Murder (and fun) at Gunslinger Gulch

This weekend three of my ladies and I went to Gunslinger Gulch in Anaconda and participated in a murder mystery game, along with 23 other individuals.

This 52-acre ghost town brought us all the fun this past weekend and I just wanted to let others know about it! Gunslinger Gulch is one of those Montana places you hear about but don't really take notice of until you're there.

Did Google Maps get us there on the first try? Definitely no! Did we dress up? Of course! Did we guess the correct murderer? Absolutely not! Did we have fun? Oh yes!

A themed ghost town based in the 1880s, Gunslinger Gulch has buildings from around Montana that have been transported to the site, six miles outside of Anaconda, to create its own town.

Is this a historically accurate old-west town - no. But it was kitschy, the amenities were nice, and we laughed every time the many animals (turkeys, guinea hens, donkeys, pygmy goats, and horses) talked with us. The log cabin we stayed in offered three very comfortable beds, a clean bathroom, and shelter from the heat and cold (high of 98, low of 42 this weekend, we needed that!) Next time though, we will stay in either the covered wagon or the jail!

Gunslinger Gulch hosted Tim Wood, paranormal investigator, and Sapphire Sandalo, paranormal researcher, in the Travel Channel documentary mini-series "The Ghost Town Terror," which was filmed in 2021. This coming weekend the Gulch will host a Paranormal overnight investigation, an event they try to do monthly as well as the murder mysteries, which are hosted by Crime Scene Investigators from Coeur d'Alene, ID.

Check it out at http://www.gunslingergulch.com - it was great fun, not too far away, and memorable!