Ghost Town

Chambless

San Bernardino County, CA

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Chambless grew around a Chambless-family store and cabins after Route 66 was paved north of Cadiz in the early 1930s. Interstate 40 drained the traffic in the 1970s, leaving a porch-front store, cabin ruins, and the restored Roadrunner's Retreat sign just west of town. The site is a short pull-off on the National Old Trails Highway in the Mojave.

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RegionSan Bernardino County, CA
Coordinates (approx.)34.5614, -115.5447
ARPAArtifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place.

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