Cisco Ghosttown

My mother was raised in Cisco and my grandfather, Ballard Harris, ran the filling station at Cisco and at the Dewey Bridge. This feels like home to me, even abandoned and empty. Thank you for keeping the memory of this lovely little community alive. :-)

2021 UPDATE:DO NOT GO HERE!!! This place is definitely not what you would consider your typical “western ghost town.” My girlfriend and i showed up broad daylight. Parked in front of the shop, which was closed. The shacks which may have used to be abandoned are most definitely not anymore and have been overrun by some creepy ass people. We walked into the town and immediately felt like we were being watched. All of these shacks and beat down RVs/campers no longer looked abandoned and had “no trespassing, violators will be prosecuted” signs with skull and crossbones on them and there was barbed wire around the property. It was uncomfortably quiet but there were most definitely eyes on us from beyond these shack windows. Chickens were roaming around... just straight hills have eyes vibes we were getting. Don’t go here folks.

SO SCARY!!! the energy shifted as soon as we stepped out of the car... one house had a dark caved in basement, another a burnt crib... scattered fridges, sinks, old clothing, and even a single childrens shoe. Watch out for the broken glass and old nails, as well as the occasional squatters. HIGHLY RECOMMENED

I was travelling through Cisco as a youngster while on vacation with my family in July 1970. This was before I-70 was complete. Just by chance we were driving through Cisco, but got detoured around Cisco because a portion of Vanishing Point (the good one released in 1971) was being filmed there. We stopped for quite awhile and tool several photos. These photos are now considered Vanishing Point Behind the Scenes photos. They are the only photos known to be in existence and have been shared widely across the internet.
There's a long story to go with this but it's too long to post here.
Anyway, whenever we are out west we stop by Cisco to remember and explore. The place has really changed when an outsider brought a bunch of junk cars and other stuff to Cisco and left then there. They are not from the original Cisco as many of us remember it. What a shame.
Another movie filmed in Cisco was Pontiac Moon, with Ted Danson. They used the Cisco Store building as a car repair shop in that movie. Not a lot of people are aware of that.
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Tom J,
Galloway Ohio

Not exactly what I expected, but still worth a stop if you are planning on passing by. It is very conveniently located, right near the start of the scenic route 128 to Moab.

I agree with other commenters... There are more scenic, spooky, etc. ghost towns but the fact this has been used in so many films and a Johnny Cash song really put me over the top to see it. It's a perfect little detour on your way out of Arches National Park. If you're in that area and you like Vanishing Point, Thelma & Louise, or Johnny Cash, you had better stop.

We thought we'd stop here just off I70 on the way to LA. The map showed us a location but there was no ghost town in sight. As we gave up and headed for the highway, Cisco appeared on our left. We turned in and parked, only to be thoroughly creeped out and afraid for our safety. We took a few pictures, too scared to really explore, then left in a hurry!

Worth the detour - creepy vibe. Everything we expected & more.

My Family used to take the cattle from Moab to Cisco and load them on the trains and a few yrs ago a kid burned down the Dewey Bridge

Loved this Ghost Town very much! We stopped in to check out this old town and to our surprise there was a Generator Store there. We went inside and had a nice conversation with the owner who told us things about the town and how it was a flourishing town at one time until the Highway came through. We bought a few things from the store, there were lots of Knick knacks and some snacks there. This is a must see town that has a lot of character to it!