Note: This description refers to ghost towns in general and not one specific site. 

Dotted across BC are the remains of towns, camps and industrial workings once part of BC’s early colonial story. Their mystique causes a fascination among many in abandoned buildings and old workings. These places represent old mining camps, railway junctions and construction sites, gold rush towns, fur trading posts and logging camps among others. The sites on this map are the more notable abandoned towns related to industrial activities only. 

The clustering of these towns is symbolic of the development of older transportation routes, e.g. the Cariboo Wagon Road, or mining activity, e.g. the Kootenays. Some are high on mountain slopes, close to the resource being extracted, and today only accessible by hiking and overgrown with vegetation. Others are in or near contemporary communities, but still with the old buildings and workings present.

Please note that towns no longer inhabited can be appealing to people who want to explore them, but there may be legal or safety access restrictions. Check with local authorities to learn more.