A Route 66 Road Trip | Route 66 Road Relics

📝 Save this for your next Route 66 roadtrip! One of the most unforgettable stops on our Route 66 roadtrip was the old mining town of Oatman. The second you roll in, it honestly feels like you just drove onto a Wild West movie set. Old wooden boardwalks, funny little shops, and the town’s famous donkeys wandering around like they own the streets are what make it so memorable. 📝 A few fun facts about Oatman, Arizona • Oatman took off as a gold mining boomtown in the early 1900s • The wild donkey

Oatman, Arizona started as a booming gold mining town in the early 1900s after prospectors struck rich deposits in the Black Mountains. The town grew rapidly and became part of Historic U.S. Route 66, serving travelers between Kingman and Needles for decades. From about 1926 until 1952, the Mother Road passed right through Oatman’s main street, keeping the town alive even after the mines closed. In 1952–1953, Route 66 was realigned through nearby Yucca, bypassing Oatman’s mountain route through