Barro Ghost Town

Tooele County, Utah40.7269, -113.4889

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Salt Lake Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
28 miWendover, UT
Mild months
Apr–Oct5 of 12
Next ghost town
9.6 miArinosa
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Barro. No free-licensed photo yet.

Barro is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah.

On the map

20 mi40 miWest WendoverBarro
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Barro. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Wendover, UT, about 28 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is West Valley City, UT, 77 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Arinosa9.6 mi west
  2. Salduro19 mi west
  3. Aragonite26 mi east
  4. Low29 mi east
  5. Ola34 mi west
  6. Delle37 mi east
  7. Jackson42 mi north
  8. Iosepa42 mi east

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

BLM land: Salt Lake Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Salt Lake Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

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Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Wendover Ap Awos. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Wendover Ap Awos station (USW00024193), 29 miles away. About 3.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationTooele County, Utah
Coordinates40.72694, -113.48889
SourcesWikidata Q107462815 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Barro ghost town?

In Tooele County, Utah, at 40.7269, -113.4889. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Wendover, UT, about 28 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is West Valley City, UT, 77 miles away.

Can you visit Barro?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Salt Lake Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Barro?

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Wendover Ap Awos. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Barro?

Yes. Arinosa (9.6 mi), Salduro (19 mi), Aragonite (26 mi), Low (29 mi).

More ghost towns in Utah

All 137 ghost towns in Utah · Ghost towns near Salt Lake City