Oakhurst Ghost Town

Fresno County, California36.7492, -119.4381

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.4 miSanger, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Elevation
440 ft133 m
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Oakhurst. No free-licensed photo yet.

Oakhurst is a ghost town in Fresno County, California. It lies at about 440 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miClovisReedleyDinubaSelmaParlierOakhurst
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Oakhurst. 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 Sanger, CA, about 7.4 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Clovis, CA, 15 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Kingston27 mi southwest
  2. Grub Gulch44 mi northwest
  3. Silver City48 mi southeast
  4. Ben Hur51 mi northwest
  5. Vaca Adobe56 mi southwest
  6. Agua Fria60 mi northwest
  7. Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing61 mi southwest
  8. Kearsarge62 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°6138Jan6742Feb7345Mar7949Apr8856May9662Jun10268Jul10166Aug9662Sep8553Oct7144Nov6138DecJan: 2.3 inFeb: 1.9 inMar: 2.2 inApr: 1.0 inMay: 0.6 inJun: 0.2 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.6 inNov: 1.0 inDec: 2.0 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 May, judging by NOAA normals from Fresno 5 Ne. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Fresno 5 Ne station (USC00043256), 15 miles away. About 11.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationFresno County, California
Coordinates36.74917, -119.43806
Elevation440 ft (133 m)
Also known asOakhurst, Fresno County, California, Oakhurst, CA
SourcesWikidata Q7073909

Questions

Where is Oakhurst ghost town?

In Fresno County, California, at 36.7492, -119.4381. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Sanger, CA, about 7.4 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Clovis, CA, 15 miles away.

Can you visit Oakhurst?

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 Oakhurst?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Oakhurst?

Yes. Kingston (27 mi).

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