Logtown Ghost Town

El Dorado County, California38.6333, -120.8522

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.1 miDiamond Springs, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec10 of 12
Next ghost town
14 miMichigan Bar
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Logtown. No free-licensed photo yet.

Logtown is a ghost town in El Dorado County, California.

On the map

20 mi40 miFolsomDiamond SpringsPlacervilleRancho MurietaLogtown
  • National Forest
  • Other federal
  • State
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Logtown. 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 Diamond Springs, CA, about 4.1 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Dorado Hills, CA, 11 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Michigan Bar14 mi southwest
  2. Salmon Falls14 mi northwest
  3. Mormon Island15 mi west
  4. Middle Bar24 mi south
  5. Camanche29 mi south
  6. Norristown31 mi west
  7. Greasertown32 mi south
  8. Blue Mountain32 mi southeast

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°5734Jan6037Feb6340Mar6742Apr7648May8655Jun9461Jul9359Aug8856Sep7748Oct6440Nov5634Dec
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

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

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Placerville station (USC00046960), 4.6 miles away.

Facts

LocationEl Dorado County, California
Coordinates38.63330, -120.85220
SourcesWikidata Q6667892 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Logtown ghost town?

In El Dorado County, California, at 38.6333, -120.8522. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Diamond Springs, CA, about 4.1 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Dorado Hills, CA, 11 miles away.

Can you visit Logtown?

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 Logtown?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Logtown?

Yes. Michigan Bar (14 mi), Salmon Falls (14 mi), Mormon Island (15 mi), Middle Bar (24 mi).

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