Animas Forks, Colorado

Animas Forks, Colorado

Animas Forks is a ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado. The town's first cabin was built in 1873.  By 1876 it had become a bustling mining community. In it's heyday the town consisted of 30 log cabins, a hotel, general store, a saloon and a post office. The town was a ghost town by 1920.