Posted by Richard Elliott on June 11, 1998 at 20:55:11:
In Reply to: Beveridge ghost camp posted by Rob Newquist on May 09, 1998 at 21:16:18:
: Has anyone made the long hike to the ghost town of Beveridge, California? It is high in the Inyo mountains above Cerro Gordo, and is supposed to be so remote that furniture and dishes etc. are still lying around. I found a guy on the internet who has made the hike. It is apparently an all day hike, but the remoteness has preserved it well,making it worth the trip.
Rob, I've tried twice to reach Beveridge. Long hard hike and no water along the way, except at the beginning at French Spring, on the western approach from the Lone Pine side. Each time I could only reach the large, long canyon bowl below Keynot PK. I have heard that a salvage co. was allowed to fly in by helicopter and remove much of the furniture, piano, etc. I really hope that is not true, for I am planning on trying again next year to get to Beveridge. I've been told it is a five-mile hike up from French Spring (see Topo map of area).