St. Thomas Ghost Town
Moapa Valley, Clark County, Nevada. Ghost town.
Details
- Where
- Old St. Thomas Rd., Moapa Valley, NV 89021. Directions
- Getting there
- Overton is 65 miles from Las Vegas via U.S. 93 and S.R. 169; follow S.R. 169 south from Overton to Bluff Road, then Old St. Thomas Road to the town site.
- Fees
- Recreational use pass required to enter Lake Mead NRA; private vehicle $25.00 admits a vehicle for 1-7 days.
- Access
- Navigation apps label park roads as Toll Roads because an entrance fee is required even to pass through the park.
- Managed by
- National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
- Established
- Founded 1865 by Mormon settlers.
A Mormon farming and railroad settlement flooded by Lake Mead when the dam filled in the 1930s; the ghost town's remains are exposed again and visitors can roam the roads and trails of the former town.