Chloride [1] is a self-proclaimed "living ghost town" in Northern Arizona.

Culture and History

Dating back to 1862 and once a silver mining boomtown (hence the name, from "silver chloride") with 2000 residents, the mining pretty much dried up by 1944 and most of the town along with it. Chloride todays hosts about 250 people, many retired, and subsists on a trickle of tourism. If you want a taste of the Old West without any tacky commercialism, this just might be your ticket.

Travel to Chloride - Visa Requirements

Chloride is off Highway 93, 18 mi north of Kingman, Arizona on the road to Boulder City and Las Vegas. Turn at mile marker 53 onto Mohave County Route 125 and drive for four miles.

Tours and Getting around Chloride

Chloride can comfortably be covered on foot.

Chloride tourist attractions and sightseeing

There is a mine shaft open to tourists on odd days. The desert landscape is fairly beautiful and quite serene, and provide a perfect backdrop to this little piece of americana. No other major tourist attractions.

Chloride city tours

Chloride souvenirs and shopping

  • Free Spirit Mercantile, [2]. Locally made wire-wrapped jewelry. 

Chloride Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

  • Yesterday's Inn, [3]. This aptly named restaurant is a time warp back to the 1920s. Good if fairly basic grub, a surprisingly good selection of regional beers, live entertainment on many evenings.$10.  

Chloride nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

Chloride cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

  • Shep's Miners Inn, ☎ 928-565-4251, [4]. The only place in town to sleep, with eight adobe rooms. 

Get out

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