The photos that I will share ,will show the world the significance of the people that sacrificed and lost their lives during the Austin dam failure and mill fire .
This location is collapsing in on itself, extremely dangerous with rattlesnakes.
Time and mother nature is slowly crumbling this marvel.
Was very overgrown being mid July. Got to see some close to road stuff and tried to walk in few hundred feet but became completely grown in. We said nah. But still very cool
Was on vacation. Figured I wasn't driving from West Virginia back to Buffalo NY on the interstate. As a canadian I wanted to see the real American. Back roads. I looked for a way north, then found spots to stop and see. This gem popped up. I figured it was only an extra few miles why not. Totally worth it. The dam up the road. This place. Cool to see what once was. American has cool history to bad your interstates just bypass everything worth seeing.
The Bayless Pulp and Papermill is an interesting place to visit. I do not recommend going if you are clumsy. There are holes throughout that are very easy to fall into if you don't pay attention. There is quite a bit of climbing involved. You do have to cross a creek to get to the buildings. I'd suggest bug spray and a change of shoes and socks.
Went to explore this for my birthday. Enjoyed it very much. Although I kinda psyched myself out and though something was gonna drag me down through the holes in the floor lmfao. I watch too many horror movies lol! Wish the weather was a little nicer. But I was impatient and didn't wait for a nicer day. Was really interesting to explore this.
I had a great time visiting. Hiked a trail on the way from the dam (took the gated road back then short trail down to dam area) and first came upon towers then explored the other buildings! Amazing area just be cautious as lots of spots to get hurt if not be careful!
Easily deserves a 5 star review but I'll get to that in a minute, you will have to cross water to get to this, some say it's a small stream but when we came it was quite alot and the ruins were half filled with water. It must have rained alot or something recently but reguardless you can walk across the tops of these buildings if you use caution you'll be fine, there's 3 buildings close and one far out that we didn't hike to since it was late but it would've been worth it! We were exploring when I saw a man walk across the second floor of one of the buildings, we looked right at eachother but after looking around and trying to find him we realized that there actually were no people there so we high tailed it the heck out of there. So from having that scare I took a star away from the review. This is fairly kid friendly if they listen and can follow your direction, there's a bunch of holes they could fall through and stuff they could get hurt by but a fairly short distance to travel to get to this. Also seems dog friendly, although I do imagine theres alot of glass and metal in that water, which there isn't always water there so just make sure to have dog shoes if possible. While you're here don't forget to visit the Austin dam, only about 10 minutes away and another really cool ruins. They have many camp grounds at the dam and the volunteers who run it are amazing, camping there can be expensive but if you become a member tent camping is only 10 bucks a night.
Beautiful. Once the weather clears you can walk onto the grounds to get inside some of the buildings. Buildings are very old, so maintain a lot of caution if you decide to explore. Drone shots: DJI Mavic Air 2. Remember to leave things better than you found them. Be safe on your travels.
Not much to see, but if you like to admire old ruins of buildings, then this may appeal to you! It would be pretty cool if you were able to get closer, but we were only able to admire from the side of the road.
Great roadside attraction to just see from the highway. Its about the only thing around other than hunting and fishing so don't plan a weekend but there are some nice trails to spend a day on.
Really cool spot with quite an interesting history. There is a sign that marks the spot from the road, along with a picnic table that we took advantage of to have lunch along the scenic byway. Very few cars pass by so it does not feel precarious being by the side of the road. There is a trail that leads straight to the old mill/dam, but wear appropriate gear- it is quite overgrown and prone to ticks. You have to cross a small stream to get to it. The old mill is forged of concrete with steel rebar. Parts of it are collapsed. We didn't brave a trek up onto it, but it does look fairly secure.
