Swansea Historic Ghost Town

Bouse, La Paz County, Arizona. Historic and cultural site.

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Where: Bouse, La Paz County, AZ. No street address stated. Directions
Getting there: From Bouse: take the main road east through town, which turns to gravel just outside town; stay left at the first major Y, stay left at Midway, then turn right (east) at the four way stop into Swansea. From Parker: head south past the tracks, turn east on Shea Road, then south on the county-signed dirt road to Swansea.
Fees: None.
Access: Graded gravel road gets rough for the last few miles; a high clearance vehicle is recommended, but four-wheel drive is not necessary. About 25 miles from either Parker or Bouse.
Phone: (928) 505-1200
Managed by: Bureau of Land Management, Lake Havasu Field Office.
Established: Mining began around 1862.
Coordinates: 34.16877, -113.850469.

Ruins of a mining boom town: several adobe and brick buildings, the railroad grade, numerous foundations, and the mine shafts remain.