King's Station Ghost Town

Los Angeles County, California34.4889, -118.5456

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5 miCastaic, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
8.4 miMentryville
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of King's Station. No free-licensed photo yet.

King's Station is a former settlement in Los Angeles County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miSanta ClaritaSimi ValleySan FernandoStevenson RanchActonKing's Station
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: King's Station. 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 Castaic, CA, about 5 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Clarita, CA, 5.6 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Mentryville8.4 mi southwest
  2. Llano Del Rio41 mi east
  3. Reefer City41 mi northeast
  4. Gold Town41 mi northeast
  5. Falling Springs42 mi east
  6. Tehichipa45 mi northeast
  7. Eldoradoville48 mi east
  8. Muroc49 mi northeast

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.

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

0°20°40°60°80°100°6347Jan6545Feb7047Mar7449Apr8154May8757Jun9463Jul9664Aug9162Sep8156Oct7149Nov6244DecJan: 4.2 inFeb: 4.4 inMar: 2.9 inApr: 0.8 inMay: 0.3 inJun: 0.0 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.5 inNov: 0.8 inDec: 2.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to June, judging by NOAA normals from Newhall 5Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Newhall 5Nw station (USC00046161), 7.2 miles away. About 16.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLos Angeles County, California
Coordinates34.48890, -118.54560
SourcesWikidata Q6411113 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is King's Station ghost town?

In Los Angeles County, California, at 34.4889, -118.5456. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Castaic, CA, about 5 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Clarita, CA, 5.6 miles away.

Can you visit King's Station?

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.

When is the best time to visit King's Station?

Mild months here run October to June, judging by NOAA normals from Newhall 5Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near King's Station?

Yes. Mentryville (8.4 mi).

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