La Placita Ghost Town

Riverside County, California34.0192, -117.3500

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District Land · Open to visitors

Nearest town
2.3 miGrand Terrace, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
1.7 miAgua Mansa
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of La Placita. No free-licensed photo yet.

La Placita is a ghost town in Riverside County, California.

On the map

20 mi40 miRiversideSan BernardinoFontanaLa Placita
  • National Forest
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: La Placita. 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 Grand Terrace, CA, about 2.3 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Colton, CA, 2.8 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Agua Mansa1.7 mi northwest
  2. Politana5 mi northeast
  3. Rancho Temescal19 mi southwest
  4. Pinacate19 mi south
  5. Pasinogna21 mi west
  6. Terra Cotta22 mi south
  7. Willard25 mi south
  8. Eldoradoville28 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

City or county land: Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District Land

PAD-US places this spot on Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District Land, land managed by a regional agency. 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

0°20°40°60°80°100°7044Jan7045Feb7247Mar7550Apr8055May8758Jun9463Jul9764Aug9361Sep8255Oct7647Nov6943DecJan: 2.1 inFeb: 2.5 inMar: 1.5 inApr: 0.6 inMay: 0.3 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.2 inOct: 0.4 inNov: 0.7 inDec: 1.5 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 Riverside Citrus Exp. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Riverside Citrus Exp station (USC00047473), 3.7 miles away. About 9.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationRiverside County, California
Coordinates34.01920, -117.35000
Also known asLa Placita, California, La Placita, CA
SourcesWikidata Q6464450 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is La Placita ghost town?

In Riverside County, California, at 34.0192, -117.3500. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Grand Terrace, CA, about 2.3 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Colton, CA, 2.8 miles away.

Can you visit La Placita?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District Land, land managed by a regional agency. 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 La Placita?

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

Are there other ghost towns near La Placita?

Yes. Agua Mansa (1.7 mi), Politana (5 mi), Rancho Temescal (19 mi), Pinacate (19 mi).

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