Garo Ghost Town

Park County, Colorado39.1078, -105.8903

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
23 miBuena Vista, CO
Mild months
Jun–Sep4 of 12
Next ghost town
13 miAntero Junction
Garo, Colorado
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Garo is a ghost town in Park County, Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miSalidaSilverthorneBreckenridgeVailBuena VistaFriscoLeadvilleGaro
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Garo. 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 Buena Vista, CO, about 23 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Highlands Ranch, CO, 58 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Antero Junction13 mi south
  2. Buckskin Joe17 mi northwest
  3. Trump19 mi south
  4. Oro City21 mi northwest
  5. Adelaide22 mi northwest
  6. Dyersville22 mi north
  7. Tarryall22 mi east
  8. Climax24 mi northwest

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

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: state land. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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

-10°10°30°50°70°90°32-4Jan34-1Feb4210Mar4919Apr5927May7034Jun7640Jul7339Aug6730Sep5519Oct429Nov32-2DecJan: 0.3 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.7 inMay: 1.2 inJun: 0.9 inJul: 2.0 inAug: 2.2 inSep: 1.0 inOct: 0.7 inNov: 0.3 inDec: 0.4 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run June to September, judging by NOAA normals from Antero Rsvr. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Antero Rsvr station (USC00050263), 7.9 miles away. About 10.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPark County, Colorado
Coordinates39.10777, -105.89029
Also known asGaro, Colorado, Garo, CO
SourcesWikidata Q5523717 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Garo ghost town?

In Park County, Colorado, at 39.1078, -105.8903. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Buena Vista, CO, about 23 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Highlands Ranch, CO, 58 miles away.

Can you visit Garo?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: state land. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Garo?

Mild months here run June to September, judging by NOAA normals from Antero Rsvr. Snow is normal from October to May.

Are there other ghost towns near Garo?

Yes. Antero Junction (13 mi), Buckskin Joe (17 mi), Trump (19 mi), Oro City (21 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

All 141 ghost towns in Colorado · Ghost towns near Denver · Ghost towns near Colorado Springs