Goldfield Ghost Town Campground

11/23/2025

📣 Goldfield Ghost Town Equine Health Update — EHV Cases in Arizona

We want to keep our community fully informed about the recent Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1/EHM) developments in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Agriculture has confirmed additional EHV-1 cases in Maricopa County as of November 22, 2025.

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📌 Current Arizona Situation

According to the Arizona Department of Agriculture and the Equine Disease Communication Center:

🐴 2 horses in Maricopa County have tested PCR-positive for EHV-1
🐴 5 additional horses have been exposed and are under official quarantine
🐴 All affected horses are clinically normal — no fever and no neurological signs
🐴 These cases are tied to the multi-state EHM outbreak connected to the WPRA World Finals & Elite Barrel Race event
🐴 No local (secondary) spread has been reported outside the quarantined facility

For ongoing case updates:
🔗 Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) – EHM Outbreak Updates

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What This Means for Goldfield Ghost Town

All Goldfield horses are healthy, and no horses here have been exposed.
We continue to monitor all official updates and will adjust as needed.

At this time, we are NOT closing Goldfield or restricting general entry. We simply ask that everyone be mindful, cautious, and respectful of the current situation so we can keep all horses safe.

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🚫 Important Notice for Visiting Riders

We know many riders enjoy coming to Goldfield to tie up at the saloon or ride through the property.

To help reduce any potential risk of exposure during this multi-state outbreak, we strongly recommend that unless you are staying at Goldfield, you avoid bringing your horse onto the property at this time.

To further minimize risk, we also recommend:
• Avoid riding through the Goldfield campground area
• Avoid tying horses at the saloon or anywhere inside Goldfield
• Practice good biosecurity and be cautious when traveling between facilities or events

These recommendations are simply precautions to help protect all horses on and off the property.

Goldfield Ghost Town is not responsible for any exposure, illness, or risk associated with this ongoing multi-state outbreak.

If any cases are reported closer to our area, we will immediately take appropriate precautions and notify our community.

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Our Commitment

Thank you for helping us keep our equine family and community safe.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. 💛🐎

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

Important Notice for All Equine Owners and Riders at Goldfiled Ghost Town!

With the busy season now in full swing here at Goldfield Ghost Town, I want to take a moment to address something very important. As many of you have already heard, there is currently an active outbreak of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in the United States, with recent confirmed cases in Cochise County, Arizona as of October 31, 2025.

My top priority is the health and safety of all our guests and their animals. This virus can easily spread between horses, donkeys, and other livestock through contact, shared equipment, or even insects. While it’s rarely fatal, it can cause painful sores, drooling, and lameness — and may result in quarantines and disruptions for everyone involved.

If you have recently been riding, competing, or boarding animals in Cochise County or other affected areas, please use extreme caution before bringing your equine to Goldfield. Make sure your animals are showing no signs of illness and that all tack, trailers, and equipment have been properly cleaned and disinfected.

If your equine begins showing any symptoms or signs of illness, I need to be notified immediately so that proper precautions can be taken to protect all animals on site.

I take the safety of our guests and their animals very seriously, and together we can help prevent this or any other virus from reaching our grounds.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me directly.

Thank you all for your cooperation, understanding, and continued care for the health of our equine community here at Goldfield.

— Goldfield Ghost Town Management

10/31/2025

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12/06/2024

Evenin’ campers! 🤠🎅🏼 We’ll be having our Christmas event again this year! FREE to come into town and enjoy the lights/music, shops will be open late with many offering special discounts! We also the night train and grinches mine!

09/26/2024

No Fire will be aloud at Goldfield Ghost Town until we get the all clear!
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Due to the current weather conditions, including extremely high temperatures, low humidity, and the heightened potential for fire danger, the Superstition Fire & Medical District is temporarily delaying the issuance of all burn permits until November 1, 2024.
These conditions significantly increase the risk of uncontrolled fires, and the safety of our community is our top priority.

SFMD will continue to closely monitor the weather and fire conditions. Once it is safe, burn permits will resume issuance.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in keeping our community safe.

08/22/2024

Tidying up the front of our place! Just ensuring it all looks great and the gulch is cleared out 🤠