Seafoam mine - Idaho Ghost Town

SEAFOAM MINE

NAME: Seafoam Mine
COUNTY: Custer
ROADS: 4WD
GRID: 4
CLIMATE: Cool winter/snow and summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Fall, Spring, Summer.

COMMENTS: An adventurous drive.
REMAINS: Many remnants.

If one has a four-wheel drive and yearns for adventure coupled with a need for beautiful country, the Seafoam Mine is the place to go. Far to the north of the Stanley to Lowman highway is the remote Seafoam mining area. The road in passes through the tiny settlement of Wagon Town, which served as a way station for the freighters plying between the Greyhound Mine and Challis. Discovered in 1886, the mines were predominately lead and silver. The mill building at the Seafoam Mine still stands, as do several other large buildings. The road in is barely passable so a four-wheel drive is a must. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

If one has a four-wheel drive and yearns for adventure coupled with a need for beautiful country, the Seafoam Mine is the place to go. Far to the north of the Stanley to Lowman highway is the remote Seafoam mining area. The road in passes through the tiny settlement of Wagon Town, which served as a way station for the freighters plying between the Greyhound Mine and Challis. Discovered in 1886, the mines were predominately lead and silver. The mill building at the Seafoam Mine still stands, as do several other large buildings. The road in is barely passable so a four-wheel drive is a must.

Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

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