Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Clear Creek County, Colorado

Bakerville

Ghost town in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.

Record

About Bakerville

Bakerville is a mining ghost town in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. It is located west of modern-day Silver Plume, south of I-70 near the fourteener peaks of Grays and Torreys.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Bakerville, 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 Bakerville is

USGS topographic map around Bakerville
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 Bakerville

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 Bakerville

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

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Bakerville, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q105742496.
  3. USGS GNIS 196497.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).