Washington Ghost Towns

Washington State’s ghost towns are scattered across two dramatically different landscapes. On the west side of the Cascades, former logging towns and mill communities sit in the rain forests and river valleys of the Coast Range. On the east side, mining towns in the Okanogan Highlands and the Colville country, and small farming communities on the Columbia Plateau, reflect a drier and more open history. Washington ghost towns reward explorers who are willing to cross the mountains in both directions.

Ghost Towns of Washington on Amazon

Looking to explore Washington’s ghost towns in more depth? The Ghost Towns of Washington series by Jason Smith covers the state’s most compelling abandoned communities.

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