1,621 abandoned places in California

ShotHotspot has mapped 1,621 abandoned places in California, United States, and lists the top 200 here, ranked by how often they're photographed, viewed and voted for. The most popular are Belmont Art Park, Painted Ladies and Sycamore Canyon Test Facility. Some are private property or unsafe, so get permission before you visit.

Top abandoned places in California, United States

  1. Belmont Art Park - 1 photo; abandoned
  2. Painted Ladies - 45 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
  3. Sycamore Canyon Test Facility - 4 photos; abandoned
  4. Abandoned Building - 45 photos; abandoned
  5. Decommissioned marine base - people, architecture, urban, abandoned
  6. Abandoned Hospital (Linda Vista Hospital) - 12 photos; abandoned
  7. Dutch Windmill - 45 photos; sunset, abandoned
  8. Japanese Tea Garden - 45 photos; people, abandoned
  9. Dale Bros. Coffee - abandoned
  10. Badlands Pipe - landscape, nature, water, people, abandoned
  11. Abandoned Oakland Train Station - 33 photos; urban, abandoned
  12. Derelict Building - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  13. Old Fleishhacker Pool House - 45 photos; abandoned
  14. Abandoned Spa - 45 photos; abandoned
  15. Abandoned house/barn - abandoned
  16. Treasure Island - Unused Education Building - 45 photos; abandoned
  17. Sycamore Test Facility - 14 photos; abandoned
  18. Old FCC Building - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  19. Mexicali - 26 photos; urban, abandoned
  20. Mine Hill Rotary Furnace Ruins - 40 photos; abandoned
  21. Abandoned Bowl Alley - 45 photos; abandoned
  22. Union Square Park - 45 photos; abandoned
  23. Graffiti - 33 photos; nature, urban, abandoned
  24. Mare Island Naval Shipyard - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  25. Abandoned house - architecture, urban, abandoned
  26. Chuc Mung Nam Moi - 1 photo; abandoned
  27. Nevada City Hospital - abandoned
  28. Old Los Angeles Zoo Site - 6 photos; abandoned
  29. Tunnel - abandoned
  30. Long Beach Harbor - 44 photos; sunset, nature, people, abandoned
  31. Mile Rocks Lands - 45 photos; sunset, water, people, abandoned
  32. Chinese Culture Garden - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  33. Abandoned Green Farm - 8 photos; abandoned
  34. San Diego Convention Center - 45 photos; abandoned
  35. Oatman Ghost Town - 45 photos; abandoned
  36. Vantage Pointe - landscape, nature, wildlife, people, panoramic, abandoned
  37. Graffiti Ruins - abandoned
  38. Hermosa Beach - 45 photos; abandoned
  39. Goffs School - 16 photos; architecture, abandoned
  40. Los Gatos Union High School - 45 photos; landscape, abandoned
  41. Neon Boneyard - 19 photos; panoramic, abandoned
  42. Mount Hamilton - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  43. Calico Ghost Town - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  44. Astroetic Studios - 24 photos; people, architecture, urban, panoramic, wedding, abandoned
  45. Rispin Mansion - 22 photos; water, abandoned
  46. Herculean Ruins - 45 photos; abandoned
  47. Castle Rock - 6 photos; landscape, abandoned
  48. The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  49. Calistoga Old Faithful Geyser - 45 photos; abandoned
  50. Alcatraz Island - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  51. Ghost Mountain - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  52. San Elijo Lagoon - 34 photos; architecture, abandoned
  53. Bodie, CA - 45 photos; panoramic, abandoned
  54. Coronado Beach - 45 photos; abandoned
  55. Davenport Pier - 35 photos; water, abandoned
  56. Gila Mts, near Yuma - abandoned
  57. Lamborghini Reventon - 45 photos; transport, abandoned
  58. Davenport Pier - 45 photos; water, abandoned
  59. Metropolis, Nevada - 45 photos; abandoned
  60. Abandoned Highway - 27 photos; urban, abandoned

Abandoned places in California, by area

Before you go

We don't know whether you're allowed to visit any of these places. Many are private property, closed to the public or unsafe: get permission from the owner or the relevant authority, and take safety precautions.

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