Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Santa Clara County, California

Wrights

Ghost town in California, United States.

Record

About Wrights

Wrights, California is a ghost town in unincorporated west Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is located at the north portal of Wrights Tunnel near Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, on the north bank of Los Gatos Creek, east of State Route 17.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Wrights, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Wrights is

USGS topographic map around Wrights
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

11 historic USGS maps cover Wrights

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Wrights

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Wrights, California": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q8038293.
  3. USGS GNIS 238202.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).