CALIFORNIA GHOST TOWNS
KEELER, CALIFORNIA
Tourist Guide and Information
N 36°29.309
W 117°52.403
(GPS from Historic Marker in Keeler, CA)

Sign on Highway 136

Located on Hwy.136
13 miles east from Lone Pine, CA
(Towards Death Valley)
What a bizzare town... a complete subculture.
This place is not your average town.

Old house in Keeler, CA

The town is mostly abondoned buildings from...
There are some charaters who live here. You see
houses made from buses and old trains. You have
a lot of artistic liberty to design your structures.

Keeler, CA

Keeler, CA

Keeler, CA

Keeler, CA

Sign on Highway 136

Keeler, CA

Keeler Post Office

Keeler, CA

Keeler, CA

Keeler, CA

Keeler, CA

Keeler, CA

Famous ABC Beer

Old Machinery in Keeler, CA

"End of the Line" Plaque

"End of the Line" Plaque

Keeler, CA

Keeler Beach
SAFE BEACH / BEST DUST
Wear Your Haz-Mat Suit At All Times!

Loading Ramp

Highway 136

Highway 136

Highway 136

Views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Owens Lake

Owens Lake Sand Dunes
(On highway 136)

Owens Lake

Owens Valley

Cerro Gordo Plaque

Cerro Gordo Plaque

Dolomite Loop Road

Dolomite Mine Plaque

Dolomite Mine Plaque

Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Program

HISTORY:
Owens Lake was...
Dust made the area into a hostile enviorment
Property was cheap compared to surrounding
values and the skyrocketing prices in California

Will Rogers said this about the aqueduct in 1930:
"Ten years ago this was a wonderful valley with
one-quarter of a million acres of fruit and alfalfa.
But Los Angeles had to have more water for its
Chamber of Commerce to drink more toasts to
its growth, more water to dilute its orange juice
and more water for its geraniums to delight the
tourists, while the giant cottonwoods here died.
So, now this is a valley of desolation."

DIRECTIONS:
From Lone Pine, CA
Take Hwy.136 towards Death Valley
Keeler is 13 miles

MILAGE CHART:
Milage from Lone Pine, CA
Big Pine 40 miles
Bishop 54 miles
Reno, Nevada xx miles
Los Angeles, CA xx miles
Death Valley 103 miles

SWANSEA GHOST TOWN
No photos at present time.
Hwy.136, between Lone Pine and Keeler
Classic structures and feel of a Ghost Town
It does appear that this is private property
and there is somebody living here. There is
a sign that says "Welcome to Swansea".

LINKS:
http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com