Nelson, Nevada is a small town on Nevada state highway 165, which can be reached where its western end intersects with U.S. 95, about 9 miles south of where U.S. 95 intersects the new Interstate highway 11. Once you reach the modern town of Nelson, you have a little over a mile and a half left to reach the ghost town, which was once the site of a gold mine. Today, the area is privately owned, with numerous signs pointing out that fact. This building, with a sign that says "FEE AREA", appears to be the ghost town's headquarters, especially since it was the only place where I could park.
The lady inside the place told me that if I was just hanging around for a short time, there would be no fee, so I agreed to do just that. She also had some drinks to sell, one of which I gladly purchased, due to the temperature again being in triple digits. On one side of the building above were these other buildings, picnic tables, vehicles, and an old Texaco sign.
On the other side of the main building was this large even larger building, with its own Texaco sign.
Across the road is this airplane, which crashed during the filming of the movie 3000 Miles to Graceland and has remained in place since then. From what I understand, the movie also pretty much crashed.
Just about next to the plane above is another plane, which appears to be an old Navy fighter.
Not far away from the two planes are these cars and buses. I didn't try to enter any of them after seeing the lock on the yellow bus. A cross stands on a hill in the background.
Behind another set of vehicles is what appears to be the remnants of the old mine.
For more on the Nelson ghost town, go to Ghost Towns, the Local Adventurer, The Discovery Nut, the Vegas Photography Blog and the Nevada Mining Association.
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