TELLER CITY

NAME: Teller City
COUNTY: Jackson
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Can't access in winter, easy access spring, summer and fall, 8200ft above sea level.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Accessible from mid-April to mid-November. 		COMMENTS: This a true ghost town with no residents and competely abandoned. Head south of Walden, Colorado on Hwy. 125 approximately 25 miles to the town of Rand then another two miles to the Old Homestead turnoff. Turn left and follow county road 21 along the Illinois river for approximately 12 miles and follow the signs to Teller City. Fine brook and cutthroat trout fishing in local streams and ponds plus you can pan for gold in any of the streams and actually find some color. Plenty of beautiful scenery and lots of wildlife in the area. Also a number of nice camping spots all along the way in the national forest. The only commercial cabins in the area is the Old Homestead cabins and resort - they are very rustic but clean. Roads can be nasty when it rains or snows.
REMAINS: Parts of cabins still standing and lots of old foundations.
Teller City was a true boom and bust town high in the Colorado Rockies. Silver was discovered in 1879 and by 1882 the town boomed and the population exceeded 1800. There was a 40 room hotel and 27 saloons and hundreds of log cabins. The cabins were usually one room with an outhouse within 100 feet. However, there were a few larger cabins built. The residents even started to construct a series of streets for wagons and buggies. In 1884, the price of silver dropped so quickly that the residents abandoned the town almost overnight. Dirty dishes were left on tables and clothes were left hanging in the closets. Submitted by: Jay Warburton


Three of the only remaining structures that were part of the 27 saloons that were part of the town and scattered throughout the city.
Courtesy Jay Warburton


Jay's friend, Mike Hobbs, shows off a nice trout he caught in one of the many beautiful lakes in the area around Teller City.
Courtesy Jay Warburton


There are a number of cabins that still have a fair amount of the walls standing.
Courtesy Jay Warburton


Teller
Courtesy Jay Warburton


There are scores of og remains that show where cabins once stood.
Courtesy Jay Warburton


Signs of road construction can be found throughout the town.
Courtesy Jay Warburton


This is the sign at the entrance to Teller City right by the parking area. You can not drive throught the remains, you have to walk but it is a pleasant journey and you should plan a good two or three hours to really see and experience the history of this ghost town.
Courtesy Jay Warburton


The foundation of the Yates 'House' Hotel. It was two stories with 40 rooms and the biggest structure in Teller City, right on main street.
Courtesy Jay Warburton

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