Explore ghost towns in the Pacific Northwest

📍 United States🔄 Repeatable👤 13+

adventurehistoryurban-exploration

Discover abandoned mining towns and logging settlements scattered throughout Washington, Oregon, and northern California, each with its own haunting story. Many require hiking on rough trails to reach, but you'll find everything from intact saloons to rusted mining equipment. Research access permissions beforehand and never enter unstable structures.

Difficulty

20/100Easy

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Cost

$100 – $400

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Time

weekend

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People

🌳

Setting

outdoor

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Season

any

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Equipment

flashlight, sturdy boots

People who tried this

“We didn’t see a single car on the 13-mile, one-lane, axle-breaking road to Greenhorn. With no phone reception or any signs of help nearby, I experienced endless anxiety thinking about what would happen if the boulders in the road left our Prius inoperable.”

mixed— James Brains · Eugene Weeklysource ↗