, still abandoned, still blowin' in the wind. I saw a maximum of two structures that potentially could have been inhabited, but I didn't see any animals or any other human beings.
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...and this shack doesn't appear to be an actual post office.