This was a beautiful drive and a lovely place to go while in Aspen. The town of Aspen is pretty weak in terms of scenery compared to what’s surrounding Vail on the east and west so we were spoiled with the views. Glad we drive...More

The weather was supposed to be rainy but when we left our condo it was a light mist. On our drive up the mountain it started to snow. What could be a better time to visit a ghost town. Short walk from the parking lot...More

A lovely stroll in the sunshine, didn't take long, good photo opportunity ... Wooden buildings and a river/stream walk.. 😊

My wife and I stopped here while staying in Aspen. Well worth the drive and easy to find. Fair amount of parking and an easy trail to follow. Several nice buildings to explore. Also, the drive is scenic and worth a few photo stops.

If you are looking for a little different side trip from Aspen then take a 20 minute drive on Castle Creek Road to Ashcroft. This ghost town is an easy walk to and from the free parking lot with excellent signage along the way telling...More

This was an old mining town/camp a 30 minute drive from Aspen Colo.. Great views of the surrounding mountains and the beauitful aspen trees. Keep driving to the the "Pine Creek Cookhouse " , up the road another few miles.

We chose to not pay the $5 fee so we did not go walk around in the Ashcroft Ghost town area for this trip, although, in times past when we have visited this area, there wasn't a fee, so we did go through the ghost...More