Burrows Park - Colorado Ghost Town

BURROWS PARK

NAME: Burrows Park
COUNTY: Hinsdale
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 7
CLIMATE: Cold winter with snow, cool summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Near Lake City.
REMAINS: A few cabins.

Not much is know about the history of Burrows Park. It is located right near another ghost town named Whitecross and had a post office in the 1870's. There were about 100 mines in the area but not many were worth assaying. Burrows Park Courtesy Dolores Steele Burrows Park Courtesy Dolores Steele Burrows Park - July 2000 Todd Underwood Burrows Park - July 2000 Todd Underwood	Burrows Park Courtesy Dolores Steele Post Office - 1870's Courtesy Dolores Steele Built 1890s - probably Stage Stop Courtesy Dolores Steele Burrows Park Courtesy Dolores Steele Footbridge on the way to Burrows Park - look closely in the center. July 2001 Todd Underwood Footbridge on the way to Burrows Park - look closely in the center. July 2001 Todd Underwood

Not much is know about the history of Burrows Park. It is located right near another ghost town named Whitecross and had a post office in the 1870's. There were about 100 mines in the area but not many were worth assaying.

Burrows Park
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Burrows Park - July 2000
Todd Underwood

Burrows Park
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Post Office - 1870's
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Built 1890s - probably Stage Stop
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Burrows Park
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Footbridge on the way to Burrows Park - look closely in the center.
July 2001
Todd Underwood

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