This listing is about the Southern Arizona ghost towns that we have found. There are more than a baker’s dozen. Ghost Towns in Arizona are mostly about mining, boom, and bust. Some of the Ghost Towns listed survive to a greater or lesser extent. Click here to see Tombstone in the 1930’s when it was almost a ghost town. Feel free to send us a note and tell us about a Ghost Town in your area. Read our stories below about some of the ghost towns we have found. Click on a hotspot in the map below or scroll down and browse a list. Explore on your own or take a tour. It has been reported that some ghost towns are currently restricted due to vandalism. Fairbank has an on-site docent most days when the Schoolhouse is open. The Friends of San Pedro River occasionally give tours of Charleston and Millville, as well as the old Clanton Ranch, Contention and the Charleston Cemetery, (hard to find).
We include Tombstone, Jerome, and Pearce even though some of them have made a successful comeback. Fun towns to visit for the history.
Ghost Towns of Southern Arizona
- A Visit To The Cochise Hotel, Cochise AZ
- Sally Reichardt’s Jerome Anniversary Adventure
- Fall Vacation: Jerome & the Grand Hotel
- Kentucky Camp AZ: A Ghost Town With Accommodations!
- Arizona Ghost Towns: A Book Review
- Route 66 & the Burros of Oatman, AZ
- Ghost Town of Klondyke AZ & the Power Family Saga
- Wickenburg & Vulture City: A Visit
- Ghost Towns & Cemeteries in Southern Arizona
- One Hundred Sixty Acres of Dirt: A Book Review
- Butterfield Overland Mail Company and the Dragoon Springs Stage Station
- Road Trip to Pearce Arizona Wine Country
- El Paso & Southwestern: Baja Arizona’s Forgotten Railroad: Part I
- Ghost Town Trail: Pearce To Courtland To Gleeson!
- Castle Dome City: A Mini-Road Trip From Yuma, AZ
- A Day In Santa Cruz County
- Fray Marcos Monument in Lochiel, a Ghost Town
- Beyond Tucson: Things to do In Southeast Arizona
- Tour Pearce AZ: A (Sometimes Lively) Ghost Town!
- A Hike to Charleston Cemetery with the FSPR
- Lochiel, Arizona. What? Where? Huh?
- Mescal AZ: A Pictorial
- Fort Bowie, Arizona Territory: 1862 – 1894. A Pictorial
- Ruby Arizona: Our Best Ghost Town
- Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die Almost Did
- Mesilla New Mexico & Its Historical Connection to Tucson Arizona
- Steins: A Ghost Town With Stories To Tell
- The Ghost Town Tour You Should Not Have Missed!
- Guided Tours of Tucson and Southern Arizona
- A Hike to the Ghost Town of Charleston Arizona Territory
- You Are Invited: Bisbee Overnight Tour
- Fairbank AZ: Ghost Town
- Southern Arizona Ghost Town Tour: A Slideshow!
- Ghost Town Trail: A Day Trip From Tucson!
- Fairbank: A Ghost Town Slideshow
- Big Nose Kate’s Saloon To Overland Trout: A Pleasant Sunday Drive!
- SASCO the Forgotten Ghost Town
- Guided Hike to Charleston Ruins
- Ghost Town Slideshow – Gleeson, Pearce, Courtland, Cochise, AZ
- Gleeson Ghost Town & Rattlesnake Oddities
- In The Middle of Nowhere: Rattlesnake Crafts & Rocks!
- The Village of Arivaca, The Ghost Town Of Ruby, & Sweet Peas Cafe’!
Ghost Tours of Southern Arizona
- Fall Vacation: Jerome & the Grand Hotel
- The Ghost Town Tour You Should Not Have Missed!
- Guided Tours of Tucson and Southern Arizona
- Halloween Howl: Descent Into A Frightening Underworld!
- Guided Hike to Charleston Ruins
- Ghosts and Ghost Tours of Bisbee
- Thar Be Ghosts In Downtown Tucson!
- Lil Abner’s Steakhouse – Marana