Abandoned Record
About Garo
Garo is an extinct town in South Park in Park County, Colorado, United States. The Garo post office operated from January 29, 1880, until February 28, 1955.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Garo, 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 Garo is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Garo
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.
- 1953 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Garo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Bailey sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Garo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
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 Garo
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Garo": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Garo, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5523717.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).