In an effort to spread the word on the "Golden Cactus" it is being co-hosted on the hiltoncreek domain!
The Golden Cactus Museum and Old West Ghost Town is now literally under construction. Located midway along the 395 between Los Angeles and the High Sierra, and just two miles from the Pearsonville Shell gas station and Subway sandwich shop.
Stop by and stretch the legs while taking in some of our western history and heritage. Great photo opps and plenty of fenced in space for the kids to run around.
Currently, nightly RV parking is allowed and long term storage also available, please contact the landowner at:
goldencactustown@yahoo.com
or
seven6zero-382-6459
A rich miner's cabin. Probably from selling worthless Panamint City paper stocks.
Working miner's cabin.
Poor miner's cabin.
The Can-Tin Cantina. I heard that a bottle house is in the works too.
Boot hill - an interactive graveyard.
Much to see and take in, over 14 acres of grounds.
CA City land for sale - link below:
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-51-ACRES-CA-CITY-EASY-ACCESS-MUST-SELL-NOW-/150604975684?pt=Land&hash=item2310c18e44
"The funds from this sale will be used building and restoring a western ghost town museum here in Inyo County California, Hwy 395, for everyone of all ages to come see and enjoy. Also it will be a great place for people to come and get together. Many will find it a refreshing (and interesting) mid-way break from the long vacation drives from Southern California to the High Sierra. The museum has some original buildings full of California history from the mining days of the old west, great photo opportunites abound and kids will love the abilitly to interact with our old west heritage not to mention the spacious grounds to stretch out and run around. Donations of any kind (including labor, RV parking is available) are also welcome to help restore and build the museum."
Every dollar counts!
The Golden Cactus jail securely built with stacked lumber.
About highway 395, Inyo County, and Pearsonville.
Highway 395 is beginning to be known as the alternative to Highway 1. It's the next scenic roadway in the state of California that parallels the Eastern Sierra from Kern County to the south all the way to Reno, Nevada. At the Kern/Inyo County line the highway passes through Inyokern, Pearsonville, Golden Cactus, Olancha, Lone Pine, Independence, Big Pine and Bishop. Leaving Inyo county the highway goes through Mono County and passes by the towns of Tom's Place, Crowley Lake, Mammoth Lakes, June Lake, Lee Vining, Bridgeport, Walker, Coleville and Topaz where the Nevada State line is.
Inyo County boasts a four season recreation and tourist destination.
Pearsonville is in Inyo County but borders Kern County. Nearby Kern County towns of Inyokern and Ridgecrest offer more services and lodging. For the complete story on Pearsonville I'd suggest purchasing the Pearsonville 93527 book published by the Pearsons:
http://www.amazon.com/Pearsonville-93527-Story-Peason-Family/dp/1427600597
(It's good, full of struggle, and comes recommended by the owners of Hilton Creek and Golden Cactus)
Plenty more clickable photos of this ghost town in progress.