WayfarrowEl Prado
Ghost town · Fresno County, California
El Prado is a ghost town in Fresno County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Fresno County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists El Prado as a historical populated place on the Friant topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.9063° N, 119.7315° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Friant |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 378 ft |
| Nearest living town | Fort Washington, CA |
| Distance to it | 2.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1665611 |
| Coordinates | 36.90634, -119.73153 |
What's there now
El Prado is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Washington, CA (population 266), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 378 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Shippghost town · Fresno County · 4.1 mi
- Collinsghost town · Fresno County · 6.7 mi
- Fresno Beachghost town · Fresno County · 7.1 mi
- Sparkvilleghost town · Fresno County · 7.9 mi
- Riverviewghost town · Fresno County · 7.9 mi
- McKenzie Springghost town · Fresno County · 8.4 mi
- Fort Millerghost town · Madera County · 8.5 mi
- Vanrisghost town · Fresno County · 9.2 mi
- Brongeghost town · Fresno County · 10.2 mi
- Fort Campghost town · Fresno County · 10.3 mi
- Granzghost town · Fresno County · 11.1 mi
- Letcherghost town · Fresno County · 11.8 mi
Questions
Where is El Prado?
El Prado is in Fresno County, California, at 36.9063, -119.7315.
How many ghost towns are in Fresno County?
Fresno County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.