Chloride, Arizona
Chloride, Arizona
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Chloride is Arizona's oldest continually inhabited mining town. About 350 people live here today. While it is not a ghost town, it can feel like it because it is so super quiet. This is definitely NOT Oatman, and we like it that way! Drive around town and look at the old houses, some of them with elaborate rusty metal yard art. The Jim Fritz Museum (owned and managed by the Chloride Historical Society), just east of the park) is open every Saturday from about 11 am to 12 pm or 1 pm. Gunfight reenactments by the High Desert Drifters on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at High Noon. Great photo opportunities. There is a store (Mineshaft Market), a US Post Office, some tiny shops, and two restaurants as well as a park with covered area and playground. Karaoke on Saturday afternoons at Yesterdays Restaurant. The cemetery outside of town is one of the state's oldest. Enjoy the quiet atmosphere, the wildlife wandering through town, and the clean air. Interested?
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WizardDad
Wollongong, Australia247 contributions
Sep 2022
What are people seeing here? I visited, had a look around, went to the information centre and spoken to the person there and a couple of locals. I got the place pretty much all burnt down in the 1930s, there was never much here, the dig for opals in the cliff faces by using a lot of firepower and shooting them out, there's nothing much historical left and go and have a look at the ghost town bit. It was a town working B. Everyone was nice enough but there's nothing here, no matter how much I wanted something.
Well done, Chloride, trolling the travel sites.
Nothing was open, few people around, very quiet, like Elmer Fudd hunting wabbits.
Well done, Chloride, trolling the travel sites.
Nothing was open, few people around, very quiet, like Elmer Fudd hunting wabbits.
Written 27 August 2023
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Margaret H
5 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
Neat off the beaten path place to check out. Saw several roadrunners went to ‘general store’ met the couple that manages it. Very nice folks and the history they shared was very interesting.
Written 26 August 2023
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Mike and Judy
Santa Rosa, CA3 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
We just spent over a week at this park and can't say enough nice things about our experience. The owners, the manager Jackie, the workers including Jerry and Mark, and the guests were all so helpful and friendly. They have a great dog park,a very nice laundry room with the most reasonable rates and the cleanest restrooms we have ever seen. The town of Chloride is adorable and very historic and again, the people are so friendly. We loved our stay here and will be back.
Written 2 July 2023
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MJHBlack
Salt Lake City274 contributions
Jan 2022
We were 'lured' to Chloride by a highway sign on US 93 promising it had an AZ visitors center. It did, and we were glad we'd been lured! That took us four miles off US 93 to the not-really-ghost mining town (pop is still about 300), charming and historic, nestled amidst the Cerbat Mountains; established in the 1860s. Its welcome sign boasts a Baptist Church, Volunteer Fire Dept, Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society, VFW Post 2190 and auxiliary; Silver Bells Playhouse, and Town Hall. Lots of prefab homes –and at the end of January, lots of RVers dry camping on the adjacent Bur of Land Mgt land-- amidst the cholla. Paved road in town. a short driving tour is in order, so drop in to the Mineshaft Market & Chloride General Store for a walking/driving guide of the town. Mining still goes on. The Purcell murals from the 1970s up the dirt road out of town are highly recommended... but warning... do not drive much beyond the murals as the road is rough and narrows and it is difficult/impossible to turn around.
Written 14 May 2022
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harryatkck
Kansas City, KS996 contributions
Feb 2022
You can't tell if the deserted places are actually deserted, or they were built to look deserted. But they are cool. Most of the deserted buildings are in a little square in town. When I was there, nobody else around. To further make things cool there was a large long horn steer walking around the town. If this is not too far out of your way, definitely come here.
Written 9 March 2022
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Jill D
Saint Louis, MO182 contributions
Oct 2021 • Couples
Not really a ghost town as 200 people live here. It was a friendly town with a section set up like a ghost town and a gun fighters shootout every Sat. There is a town history museum which is free and very interesting.
Written 19 October 2021
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Herman02
Phoenix, AZ411 contributions
May 2021
It's easy to get to off of Hwy 93 not to far from Kingman. It's an actual town that has what looks to be a pretty neat little hotel and a super nice restaurant. They have the old "ghost" town where on weekends, the locals do old time shoot outs and other old western things. It's on old mining town and there are several places to hike. Now, just remember it is in AZ, so in the summer, you may want to think about a visit before 10am or after 7pm. Or sit and have some great food at the restaurant!
Written 2 July 2021
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I9033GHrebeccal
Kingman, AZ4 contributions
Jul 2020
This place is worth seeing, especially if you drive up to the murals. Yesterday's restaurant was closed when we last went there a year or so ago, however. Just drive the streets to see what's there. Interesting shops and old stuff. On some Saturdays they stage shoot-outs. One house has a little miniature town in the yard. Visit the old two-cell jail (it's self-admit and release) and take pictures of your friends behind bars. People love it when you send the pics to them and they show them to their friends. It's just a few miles east of Highway 95, south of Vegas. It won't take long and you'll get a lot of great pictures. There are a number of websites where you can view pictures of the buildings and murals. And spend some money there. They need it!
Written 4 June 2021
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billandgeorgeanna
Lake Havasu City, AZ386 contributions
Aug 2020
What a great little town. So unknown based on everyone going to Oatman. Really enjoyed our time driving around the area
Written 15 August 2020
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Gene K
Clemson, SC15 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Great and unique little western mining town. But the highlight is the 1.5 mile drive up to the murals.
Written 28 February 2020
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Is the road paved to Chloride from Kingman?
Mgr_0403
Chloride, AZ
Yes. Take 93 to about mile marker 53, turn right at the Chloride exit and go on county road 125 / Chloride Road about 3.5 miles.
maryclairey
Swindon, UK13 contributions
Hi can you visit chloride Az on weekdays. I saw somewhere that it said open Saturday & Sunday, which seems a bit
Many thanks
Mary
Steve F
St. George, UT43 contributions
Yes. We were there during the week.
Are there any cafes or places to grab a burger in town?
Mgr_0403
Chloride, AZ
Hi Cheryl! You must have visited in 2016, because Digger Dave's was remodeled last year and is now called The Prospector with new management. They are open 11 am to 6 pm on Wed and Thursday and 11 to 8 pm on Friday, Sat and Sun. Hope that helps!
are there any lawsuits going on with the Town of Chloride
PeeDeeR
Seattle, WA439 contributions
Not sure in what context you mean. It is a small desert town that used to mine a lot of silver. The residents there now seem to enjoy life, a little bit of acting & bringing the occasional tourist through.
You might need to look at public records for something specific to environmental or otherwise. I saw nothing on the surface.
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- Restaurants near Chloride, Arizona:
- (0.14 km) Yesterdays Restaurant
- (5.85 km) Grasshopper Junction Deli
- (12.91 km) Lake Mohave Resort Restaurant
- (5.97 km) Fat Tony's Pizzeria
- (0.15 km) The Prospector