Ghost Towns in Arizona

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119 ghost towns

29% sit on public land · 66 with a free-licensed photo

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  • BLM 18
  • National Forest 9
  • National Park Service 1
  • State 6
  • City, county 1
  • Tribal 7
  • Private or unlisted 77
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Arizona's ghost towns.

The largest share, 77 of 119, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

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  • BLM 18
  • National Forest 9
  • National Park Service 1
  • State 6
  • City, county 1
  • Tribal 7
  • Private or unlisted 77

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

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All 119 by county

Apache County 1

Cochise County 13

Coconino County 6

Gila County 3

Graham County 5

Greenlee County 1

La Paz County 5

Maricopa County 6

Mohave County 14

Navajo County 5

Pima County 10

Pinal County 12

Santa Cruz County 9

Yavapai County 18

Yuma County 11

Other states