31 – Bayhorse Ghost Town
From VisitIdaho.org:
Located near Land of the Yankee Fork State Park, visitors to Bayhorse ghost town can still see the ovens that were used to make charcoal for the smelter and some buildings along the dirt main street. There are also many trails nearby to to hike, bike and explore on ATVs or motorbikes.
More Information
https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/ghost-towns-mining-history/bayhorse-ghost-town-trails-system/
Coordinates: 44.39749, -114.31288
Elevation: 7071 ft
Difficulty: 2
What to Expect: No info
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Stop 2 and worth the 5 miles off the main road. Grateful someone has taken the time to preserve these cool places. This is the only stop of the day I probably would not have taken my old air-cooled Duc.
They were putting a new roof on this building. Good to see the preservation of these places
Man what a disappointment to get to this place to find the gates locked up tighter than a tick. We were there on Thursday Aug 22 during operating hours and the gates were locked. My wife and I were really looking forward to touring this place. Oh well, guess we have a reason to go back to the Challis area and hang out for awhile.
lots to see here, wish we had stayed a bit longer but it was getting too hot.
It is cool that they made this a state park, and it is within the big Yankee fork OHV area.
Didn't get to spend time here due to a long journey ahead that day but hope to return someday and walk around. If you have a park pass sticker that will come in handy. We came in on Bay Horse Creek Rd off HWY 75. The road was mellow with some free range cattle roaming around and a drooling menacing looking bull.
Original plan was to take via Custer motorway and come in from the north, but we needed to make up time due to a storm the day prior. So we had to slab it for this section and come in from the south. The road in and beyond is very fun with some steep and rocky/rutty sections
Stop 2 and worth the 5 miles off the main road. Grateful someone has taken the time to preserve these cool places. This is the only stop of the day I probably would not have taken my old air-cooled Duc.
They were putting a new roof on this building. Good to see the preservation of these places
Man what a disappointment to get to this place to find the gates locked up tighter than a tick. We were there on Thursday Aug 22 during operating hours and the gates were locked. My wife and I were really looking forward to touring this place. Oh well, guess we have a reason to go back to the Challis area and hang out for awhile.
I always like this place.
interesting place
lots to see here, wish we had stayed a bit longer but it was getting too hot.
It is cool that they made this a state park, and it is within the big Yankee fork OHV area.
Very cool little Ghost town. Not far off the main road.
Didn’t get to spend time here due to a long journey ahead that day but hope to return someday and walk around. If you have a park pass sticker that will come in handy. We came in on Bay Horse Creek Rd off HWY 75. The road was mellow with some free range cattle roaming around and a drooling menacing looking bull.
Original plan was to take via Custer motorway and come in from the north, but we needed to make up time due to a storm the day prior. So we had to slab it for this section and come in from the south. The road in and beyond is very fun with some steep and rocky/rutty sections
Wish I had more time to visit the site. You could spend hours here.
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