The Long Way
Nye County
An old mining structure and a dilapidated building in a desert landscape.
Plate I. Headframe ruins, Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com
An outdoor view of historic mine ruins at the base of a barren mountain.
Plate II. Stamp mill ruins, Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com
An old brick building stands in an arid landscape with arched windows and a wooden gable.
Plate III. Abandoned brick building, Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com
An old brick building ruin with arched windows stands in a desert landscape.
Plate IV. Brick ruins, Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com
An old wooden mining structure stands outside against a hillside.
Plate V. Mining headframe, Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com
An old brick building exterior featuring arched windows and a weathered doorway with broken glass.
Plate VI. Historic brick building, Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com
A mine shaft opening built into a hillside covered with brush and rocks under a blue sky.
Plate VII. Mine entrance at Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com
A close-up view of layered rock formations against a blue sky.
Plate VIII. Rock formations, Tybo Ghost Town. From travelnevada.com

Tybo Ghost Town

Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada. Ghost town; Open year-round, weather permitting.

Details

Map. Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada. Larger map
Where
Tybo, Tonopah, NV 89049. Directions
When
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Getting there
Head east from Tonopah on Highway 6 for 50 miles, pass the Highway 375 junction, continue 9 more miles to a green sign for Tybo, then turn left onto a well-maintained dirt road into the foothills.
Fees
Free public access.
Access
BLM-protected free public access; 4x4 access and spare tire recommended for the dirt road; old mine shafts and adits unsafe to enter.
Walk-in or reserve
Walk-in; no reservation required.
Phone
(775) 482-7800
Website
travelnevada.com
Managed by
Nevada Bureau of Land Management.
Established
1870.

Once-booming gold mining town in the Hot Creek Mountains; intact ruins include the Tonopah Consolidated Mining hoist house and headframe, Wells Fargo Office, charcoal kilns, miner cabins and stamp mill foundations.

Sources

  1. travelnevada.com/ghost-town/tybo-ghost-town