Republic of Zaqistan
Near Kelton, Utah
General Overview
Tekoi Test Range is a very cool abandoned military base located near Dugway, Utah and Skull Valley. It operated up until the late 80's to the early 90's before it was abandoned. It seemed that people just up and left one day and never returned.
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It was not a very well known destination until CGP Grey uploaded a video of him exploring the place, which you can watch here. I would say it's worth watching before you go. That is how I first heard of it too. When I went, I ran into a pair of people who also had heard about Tekoi from the same video.
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There are tons of computers and electronics from the 90's all over the place. At the location, there are 4 main spots which I have detailed below.
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Tekoi Test Range: 40.369243, -112.768166
Photo taken of the main area from just past the guard shack.
Guard Shack
This is the first thing that you will see and it is located right by the main gate off of the highway. The gate will probably be locked. If you can pick it, you could save yourself the 1 mile walk from the guard shack to the main area. It's worth popping your head in here for a few minutes. It's also interesting to note that the sign next to the guard shack is in Russian.
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Guard Shack: 40.369159, -112.747238
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Guard shack located near front gate.
Main Area
There's lots of buildings and warehouses in this part, but the coolest places are the office building and the bunker, which is located right behind it.
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General Main Area: 40.369243, -112.768166
Office Building: 40.369391, -112.768588
Bunker: 40.369489, -112.768878
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Inside the bunker behind the office building with old computers and electronics.
Upper Area
A 5-10 minute walk up the same main road into the base (west) leads into the upper area. There are 2 bunkers here, a large building that appears to be on rails, and many other little things scattered throughout. These bunkers are extremely interesting.
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Equipment Bunker: 40.369407, -112.774340
Instrument Bunker: 40.369573, -112.774228
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Outside view of the equipment bunker.
Inside view of the instrument bunker.
North Area
When you are walking around, this area looks to be kind of far away and not part of the test range, but it is. It is about a 15 minute walk from the main area. It has 2 bunkers, a large structure in the middle with a secondary structure inside, and many camera buildings.
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North Area Main Building: 40.376548, -112.769299
Bunker 1 (under main building): 40.376505, -112.769683
Bunker 2: 40.376509, -112.768382
One of many camera buildings: 40.375835, -112.769707
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Photo of main North Area building along with the bunker that is below it.
Second bunker located in this area.
Other Things To Note
It is located on the same road as Iosepa, which I would also recommend seeing at the same time because they are so close to each other.
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I have been told through a friend of a friend that occasionally some sort of law enforcement comes to patrol Tekoi, but I do not know this for certain. There was no law enforcement when I went, and a friend of mine went a couple days later and told me that they didn't see any law enforcement while they were there either.
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If you can tell me why there is occasional Russian script on signs, I'd love to know.
Final Thoughts
If you do go, put your name down in the Visitors Register! It's located on the desk in the guard shack. This place is totally worth the drive out. You can spend anywhere from 1-3 hours here. I spend nearly 3 hours because I explored every nook and cranny of the test range. Bring water and flashlights.
Photo Gallery
Here's some more of my pictures from when I went.