Keeler, California: Cerro Gordo Ghost Town
Privately owned, with dozens of buildings at a boom and bust mine town site. Bunkhouse, saloon, church, general store, mill, mining detritus.
- Address:
- Cerro Gordo Rd, Keeler, CA
- Directions:
- CA 136 at Keeler, 8 mi. east on an unpaved road. Four wheel drive, high clearance vehicles only.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 760-876-5030
- Admission:
- Donation $5-10
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This 1800s silver mine had a sprawling mini town until it went dry in the 1930s. The silver pulled out of this town helped build LA into the affluent city that it is today. No mine tours, but you can tour the town, and there is a hotel being rebuilt. I recommend visiting with an SUV or elevated car (e.g. Subaru). To get there, you travel an eight-mile dirt road -- not for the faint of heart, with some steep grades and a 4000+ foot elevation gain.
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