Quick Facts
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Las Animas County
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
Some ghost towns feel like museums. Beshoar feels like an interruption — a place that stopped mid-sentence. Beshoar is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 37.2181°N 104.4066°W / 37.2181; -104.4066 at an elevation of 5,922 feet (1,805 m).
Las Animas County holds 13 documented ghost towns, including Abeyta, Berwind, Bowen — Beshoar keeps them company on the map.
The story of Beshoar
Colorado's high-country ghost towns sit at altitudes that would give a flatlander nosebleeds — silver camps killed by an 1893 vote in Washington.
Beshoar is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 37.2181°N 104.4066°W / 37.2181; -104.4066 at an elevation of 5,922 feet (1,805 m).
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Beshoar is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Beshoar is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Beshoar, Colorado”), CC BY-SA.