La Panza Ghost Town

San Luis Obispo County, California35.3611, -120.2160

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
22 miShandon, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec12 of 12
Next ghost town
32 miOlig
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of La Panza. No free-licensed photo yet.

La Panza is a former settlement in San Luis Obispo County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miSan Luis ObispoAtascaderoArroyo GrandeNipomoGrover BeachLa Panza
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: La Panza. 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 Shandon, CA, about 22 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Luis Obispo, CA, 26 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Olig32 mi east
  2. Asphalto35 mi east
  3. Betteravia35 mi southwest
  4. Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing45 mi north
  5. Vaca Adobe50 mi north
  6. Martensdale60 mi east
  7. Joyfull65 mi east
  8. Rio Bravo65 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

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°6544Jan6544Feb6746Mar6947Apr7249May7652Jun7854Jul8055Aug8054Sep7852Oct7147Nov6444DecJan: 5.1 inFeb: 4.9 inMar: 3.9 inApr: 1.4 inMay: 0.5 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.1 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.8 inNov: 2.0 inDec: 3.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run all year, judging by NOAA normals from San Luis Obispo Poly.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the San Luis Obispo Poly station (USC00047851), 25 miles away. About 22.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSan Luis Obispo County, California
Coordinates35.36110, -120.21600
Also known asLa Panza, California
SourcesWikidata Q16893849 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is La Panza ghost town?

In San Luis Obispo County, California, at 35.3611, -120.2160. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Shandon, CA, about 22 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Luis Obispo, CA, 26 miles away.

Can you visit La Panza?

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 La Panza?

Mild months here run all year, judging by NOAA normals from San Luis Obispo Poly.

Are there other ghost towns near La Panza?

Yes. Olig (32 mi), Asphalto (35 mi), Betteravia (35 mi).

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