Welcome to
Oatman
Oatman is a former gold-mining boomtown turned Route 66 ghost town, sitting in the Black Mountains of western Arizona. Wild burros — descendants of pack animals abandoned by miners — roam Main Street, blocking traffic and accepting carrots from tourists.
The Oatman Hotel (1902) honeymoon suite is where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard stayed in 1939. Daily gunfights, dusty saloons, and the Sitgreaves Pass drive make Oatman the most cinematic Route 66 stop in Arizona.
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Oatman Ghost Town
Wild burros, gunfight reenactments, and Route 66's most photogenic former gold-mining boomtown
Oatman Hotel (Clark Gable Honeymoon Suite)
1902 adobe-style hotel where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard honeymooned in 1939
Oatman Highway / Sitgreaves Pass Drive (Westbound)
The most scenic and most dramatic stretch of original 1926-1953 Route 66 anywhere on the Mother Road
The Wild Burros of Oatman
Oatman's famous free-roaming wild burros — descendants of pack animals from the gold mining era who walk the town's streets
Oatman Mining History & The Black Mountains
Oatman's gold mining legacy — the substantial mining operations that founded the town and the surrounding Black Mountains terrain
Tips for Visiting Oatman
The wild burros expect carrots — theyre sold by every shop. Apples and refined sugar can harm them.
Daily gunfights happen at noon and 2pm on Main Street — free, in front of the Oatman Hotel.
The Oatman Highway from Kingman is steep and narrow — not recommended for RVs or trailers.