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He did stop at the camp site much later to collect our camping fee. He was courteous and very helpful and directed us to the dinner just outside the park. There is a gate that could have been closed at 5PM as vehicles were arriving steadily.

We drove up to calico to find a ranger who said he would be around later that evening but was trying to close the ghost town down for the day.

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A loop has full hookups, one apparently has electricity only, and one is dry camping. I drove to get some information and found two other units that had arrived shortly before me looking for any park representative. And they were charging a $10 holiday premium. I explained what the gal in the booth said, but this guy wasn't in a good mood. No one came by, but when it was dark the ranger BANGED and I mean banged on the door (scaring the you know what out of us) and demanded we pay. A bit odd on this trip though - ranger at the check in booth said just go grab a site and another ranger would come by to collect the camping fees.

We liked it for the night sky and the F loop where we really didn't have anyone around us. Or if you have people into dirt biking or ATV riding, they will love it. If you have young children, they will love the ghost town. The F loop has really long back in sites, so we grabbed two of those with our friend's trailer facing ours. Dirt, with some sites right next to each other - like feet apart. We had the dry sites sort of up a canyon - nothing to write home about. Prior to that we used it as a night stop on our way to Arizona - a great spot to sneak out of work early and add a night to a trip. We have stayed here 3 times, most recently just before NYE, 2018. Its quite the jewel but suffers from neglect. However we still enjoy our stop overs, and visiting the Ghost Town while staying here. My husband always picks up bags of trash. Yes, it's the desert and it gets windy here but there is just no excuse for this.

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The campground itself is pretty much litter free but as soon as you go up a wash, canyon, or up a cliff trash is everywhere. The road and grounds are very rocky and uneven, again no maintenance is done to improve this. At least some sections have electric and water hookups. Campfire rings are just rock circles here and there. There isn't much maintenance done on the place so it lacks care. There is no host and the Ranger only comes around to collect your money so its pretty much a free for all. Sometimes it's quiet, and sometimes party central. Many families stay here as their destination. We usually use this place as a stop over while traveling the Interstate. We have camped here since 2006 and boy has it gone down hill over the years.Ĭalico campground grows on you despite being rough around the edges. It’s one line that is for Ghost town and camp ground entrance. If you camp here don’t leave, there is no line for campers already checked in. We left camp ground one time to run errand and had to sit in a 40 minute line to get back In. Atvs, (Atvs all over camp ground and up at the ghost town.) unleashed dogs, swimming pools at rvs?! (One up hill from us dumped pool and flooded 3 sites) Neighbor checked in at 11pm. All toilet seats were nasty, no soap for washing hands. B4 should NOT be a camp site.īathrooms were not clean. Picnic table was a joke it was all warped. Which was no biggie for us we come prepared. If our door was on the side we’d have been stepping out over neighbors sewer hose and ducking to not hit their slide. Both sides had yellow poles and utilities. You could not walk down either side of our site. Exit I-15 on Ghost Town Road.We had site B4 fortunately we have a small rv with door on back of unit.

Location: Calico Ghost Town, Yermo, CA, just east of Barstow.

During the week some attractions may be closed.

Best time to visit Calico: You can go any time of year, although in the summer it gets hot.

Length of the visit: An hour or two may be sufficient.

Entrance fee: $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-15, free for children 5 and under.

To find out more, check out the events on the official website. These include a film festival, Civil War reenactments, and a bluegrass music festival. In Calico, there are several souvenir shops, shows, actors dressed as cowboys, historical reenactments, and various events. While this tourist destination has lost some of its historic value, the same cannot be said about entertainment. Finally, don’t miss the train ride, which will take you to see the old mines up close. During the week classes are reenacted in the school, while on Sundays you can enjoy the sermon of the preacher. In Calico, you will also find a replica of the old school that has been rebuilt on the original site, as well as what is left of the homes of Chinese immigrants.

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