Field Trip to Apex, Nugget and Kingston

This will be a 4×4 vehicle trip to ghost towns near Central City.  4×4 ride sharing may be possible. Please contact group leader Josh Robinson with an RSVP, cancellation, or for more info.

Waiver: The Ghost Town Club of Colorado requires a signed waiver from everyone attending a Field Trip. Save time and effort on the day of the trip by downloading and filling out your waiver now and giving it to the Trip Leader on the day of the trip. GTC-Waiver-6-12-26.pdf

Description of the day:

We will start off by meeting at the Central City Cemetery, from here we will go through the run of the day and head over to the seasonably occupied townsite of Apex. At Apex we will explore the streets looking at the buildings and archeology found on site.

From Apex we will 4×4 over the hill to the townsite of Nugget. At Nugget we will explore the ephemeral remains of this town and lunch on main street. From there we will continue across Elk Park to the ghost town of Kingston.

At Kingston we will see the ruined mill, boarding house and complete main street. Josh will lead a talk here, exploring and interpreting the townsite of Kingston. After, we will head back the way we came and end at Central City.

Accessibility:

I would give this a hiking rating as a 3+, according to the GTC field trip guide. The ground is a natural setting with debris, and unmaintained roads and paths, hilly inclines. Not suitable for strollers or wheelchairs, or people not in good physical health. Or difficulty walking.

4×4 roads for most of this trip. Can be executed in a stock high clearance SUV

Items to Bring:  Packed lunch, snacks, PLENTY OF WATER, hiking sticks, sunscreen, etc. Dress for a hike, also may rain!

Cancellation:

Call Josh at 724 630 0631

If you have any questions about the field trip or need to contact the leader day of the trip, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Josh Robinson (information below)

Itinerary:

Meet at 10:00AM

Location: Central City Cemetery parking area

Leave Central City Cemetery at 10:30AM, Begin caravan over to Apex

The road to Apex is reasonably well graded dirt and can be easily executed in a car. However, higher clearance would be desirable. All other roads after Apex are high clearance 4×4.

Stop at a variety of sites along the way

Explore Apex (a seasonally occupied ghost town)

We will walk the primary street in Apex, exploring the site of the church and other ruins. From here we will 4×4 over to the town of Nugget.

Lunch at Nugget 12:30

We will eat lunch at the Nugget site, bring your brown bag lunch! After lunch Josh will lead a talk about the architecture and archeology found at the site

Explore Kingston

We will begin our 4×4 drive to Kingston traveling across Elk Park, at the site Josh will lead a talk about the architecture and archeology found at the site.

Head back up and head to dinner 4:00

We will head back up the way came, ending up in Central City

Dinner someplace!!