Calico Ghost Town - California, USA
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Calico is an old West mining town that has been around since 1881 during the largest silver strike in California. With its 500 mines, Calico produced over $20 million in silver ore over a 12-year span. When silver lost its value in the mid-1890's, Calico lost its population. The miner's packed up, loaded their mules and moved away abandoning the town that once gave them a good living. It became a "ghost town."
Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950's architecturally restoring all but the five original buildings to look as they did in the 1880's. Calico received State Historical Landmark 782 and in 2005 was proclaimed by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to be California's Silver Rush Ghost Town.
Today Calico is part of the San Bernardino County Regional Parks system visited by people from around the country and all over the world. The park offers visitors an opportunity to share in its rich history and enjoy the natural beauty of the surrounding desert environment. Along with its history and attractions, Calico Ghost Town has shops, restaurants and offers camping and outdoor recreation not available at most of our other park facilities. Due to the historic nature of the town, not all areas are ADA accessible.
CAUTION: Mines in the Calico area are extremely hazardous and must not be approached for any reason!
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I remember when my grandpa took me there in 1989 good times
I am so glad to see such preservation as a priority for future generations...
Their are not many Ghost towns left.. thanks for commenting
Just like Knott’s Berry Farm but without rollercoasters.
Finally someone that knows how to make a good video, steady shots, shots that tell a story and last longer than one second. Well done.
Wow, thanks!
My parents used to take me camping at Calico, all the time when I was a kid. Nowadays I take my kids there about 3 times a year. Just to camp, hike, explore all of the old silver mines, the ones that hav ent been closed off. It really sucks about the fact that several years ago the old cemetery was vandalized and several of the old grave markers were stolen. All of those 100+ year old wooden crossed and such. Gone. Why can't people just leave stuff alone?!?!
I always love spending an afternoon in Calico too.
R.i.p
I bet it was antifa
Do you know if Calico is a semi ghost town? Does anyone live there? Maybe just the caretaker. Thank you
@@ladycharsw calico ghost town is a historic theme park built from the ruins of the original calico ghost town, it’s ran and operated by knots berry farm and to my knowledge no staff members or caretakers live on the property.
Thumbs up for the intro song alone 👍🙌
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Me being from Canada, I never tire of the desert life
My parents were from Manitoba and Mom born in SK. She lives down there near Victorville and loves it. I visit a couple times a year. Went to Calico at least once a year as a child during the late 60’s and 70’s when Walter Knott still owned it. Had lots of snow there once in the early 80’s. Still a fun place to go. But not in summer, too hot!
Glad you enjoyed it
First time I was brought there was around 1976-I loved it- it was our go to camping spot when I had my own family. Lots of Ghost stories and fantastic pictures in ole time clothes.
Everyone needs to visit al least once.
I went there ed about 35 years ago with myg mom and dad, sister and 2 nieces. It was fun. The little cafe had good old time lemonade and food.
Always a great place to stop
Great video. Have 4x4 around Calico for years. Always fun to visit the town and area
I lived in Barstow was there alot I loved it
Everyone should visit Calico at least once.
I remember that place well when my parents took us kids there 55 years ago.
It is still worth visiting.
Went with a class camping trip in the early 70's
When I was assigned to Edwards AFB in the early 1950's, my airmen friends and me visited Calico. It appears to be more commercialized now. I have some slides of Calico somewhere that I took when I visited.
George, I visited there back in 1952...maybe we were there at the same time, Here's an old silent 8mm home movie of when we were there, ua-cam.com/video/6YNXnx7QQDw/v-deo.html
Mind to share?
Time does that
Thanks!!
When I was in the Army stationed at Fort Irwin we used to visit Calico, when relatives came to visit we spent a day at Calico. Now that I am retired and have an RV we are going back on our trip down Route 66.
That will be fun
This is so cool I live near calico too.
Been there once a long time ago, mid 2000’s I think. When I was in high school ish. It was fun! Want to go back as an adult!
Always a fun place to stop.
I grew up going here :) And still cherish it. I remember my dad bringing us to camp here back in the 80s.
Cool.. glad it brought back memories.
It is a pretty cool place
I like a ghost town that has made it into a tourist destination......I went there on 2003 on a tour bus trip
Great place to visit
A really wonderful video, my friend.
I learnt about this ghost town. Thumbs up.
Greetings from Greece. :))
+Takis Travel .. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I was there in 1992 and have fond memories of this wonderful place.
I was there in 1973 at the end of April ,just a few people visiting .I was on a trip coast to coast in America.We stop by on our trip to Vegas .I was 24 years then ,and now almost 69. Greetings from Sweden .
By the way we visit Buffalo Bills grave in Colorado to on our trip to !
Greetings to my friend from Sweden!!!!
When I was a boy back in 1959 we visited Calico. It seems like we went somewhere around April or May though it could have been June, July or August. It was very hot there. If you want to go when it isn't hot go in winter and bring you coat. Winters are cold, usually snowless but there is apt to be snow a few days in December or January. Elevation is about three thousand feet give or take a thousand. Calico was heavily and advertised on Los Angeles television during the middle and late 1950's.
When driving into L.A. Calico is a great stop.
Love this……..been to Bodie also………
Always a great place to stop. Thanks for commenting.
Beautiful place! ! !👍
+Vasile Rusu .. Glad you lie it.
I went there 1970's Fun times....
Absolutely love Calico, been twice . It's awesome.
Thank you for commenting. I love stoping there also.
old west and the legends good tourism...
Went there in 1980 and most of these buildings weren't here. Mainly constructed for the tourists.
Thats how they make money these days.
my first ghost town 1969 thanks grandma and grampa
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This place looks awesome I want to come here
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It’s great there, it’s about 1 or 2 hours away I think from Barstow CA, it has great shooting, camping, off-roading not to mention the views, I recomend.
Omg, this was taken in april of 2016! My family and I were there then
In 1976 I drove out here in my 1966 Chevrolet Impala. I had a bottle of vodka with me and proceeded to get drunk. I slept in one of the cabins, they were not as tore up as they are now. About sun up a sheriff came rolling in, leaving a dust trail behind him. He hollered at me and told me i was trespassing, and if I didn't get out he would throw me in jail. I went to grab my stuff, and said I was taking to long, and kicked me in the ass. I gathered up my stuff and ran to my car but it wouldn't start. I ran the battery down trying to start it. That pissed off the sheriff even more. He then pulled out his gun and said that I better hoof it and now. I took off running like a bat out of hell. I ran as far as I could out of his site, but I look over a crest and see him destroying my car. He first took a bat and smashed my windshield, then he knocked the tail lights out, then the headlights. He then went to the trunk of his car and got a big hammer, raised the hood of my car and started smashing everything under the hood. Next he took out his revolver and shot all four of my tires out, then jumped in his patrol car spun out in the dirt slinging dirt all over my car. He left after that but I didn't want to go near the place again I ended up hitchhiking in to Barstow California, where I'm from. A couple of weeks later I had a buddy drive me back out there, and we looked at the damage. He smashed the carburetor completely flat, destroyed the manifold, pounded holes in the valve covers, and cracked the battery. My friend said the car wasn't worth saving so we left it. I loved that Impala. Hopefully that crazy fat ass sheriff is dead by now. I still will never go back to those cabins, after that bad experience.
Wow... That would make one hellofa Movie.
Awesome place! Wishing you a wonderful Thursday......Best wishes.....🐞🐞🐞🐞Jenny 🐞🐞🐞🐞
+JennysCountryChannel .. Thanks Jenny.
+JennysCountryChannel .. Thanks Jenny.
wanderful - From Brazil.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting
Super lindo fantástico
I live I. A living ghost town. Jamestown Ca. The old west.
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If I ran it, it would be primo.
Very impressive place, how can they get the water from for living ?
I used to go hunting in Bodie before it was Historical……..never touched a thing ………I had respect for the people before me………
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was there 1991. I thought it was great.
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is it me, or Calico is the real life setting in the BO2 zombies map Buried???
I went there in 1973
It is always fun to stop and enjoy
Thanks for video. Is Calico a semi Ghost town.? Do people live here?
Not that I know of
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I HOPE to go there to the Rock Shop , then go collecting petrified wood and semi- precious stones like silver lace agate and jasper. I'm gonna search the outer hills some then go into Doran Road where there's lots of rocks . If there's good specimens in that near area , I SHALL FIND THEM ! ONWARD ..
Sounds like fun
I went here with my boy scout troop and couldnt do anything cause i had stomach flu right when we arrived
So sorry to hear that.
Édeseim, hát rajtam kívül senki nem járt ott Calicoban? Olyan jó volt visszanézni ezt a nagyon régi bányásztelepülést, csak ne lett volna aznap 45*-os meleg, hogy muszáj volt visszamenekülni a légkondis buszba!!
Very cool video. Passed by on way to Vegas 100 times and have never visited. Thinking about hitting it up this winter. Question...Is it open every day? Admission? How far off the I-15?. Thanks for posting.
Calico is about 5 miles off I-15. Here is their website. cms.sbcounty.gov/parks/parks/calicoghosttown.aspx
was there with a girl I liked and now I will prolly never see her again :(
Love the old memories
This isn't the Calico I remember
Used to go here all the damn time with my mom
It's commercialized but still interesting
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Gland you liked it and thanks for commenting.
It's not the ghost town. It's the tourists town.
At one time it was a minning town.
The Crew 2 brought me here!
Cool.. glad you were here.
thanks for commenting
The Travel Channel Yeah, you're welcome >;D
I thought it was going to be like Bodie......
Ahhh! Thats so scary😣😢😭🐉
But fun
That's*
Been rhere
I enjoy visiting Calico and looking back at where we come from.
Funny how they always make a wasteland like this seem too be a fantastic place to live in it's Trumplesteelskin days lol I'm sure the people stuck there couldn't wait to get outta dodge! eer back
The thoughts of stricking it rich brings people to where the silver/gold is at.
now look up knotts berry farm calico ghost town
same company
do they still have the staged gunfight (duel) at high-noon?
As far as I know they still do.
I dont know... I have never seen one there
No pit,no headgear...?
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Not exactly a ghost town.
It has been commercialized
It was a mining town, set some records for the time, was abandoned and became a ghost town, was burnt to the floor, was bought by knots berry farm ceo man, built from ground up and with the history mostly preserved. It’s crazy it’s still this close to the og
I was in calico in the 60's and it looked nothing like this!! Ramshackle buildings with one resident still living there. An old woman. 2 biggest attractions then were the bottle house and on weekends they had a look a like Roy Rogers horse that did tricks. No tour train. All they are saying is BS.
Calico has come a long ways.
Why dous ghost town called ghoat town and its creepy?😕
Everyone moved away and left the town all alone
And I thought Calico was just a tourist trap. It is a tourist trap, but not just a tourist trap.
I have been there a couple times and never spent a dime. I hear they have theme parties there also. Like Halloween and other parties
The COVID mess closed most of the private shops.
Covid sucks
Drop the stupid music
Tourist trap s*** hole
My parents used to take me camping at Calico, all the time when I was a kid. Nowadays I take my kids there about 3 times a year. Just to camp, hike, explore all of the old silver mines, the ones that hav ent been closed off. It really sucks about the fact that several years ago the old cemetery was vandalized and several of the old grave markers were stolen. All of those 100+ year old wooden crossed and such. Gone. Why can't people just leave stuff alone?!?!
No respect for the dead
used to take my kids for holloween had the mine set up as haunted was lots of fun. The whole town was set up for holloween and a ghost town.
wow.. I bet that was spooky. lol. Thanks for commenting.