The road is dirt and kind of bumpy.  A high clearance vehicle is recommended, but you could get here just fine if you are in a sedan or small vehicle.  Winter travel is not recommended.

Latuda was a very small town that sprung up around August 1917 when a man by the name of Francisco (Frank) Latuda bought land here.  He bought the mining rights to the coal seems and eventually more buildings were erected and a post office was built.  The original name of the town was called Liberty, but it changed to Latuda when they got a post office.  The small town had a hotel, doctors office, school, and many homes for the miners.  At the height of Latuda, there were 400 people living in the canyon.

The coal mine, which operated in Latuda, was called the Liberty Mine, and it was operated all the way to 1954 and eventually the mine entrance was caved in.

All that remains are some building foundations, an old bridge, and some coal tailings.  I didn’t want to get too close since there were some “no trespassing” signs, so I just took some pictures from far away.  Please also be respectful and don’t trespass.

I found a newspaper article in the Salt Lake Mining Review from December 12, 1927 stating that the Liberty Fuel Company spent $175,000 building a tipple in Latuda. Source.