Partial-Ruin Ghost Towns in Colorado

There are 5 partial-ruin ghost towns documented in Colorado. Partial-ruin ghost towns are places where the bones remain: standing walls, collapsed roofs, stone foundations and the occasional intact structure. They reward careful explorers with a camera and good boots.

Notable examples include Animas Forks, Ashcroft, Crystal, Ironton, Winfield. They cluster most densely in San Juan County, Pitkin County, Gunnison County. 5 of these sites are known to be publicly accessible; for the rest, confirm access with landowners or managing agencies first.