The Ghost Towns of Vicks­burg & Win­field are located 16 miles north of  Buena Vista on Hwy 24. Make a left on County Road 390. Travel west 8 miles to Vicks­burg & Win­field at 12 miles (from the turnoff). Both towns are located in beau­ti­ful Clear Creek Canyon. There is a river with beaver ponds and a trail­head for Mt Oxford. There are sev­eral camp­grounds along with a num­ber dis­persed camp­sites along the road. The first photo in this gallery is from the Cli­max Mine. The next 4 pho­tos are located north of  County Road 390. The rest where shot at Vicks­burg & Win­field, Col­orado. These ghost towns sprung up from the min­ing in the area dur­ing the 1880s.

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Map of Vicks­burg & Win­field Colorado