Parks

Calico Ghost Haunt: Pumpkin Mayhem
2022-10-23 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-28 16:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-29 09:00 - 22:00, 2022-10-30 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Every year, Calico Ghost Town brings out the scare, fun and excitement of Halloween. This annual event includes, trick-or-treating, costume contests, pumpkin carving, kids’ carnival tent, live entertainment stage shows, haunted attractions and more.
For event details, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-ghost-haunt

Admission Prices
Adults (12 & over): $15
Youth (ages 4-11): $10
Ages 3 and under: Free admission
Calico Days Camping
Four (4) tickets are included with camping reservations.
Visit www.sbcountyparks.com to make a reservation.
Event Contact
Karen Stevenson, Regional Parks Recreation Coordinator
email: events@parks.sbcounty.gov
phone: 909.387.2461

Flannel & Flapjacks with Santa Claus
2022-12-17 09:00 - 17:00
Flannels & Pancake special event package. Head to Calico Ghost Town dressed in your flannel, enjoy some flapjacks, get your picture taken with Santa, and shop for those hard-to-buy people in your life at our specialty and unique gift shops.
This is only for Saturday, December 17.
Pictures with Santa are only available from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Calico Photo Studio. Participants will receive an 8’x10″ sheet OR (2) 4″x6″ sheets.
The package includes admission, pancake breakfast and photos for a group of four people for $60.
Purchase Online Tickets Here
Tickets for this special event are not available at the gate. Tickets can be purchased online at sbcountyparks.com and click the Activities button.
For more information about Calico shops and attractions, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/park/calico-ghost-town-regional-park.

California Days at Calico Ghost Town
2023-02-18 09:00 - 2023-02-19 17:00
The Calico California Days event celebrates the historical timeline of the early settlements when California became the 31st state on Sept. 9, 1850. The event will coincide with National California Day that recognizes the Golden State every year on February 22. Calico Ghost Town will host this new event with educational displays about California’s history, games and contests for the entire family, live entertainment, and more.

Campfire Stories and S'mores at Calico Ghost Town Campground Ampitheater
2023-03-17 18:30 - 20:00
Head to Calico Ghost Town for an evening of storytelling and grilling of s’mores.
All supplies will be provided.

Easter Celebration at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park
2023-04-09 09:00 - 17:00
Join us on Sunday, April 9, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for family-friendly fun. Take a photo with the Easter Bunny, search for the Easter Bunny’s eggs, and enjoy the live entertainment throughout the day. There is something for the entire family to enjoy.

Calico Bluegrass Festival
2023-05-13 09:00 - 19:00
Every year, Calico Ghost Town brings together the sounds of Americana, Blues and folk-rock together while offering games and activities for the entire family to enjoy. Calico Ghost Town is pet-friendly.
The annual Bluegrass Festival at Calico returns for one day only on May 13, with a musical lineup of traditional and progressive bluegrass headliners, such as emerging L.A.-based folk-rock bands, Rose’s Pawn Shop, the Storytellers and San Francisco-based band Dirty Cello, all women band Lilies of the West and more.
The festival blends Bluegrass music with old-fashioned activities and entertainment for the entire family. Watch the lighting fast pigs race around a track and vie for a reward of ice cream and cookies or watch our Calico Mountain Volunteer Gunfighters duel it out in live reenactments.
The Bon Family & CA All Star Cloggers will be performing toe tappin’ shows throughout the day. Eventgoers can experience what school was like for students who attended class at Calico during the late 1800s, tour the famous Maggie Mine and Dead Mans Drift and learn about how silver was mined in 1881 or take a train ride through the hills of Calico. Skilled blacksmith demonstrations will be available throughout the day. There will be arts & crafts, games and activities for all, including the popular egg toss.
All town shops will be open, including the Calico House Restaurant, Miners Café and Lil’s Saloon. Watch videos on all the Calico shops. Other performers include Eric Gorsuch, the high-desert band Blue Henry’s, High D Boys and local band Billhillyz. For a full schedule of events visit parks.sbcounty.gov/bluegrass.
Calico is pet-friendly and requires all pets be leashed at all times. Dog accessories can be purchased at Dorsey’s Dog House.
Due to the historic nature of the town, not all areas are ADA accessible. It is advised to wear comfortable walking shoes and clothing. Camping is also available for this event and may be booked online at www.sbcountyparks.com. Four tickets to this event are included with camping reservations.
Admission

Adults (12 & over): $15
Youth (ages 4-11): $10
Ages 3 and under: Free admission

Schedule of Events
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Campfire Stories & S'mores at Calico Ghost Town
2023-06-26 20:00 - 22:00
Join us at Calico Ghost Town for some after hours campfire stories and s’mores at the campground amphitheater. Admission is $10 per vehicle and free for those camping with us. Feel free to bring your own chairs, blankets and snacks too. We are pet-friendly. We will provide the s’mores while supplies last.

Movie in the Park at Calico Ghost Town
2023-07-11 19:00 - 22:00
Come join us at Calico Ghost Town for a Movie in the Park under the stars, featuring the animated movie Rango. Admission is $10 per vehicle and free for those camping with us. The movie begins at dusk (around 8 p.m.) Come early for park games at 7 p.m. The movie will be shown in the campground amphitheater. All ages welcome, including pets. Bring your chairs, snacks and dress comfortably.

Calico Days at Calico Ghost Town
2023-09-23 09:00 - 2023-09-24 17:00
San Bernardino County Regional Parks and Calico Ghost Town are excited to celebrate its 57th annual Calico Days event, focusing on the spirit of the Old West on September 23-24, 2023, with an 1880s costume contest, reenactment skits, pie-eating contest, Miner’s Triathlon competition, Burro Run competition Bucket Brigade contest, live musical performances, games, arts & crafts and more. See full Saturday and Sunday schedule of events below. The park will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
For event details, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-days
Admission Prices

Adults $10 (ages 12 and over)
Youth $5 (ages 4-11)
Ages three and under are free
Pet-friendly

Calico Ghost Haunt
2023-10-20 17:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-21 09:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-27 17:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-28 09:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-29 09:00 - 17:00
Experience the Town of Terror as Calico Ghost Town’s Ghost Haunt returns for two weekends on October 20th through October 22nd and October 27th through October 29th. Bring the family and join us for a spirited costume contest for all ages, trick or treating, games, live musical performances, food and more, plus beware of our nighttime tricks and scares. The thrills start at $15 for adults, $10 for kids 4-11 and 3 and under are free. For more information, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-ghost-haunt.

Calico Holiday Fest
2023-11-25 09:00 - 19:00
Join us a Calico Ghost Town for our Holiday Fest celebration with a meet and greet with Santa and photo-ops. Enjoy our festivities that will include live music & entertainment, family-friendly games and arts & crafts along with story time with Santa after dark. Afterwards, there will a special tree lighting and Christmas carolers. There will be plenty of holiday shopping available at all our town shops for those hard-to-find gifts. Our celebration will include plenty of food and attractions at an additional cost. For attraction prices, like our train rides and mine tours, visit www.calicoattractions.com. Leashed pets are welcome. To view what our shops have to offer, watch our videos at www.youtube.com.
For more event details, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-holiday-fest.
Admission

$10 for adults
$5 for kids ages 4-11
Children under 3 are FREE

California Days at Calico Ghost Town
2024-02-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-18 09:00 - 17:00
CALIFORNIA DAYS RETURNS AT CALICO GHOST TOWN! Marking San Bernardino County Regional Parks’ 60th-anniversary this year, Regional Parks and Apollo Silver Corp. are excited to commemorate the third annual California Days event at Calico Ghost Town over Presidents’ Day weekend on Feb. 17-18, 2024.

Come out and bring the entire family for games, gunfighter shows, reenactments, live music and a lineup of fair-style food hungry appetites. Bring your furry friend for our Dorsey’s Dog Delivery scavenger hunt or enter our popular egg toss game. There will be pony rides for the kids too!

Learn more about the Pony Express or watch our Victorian Muse Theater at the Town Hall and learn how to churn some butter. The Calico schoolhouse will be holding classroom sessions from the 1800s. Find out what school was like for the miner’s children.

For the schedule of events, and more information on the entertainment, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-california-days.

Calico Easter Celebration
2024-03-31 09:00 - 17:00
Hop over to Calico Ghost Town, Sunday, March 31st from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for our family-friendly Easter celebration with egg hunts, photo ops with the Easter bunny, live music, games (including our famous egg toss), gunfighter performances, arts & crafts, food, shopping and more.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 4-11) and ages three and under are free. Visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-easter-celebration for the egg hunt schedule and other eggciting events. We’ll see you there rain or shine!
Regional Parks is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and has launched a free passport program highlighting year-long events. Ask for a free passport at the gate and receive a stamp for this event. In December, passports with five stamps can be redeemed in at any participating park for a free 60th-anniversary commemorative gift. To learn more about our anniversary and passport program, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/60-year-anniversary.

Calico Bluegrass Festival
2024-05-11 09:00 - 19:00
Every year, Calico Ghost Town brings together the sounds of Americana, Blues and folk-rock together while offering games and activities for the entire family to enjoy. Join Regional Parks as Calico Ghost Town comes to life with lives bands, such as Rose’s Pawn Shop, the all-female group, Lilies of the West and The Storytellers while strolling through town to enjoy arts & crafts, face painting, our infamous egg toss contest or see some racing hog’s and dog’s. There will be plenty to see, such as our Victorian Muse Theatre or our schoolhouse sessions that relive what school was like for miner’s children in the 1800s.
Admission into Calico for the festival is $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 4-11) and three and under are free. We are pet-friendly and have restaurants and stores for eating and shopping. The event is free for those camping with us.
To see more on the bands and entertainment, including schedule of events, visit the Calico Bluegrass webpage at parks.sbcounty.gov/bluegrass.

Nocturnal scavenger hunt at Calico Ghost Town
2024-08-16 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at Calico Ghost Town on Friday, August 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for a nocturnal scavenger hunt in a real ghost town. Look for items in town to win a prize. Admission is $10 per vehicle and free for those camping with us. All ages are welcome! Leashed pets are welcome too!

Calico California Days
2025-02-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-16 09:00 - 17:00
San Bernardino County Regional is excited to commemorate the fourth annual California Days event at Calico Ghost Town over Presidents’ Day weekend on Feb. 15-16, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event celebrates early California history with a focus on California’s admission to the union as the nation’s 31st state on Sept. 9, 1850, and celebrated on February 22nd every year.
This family-friendly event highlights the people and culture of early California by hosting family activities, gunfighter shows by the Calico Mountain Volunteer Gunfighters, butter churning, and reenactments along with educational displays on the state’s Bear Flag, Pony Express Trail, and Butterfield Overland Trail.
Serving as a natural backdrop to the Old West, Calico will travel back in time with a
Live music from popular artists such as Rose’s Pawnshop, The Storytellers and Southern Spirit Band as well as Calico favorites, Blacksmith Boys, High D Boys and Orange Town Revival will be bring the town alive. Other entertainment includes the Victorian Muse Theater at the Town Hall and classroom reenactment sessions from the 1800s at the schoolhouse as well as some Wild West street skits performed by the “Scoundrels Alley” Calico troupe.
The popular Dorsey Dog Delivery Game also returns and is a doggie scavenger hunt where owners and their furry friends search for clues throughout town to win the ultimate prize of a treat goodie bag and first-place ribbon from Dorsey’s Dog House.
Eventgoers can enjoy our fair-style food lineup with for very hungry appetites, will be open. All the Calico attractions will be open, including Maggie Mine and the Calico Oddessa Railroad. Attractions are an additional charge. For attraction prices, visit www.calicoattractions.com.
The event is sponsored by Equinox Gold, Mitsubishi Cement Corporation and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Restaurants. Equinox Gold and Mitsubishi Cement Corp. will be onsite to provide regional mining displays and information materials related to mineral uses in modern consumer products. Raising Cane’s will provide good ol’ fashion fun with games and giveaways. All sponsors are dedicated to supporting local communities through programs and education.
Calico will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prices are $10 per adult, $5 children ages 4-11, and 3 years and under are FREE. For more details and a daily schedule of events, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-california-days.
Calico Ghost Town offers full and partial RV hookup camping. Reservations may be booked directly online at www.sbcountyparks.com or by calling 1-800-862-2542. Calico offers cabins, bunkhouses and RV trailers as rentals. Calico Ghost Town is located off I-15 at Ghost Town Road in Yermo, just 10 miles north of Barstow. Follow Calico Ghost Town on Facebook at for event photos and videos.

Calico Easter Celebration
2025-04-20 09:00 - 17:00
Looking to do something different on Easter Sunday? Bring the family and hop on over to Calico Ghost Town, Sunday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for our family-friendly Easter celebration with egg hunts, photo ops with the Easter bunny, live music, games (including our famous egg toss), gunfighter performances, arts & crafts, food, shopping and more.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 4-11) and ages three and under are free.
For more information on the Calico Easter Celebration, visit our event webpage. Follow Calico Ghost Town on Facebook to see the latest events. Follow Regional Parks on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected on the latest park news.

Calico Bluegrass Festival
2025-05-10 09:00 - 19:00

Calico Campfire Stories & S'mores
2025-08-30 18:00 - 21:00
Join the San Bernardino County Regional Parks for a chillingly fun night at Calico Ghost Town’s campground with s’mores and campfire stories under the stars.
Come and gather around the crackling fire, toast the perfect marshmallow, and listen as ghostly tales that bring the old west mining town to life. Whether you’re here for the eerie legends or just a cozy night with family and friends, it’s the perfect way to embrace the magic of Calico.
This event will be held at the campground. The town will be closed for this event. We advise visitors to dress comfortably and wear comfortable shoes. Camping chairs, blankets, flashlights, outside food and coolers are allowed.
Due to the historic nature of the town, not all areas are ADA accessible. Mines in the Calico area are extremely hazardous and must not be approached for any reason.
All ages are welcome, including pets. Free s’mores will be provided while supplies last. Admission is $15 per vehicle for this event and free for those camping with us.

Calico Days
2025-09-27 09:00 - 17:00
Join San Bernardino County Regional Parks and Calico Ghost Town for its 59th Annual Calico Days event held over the weekend of Sept. 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Calico Ghost Town that recreates the life and times of miners during the late 1800s.
The event focuses on the spirit of the Old West and features an 1880s costume contest, reenactment skits, pie-eating contest, Miner’s Triathlon competition, Burro Run competition, Bucket Brigade contest, live musical performances, egg toss competition, gunfights and more.
The Miner’s Triathlon and Bucket Brigade will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27 and the Burro Run will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28.
The triathlon for men and women competitions include rock pulling, muckraking and tug-of-war events. The burro race is a competition featuring contestants guiding their burro from station to station across town to be the first to reach the finish line. The Bucket Brigade is a race to see whose team can scoop and pass buckets of water to fill up the water barrel first.
Food options during the event include the Calico House Restaurant, Lil’s Saloon, and food vendors. Attendees can also visit Calico shops and attractions including Maggie Mine, Mystery Shack, Dorsey’s Gourmet Dog House shop and the Odessa Railroad train ride. Calico is pet-friendly and leashed pets are welcomed.
This family-friendly event embraces the life and culture of the 1880s when Calico was a bustling silver mining town from 1881 through the late 1890s when Calico began to see a steady decline in population as silver lost its value and people fled the town.
At the height of its glory, the town’s population rose to about 1,200 people in 1887, and had about 22 saloons, a schoolhouse, post office, its own version of a China Town, a cemetery and its own newspaper. The town produced about $86 million in silver and about $45 million in borax, hauling its product by the infamous 21-Mule Team.
In 1966, Walter Knott, the founder of Knott’s Berry Farm, donated Calico to San Bernardino County, which is now managed by the Regional Parks Department.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 4-11 and children under 3 are free.
