Oatman now receives over 500,000 visitors each year,drawn by its history
as a gold mining center which produced over 36 million dollars in gold at
1930 prices. Oatman takes pride in keeping its town as authentic as
possible, giving visitors a look back into history, showing the wild west
as it really was. Open all year! Enjoy the majestic scenery that surrounds
Oatman, experience live gunfights, costumed dancers, and be greeted by our
friendly wild burros.
"Wild Burro's panhandling,
gunfighters shooting and ladies dressed in 1890's style strolling, it must
be Oatman, Arizona. Just across the Colorado River and up the hill from
Laughlin, Nevada on Historic Route 66 is the lively gold mining town of
Oatman. In its heyday of the early 1900's to the 1940's, Oatman and its
two mile away companion town of Goldroad were the largest producers of
gold in Arizona.
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To go to Oatman Chamber of Commerce Website!
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