Michigan Bar Ghost Town

Sacramento County, California38.4999, -121.0453

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
1.6 miRancho Murieta, CA
Mild months
Feb–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
14 miLogtown
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Michigan Bar. No free-licensed photo yet.

Michigan Bar, in Sacramento County, California, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miFolsomRancho CordovaCameron ParkIoneGold RiverWiltonMichigan Bar
  • National Forest
  • Other federal
  • State
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Michigan Bar. 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 Rancho Murieta, CA, about 1.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rancho Cordova, CA, 12 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Logtown14 mi northeast
  2. Mormon Island15 mi north
  3. Salmon Falls18 mi north
  4. Elliott20 mi south
  5. Norristown21 mi west
  6. Camanche21 mi south
  7. Middle Bar21 mi southeast
  8. Liberty22 mi southwest

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°5539Jan5842Feb6242Mar6745Apr7551May8657Jun9363Jul9262Aug8760Sep7653Oct6344Nov5539DecJan: 6.1 inFeb: 5.7 inMar: 4.9 inApr: 2.8 inMay: 1.7 inJun: 0.4 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.3 inOct: 1.7 inNov: 3.1 inDec: 5.4 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to June, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Sutter Hill Cdf. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Sutter Hill Cdf station (USC00048713), 16 miles away. About 32.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSacramento County, California
Coordinates38.49990, -121.04530
Also known asMichigan Bar, California, Michigan Bar, CA
SourcesWikidata Q6837457 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Michigan Bar ghost town?

In Sacramento County, California, at 38.4999, -121.0453. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Rancho Murieta, CA, about 1.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rancho Cordova, CA, 12 miles away.

Can you visit Michigan Bar?

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 Michigan Bar?

Mild months here run February to June, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Sutter Hill Cdf. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Michigan Bar?

Yes. Logtown (14 mi), Mormon Island (15 mi), Salmon Falls (18 mi), Elliott (20 mi).

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