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Pro
Fun and educational!
Con
not a real ghost town
In a nutshell
Interesting stop, and just a few minutes off the freeway!
Yaqui Says: One of the original 8 structures. The Mulcahys descendants said they lived here for a spell and that it might had been part of the Applewhite boarding house or a Livery & Feed store that were located on this end of town according the Calico Print newpapers. It does show up...
Yaqui Says: Now a old mining town would not be complete unless it had a saloon and Calico makes no exception to this rule..lol! What a wonderful stucture. You can see the age of the building from the inside literally. It has some awesome art work inside with bits of history here and...
Enjoy the Western style amusement
Herwig1961 Says: There are a lot of contents and shows.And I have to admit that they have been fun.Stone rolling,egg throwing,donkey race....And of course the Wild Western atmosphere(for a European a dream come true:-)))))Of course there are duells and shootings:-)After my first...
Assay Office....now the Rock Shop Store
Yaqui Says: This structure was know as the Assay Office. It is the original structure and was moved back to its location by Walter Knott and restored(I take it it was being used by someone else, somewhere else:-)). The assay office were paided by the miners to perform chemical test on...
Cailco House Restaurant: Looked Fun
Yaqui Says: Another place that might be convenient to eat at while your here at the park. Didn't eat here, but providing you with some information incase you didn't want to venture outside the park.Restaurant State Code RatingsThis place has a good rating.
Old Miners Cafe: Within Calico
Yaqui Says: This appeared to be the typical fast food place that most place will have as a convenience. Didn't eat here, but wanted to let you know they do have a some choice to eat at while your having some fun at Calico Ghost Town.Restaurant State Code RatingsThis recieved a good...
Herwig1961 Says: There are a lot of advertisment flyers about Calico Ghost town at the hotels and airports.I am sure there are tour buses.But I recommand to go at your own,by car.Take I-15 to direction Las Vegas(think it is I-15East from L.A.)I went quite early in the morning and had some...
"Look both ways before crossing the street..."
PartyRambo Says: These stagecoaches are so dangerous, they've had to lock them up as in the photo, so they don't run down wayward tourists!
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It's the only general store for a hundred miles - wow!
What to buy: Clothing, hats, candy, package food items and film. All items carried in a general store.
Updated Oct 23, 2003
Yaqui Says: You've probably tired of me reminding you of many unseen and some very obvious dangers this area has. Mines dot all over this mountain range and most I am sure are not covered to keep unsuspecting off roaders or hikers from either venturing in on their own or those who do...
Yaqui Says: Just wanted everyone to know that is might be wise to wear some shoes with good tread and that is because some areas such as the "Hiking Trails, View Top Area, back entrance stairs, area around the School house and cemetery" is nothing but rocks and gravel. I saw so many...
Herwig1961 Says: I expected a historical place,a real place.Well,to be fair;Calico was a real place but I have get to know it more as a amusement park.Nevertheless I enjoyed it.But if you are looking for a REAL Ghost town -this is not it. Enjoy the place.The landscape is amazing and the...
Calico Ghost Town near Barstow
grandmaR Says: We visited Calico Ghost Town, which is near Barstow in 1966. I thought it was kind of hokey at the time, but in those days there was only one Disney park (Disneyland) and Walt was still alive. I'm not sure if the Calico silver mining town is a tourist trap or not.What is a...
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Luggage and bags: no need
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: warm clothing,shoes for hiking.It is still fresh in the desert area in the morning.And walking around Calico I recommand good shoes;like for hiking.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: no need
Written Dec 1, 2008
Yaqui Says: This is a neat little trail to take your kids on. It is not much, but lets the kids or adult explore some actual Miners Cabins. Some you cannot go into, but you can look inside, while others are eroding away and your able to stand inside them for obvious reason, like missing...
Yaqui Says: The sign on the house reads:This bottle house was built in the 1950's by workers for Walter Knott in 1951 and 1966. While it is not know if there was a real bottle house during the mining days, the miners were remarkably clever in creating shelters with whatever was...
Yaqui Says: When you arrive you'll notice that it was no surprise that this a geologist dream. The lower parking lot where we parked, I found so interesting. I told my hubby that this almost looked like a fault area and being from California it was no surprise to see one. The whole town...
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You can get a tan out here in the desert, or go for a jog. It's about 8 miles from the highway, so you can get a good sweat going, well, at least from the parking lot down the driveway.
Written Oct 23, 2003
Go To Bodie Instead. This is a tourist Trap !
bupf Says: I have no favourite things about Calico. The whole thing is an awful sham with little or no Historical information whatsoever. There were 5 buildings remaining when it was decided to "reopen" Calico , all have been extensively renovated and disneyfied. Around 90% of the...
Mountains of miscellaneous mined mineral.
PartyRambo Says: Piles and piles of tossed-away rock & dirt are piled around the outskirts of town.Yet when you think about what a good-sized Liebherr mining truck could carry away from the site -- http://www.lhb.liebherr.de/content/std_fs1.asp?sprache=us&nav_id=96&n1_id=1&n2_id=29&n3_id=96...
Calico’s name was derived for the many colors that King Mountain possessed with its blue, red, gray, green, vermilion, brown, and yellow rock. Perched high against King Mountain, Calico Ghost Town has...
Calico Ghost Town - Historical Landmark #782
April 6, 1881, several claims were located in this mining district. All bunched together, they formed one of the richest deposits of borate minerals around. Gold? No, but borate? Borate mineral...
Always wanted to visit a western ghost town.Well,Calico is partly original but a lot is rebuild.Nevertheless it was fun and a nice experience.It is more a amusement park but the landscape is...
Calico is one of those places that everyone misses on their drive from Southern California to Las Vegas. It started out as a mining town, had it's boom and died out. The small town of Yermo has grown...
I do not know if I have ever been to this Calico. I do know that I have been to the Calico near Barstow where there is a reconstructed Ghost Town (courtesy of Mr. Knott of Knott's Berry Farm). After...
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