Title: Calico Ghost Town in Barstow | Expedia.co.uk [Calico Ghost Town Hotels](https://expedia.co.uk/Calico-Ghost-Town-Hotels.0-l6201224-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Flights to Barstow](https://expedia.co.uk/Cheap-Flights-To-Barstow.d6699.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Things to do in Barstow](https://expedia.co.uk/Things-To-Do-In-Barstow.d6699.Travel-Guide-Activities)[Calico Ghost Town Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Calico-Ghost-Town.d6201224.Car-Hire-Guide)[Barstow Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Barstow.d6699.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Calico Ghost Town ![Calico and abandoned gold and silver mines. Calico is a ghost town, and former Mining town in Calico Mountains of Mojave Desert, Southern California, USA. Historic Park and popular travel destination.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6201224/b3eef6ac-6f9a-4be5-bf47-3d80e6952353.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![House ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6699/a908f793-b548-43d9-99e7-3cf170d86f07.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and today has been converted into a county park named Calico Ghost Town. Located off Interstate 15, it lies 3 miles (4.8 km) from Barstow and 3 miles from Yermo. Giant letters spelling CALICO can be seen on the Calico Peaks behind the ghost town from the freeway. Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950s, architecturally restoring all but the five remaining original buildings to look as they did in the 1880s. Calico received California Historical Landmark](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6055926/663da8c1-7f7f-484b-bc01-c39794f7a8ad.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and today has been converted into a county park named Calico Ghost Town. Located off Interstate 15, it lies 3 miles (4.8 km) from Barstow and 3 miles from Yermo. Giant letters spelling CALICO can be seen on the Calico Peaks behind the ghost town from the freeway. Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950s, architecturally restoring all but the five remaining original buildings to look as they did in the 1880s. Calico received California Historical Landmark](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6055926/6a520ee2-fc9d-41b2-8a83-a43e4132a011.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and today has been converted into a county park named Calico Ghost Town. Located off Interstate 15, it lies 3 miles (4.8 km) from Barstow and 3 miles from Yermo. Giant letters spelling CALICO can be seen on the Calico Peaks behind the ghost town from the freeway. Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950s, architecturally restoring all but the five remaining original buildings to look as they did in the 1880s. Calico received California Historical Landmark](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6055926/b693d0fe-020c-4290-b04a-b90fb3492680.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Calico Ghost Town Activities [Barstow travel guide](https://expedia.co.uk/Barstow.dx6699) --- --- ## Plan a trip to see Calico Ghost Town Price found within the past 48 hours. Click for updated prices. ![Hotel Seville](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/30000/27100/27061/290bc49f_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) ### Hotel Seville £757 per person 4 Jun - 11 Jun found 1 day ago Return flight included London (LHR) to Ontario (ONT) 9/10 Wonderful! 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