Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Northern California → Death Valley → Leadfield Ghost Town

Location: Titus Canyon, Death Valley

Time Required: 30 minutes

Red Tape/Notes: Access to Death Valley is $25/vehicle for a 7 day pass. Leadfield is a clearly marked stop along Titus Canyon Road, and can only be reached by driving the 27 mile one-way dirt road, which generally requires high clearance/4WD to access.

What’s Nearby?: Keane Wonder Mill, Keane Wonder Mine, Keane Canyon, Titus Canyon

Mining began in Leadfield in 1926, and numerous promotions drew people to the area where a town was laid out. Unfortunately, the mines quickly ran dry and the town was abandoned within a year of its founding, leaving behind the remnants of a few buildings and some mine shafts. The town can only be accessed by driving the one-way, 27 mile backcountry (high clearance necessary) Titus Canyon Road. This helps keep the town from being overrun with visitors, as it would surely be if access were easier, since its location is quite close to the most heavily trafficked section of the park, as the crow flies. Luckily, tourists aren’t crows, and you may well have the place to yourself for a quick wander around its forgotten hillsides.

Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Northern California → Death Valley → Leadfield Ghost Town