“Take only photographs, leave only footprints.”
~ Chief Seattle, Native American of the Duwamish Tribe
REGULAR MEETINGS
The Ghost Town Club of Colorado holds nine regular meetings each year, featuring speakers presenting programs on a variety of topics related to ghost towns, mining camps and their allied subjects and history. Regular meetings occur on the second Thursday of each month, January to May and September to December. Locations may vary. Meetings are in-person, and also streamed live virtually.
Past meeting topics have included: “How to Find a Ghost Town”, “The Adventure, Danger and Romance of Colorado’s Railroads”, “Denver’s Great Mansions and the People Who Inhabited Them”, “Bonanza Victorian: The Architecture of Colorado Ghost Towns”, “Ghost Town Jeopardy” and “The Mining Camps Speak: A New Way to Explore the Ghost Towns of the American West”.
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FIELD TRIPS
For many club members, field trips are a highlight of membership. We get to know each other, laugh and have a great time while exploring our beautiful state and one of our most vulnerable cultural resources, ghost towns. Typically, our members plan, organize, and lead field trips.
Field trips occur often, as we strive to have at least one per month or more in the temperate seasons. Our excursions take many forms, from leisurely drives to intense four-wheeling adventures. Hikes also occur often, and can be easy day hikes all the way to cross country snowshoeing in the winter months. Lastly, we’ve also taken longer tours, traveling to several states and parts of Canada, visiting significant ghost towns, historical sites, monuments, national parks, and local historians along the way.
The Ghost Town Club of Colorado Planning Committee is hard at work developing an exciting new lineup of outings. Stay tuned—we’ll be unveiling new trips throughout the year. We invite you to attend one of our field trips to learn more about us! Check back often for updates and get ready to hit the road with us in 2026!
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
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Note: When visiting historic town sites, mines, mills and other areas, hazardous conditions may be present. These hazards include but are not limited to conditions of deteriorated buildings, equipment and chemicals at abandoned mine workings, natural hazards such as rivers, streams, cliffs, steep slopes, and other hazards which are all part of the activities engaged in by the Ghost Town Club of Colorado.
Join us for a meeting!
We invite you to attend one of our monthly meetings to learn more about us! Please contact us for more information!
Header Image Credit: Aroya Schoolhouse, April 29, 2023 by Bill Lettow