Most People Have Long Forgotten About This Vacant Ghost Town In Rural Colorado

What are some interesting abandoned places in Colorado?  

Colorado used to be an old mining state; as a result, there are more than plenty of abandoned places, ghost towns, and other interesting and derelict places to check out. Honestly, any of Colorado’s fascinating ghost towns make for very interesting abandoned places to explore. Some of those ghost towns include places like Saint Elmo, Crystal Mill, and Animas Forks. As for individual places that are definitely Instagram-worthy, there are always things like the Titan 1 Missile Silo, in Deer Trail, the Ludlow Massacre Site, in Trinidad, and Valmont Butte in Boulder is also fascinating and creepy. For more of our favorite abandoned places in Colorado, take a look at this list! Unfortunately, not every place is accessible to the public, and many can be quite dangerous (like the Gilman mining town mentioned in the above article), so it’s very important to make sure you do your research as much as possible before ever trying to access a ghost town. You’re safest choosing ones that have become historic towns for folks to explore.  

Where is Gilman, Colorado located?  

Gilman is a Colorado ghost town located in southeast Eagle County. Interestingly, though it’s a ghost town, there are some people who do live in the area, so it’s served by the nearby Minturn Post Office. It was founded in 1886 as a lead and zinc mining town. Nowadays, it’s located on private property; it is off-limits to the public. If you could visit, however, you’d find the abandoned old Eagle Mine as well as plenty of abandoned houses scattered about. It’s one of the many places we wish we could check out sometime! Since Gilman has been labeled “toxic” by the powers that be, it’s unlikely that it will ever reopen, but we can dream, right?