There are ghost towns near Meeteetse as well, including Kirwin, situated along the Wood River west of town on U.S. Forest Service land. The town once had 38 buildings and around 200 residents during its gold and silver boom heyday in the 1890s. The town began to deteriorate after a massive snowstorm in 1907 piled up quickly, causing an avalanche that killed three people. When the residents dug out, most of them left, never to return. In the 1930s, the land became part of the Double D Dude Ranch, a place visited by Amelia Earhart and her husband, George Putnam. A cabin was being constructed for Earhart when she disappeared during an around-the-world flight in 1937; it was never completed, but the remains are still visible about a mile from Kirwin.

Today the land at Kirwin is owned by the U.S. Forest Service, where stabilization and restoration of the extant buildings has been undertaken. Access to the land is limited to summer months and requires a four-wheel drive vehicle. The Meeteetse Museum occasionally conducts tours to Kirwin and Arland, another nearby ghost town located on private property. You can learn more about both ghost towns at the museum.