The town was established in 1879 as a camp, when mining in the area took off. You’ll find the remote abandoned mining town of Independence near Aspen, high in the mountains at 11,000. Independence Ghost Town in Colorado / haveseen / Bigstock Independence Here are a few of our favorites to get you started, but don’t stop there! There’s a whole state of old mining towns in various states of ruin waiting to shed some light on Colorado’s past. Not all of them have much left to explore, but all of them are hauntingly poignant. If history, abandoned towns and ruins are your idea of fun (and who could blame you?), Colorado is the destination for you! You’ll find hundreds of abandoned mining towns here, typically amid amazingly picturesque scenery.
Independence Pass near Aspen, Colorado / mark byzewski
