Prairie City Ghost Town

Sacramento County, California38.5826, -121.5040

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.2 miSacramento, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
5 miNorristown
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Prairie City. No free-licensed photo yet.

Prairie City is a former settlement in Sacramento County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miFlorinNorth HighlandsRio LindaPrairie City
  • State
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Prairie City. 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 Sacramento, CA, about 2.2 miles southeast in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Norristown5 mi east
  2. Fremont Landing15 mi northwest
  3. Mormon Island22 mi east
  4. Buckeye23 mi west
  5. Mokelumne City23 mi south
  6. Michigan Bar25 mi east
  7. Cottonwood26 mi west
  8. Liberty26 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Sacramento River Parkway (Central Area), Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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°5641Jan6244Feb6847Mar7449Apr8154May8959Jun9461Jul9461Aug8959Sep7953Oct6545Nov5641DecJan: 3.9 inFeb: 3.6 inMar: 2.8 inApr: 1.4 inMay: 0.9 inJun: 0.2 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 1.8 inDec: 3.5 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 May, judging by NOAA normals from Sacramento 5 Ese. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Sacramento 5 Ese station (USW00023271), 5.1 miles away. About 19.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSacramento County, California
Coordinates38.58257, -121.50400
Also known asPrairie City, California
SourcesWikidata Q17075899 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Prairie City ghost town?

In Sacramento County, California, at 38.5826, -121.5040. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Sacramento, CA, about 2.2 miles southeast in a straight line.

Can you visit Prairie City?

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Sacramento River Parkway (Central Area), Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Prairie City?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Prairie City?

Yes. Norristown (5 mi), Fremont Landing (15 mi), Mormon Island (22 mi), Buckeye (23 mi).

More ghost towns in California

All 240 ghost towns in California · Ghost towns near Sacramento