Ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range with about 110 structures still standing, including one of many once operational gold mills.
General Information
Hours:
Park Hours
Summer Hours March 14th to November 6th: 9am to 6pm
Summer Hours March 14th to November 6th: 9am to 6pm
Fees:
Adults: $8.00
Children (ages 4 to 17): $5.00
Infant (ages 0-3): Free
Pet Policy:
Dogs allowed in park but not allowed in any historic buildings, including the Stamp Mill or in the Museum
Closest cities with hotels:
Mammoth Lakes, 60 miles
Seasons:
All year though the intense blooming season falls usually within late winter to early spring
Location:
Website:
How to Get There
From Mammoth Lakes: Get on US-395 N from CA-203 E. Merge onto US-395 N. Follow CA-270 E to destination
Overview
Bodie State Historic Park is California’s best-known ghost town, a National Historic Landmark at 8,379 feet in the Bodie Hills near Bridgeport, about 75 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe. A gold rush boomtown that reached 7,000–10,000 people by 1879, it has been preserved in a state of “arrested decay,” with about 100 weathered buildings still holding goods and furnishings. Roughly 200,000 people visit each year.
Visiting
- Access: the last three miles of Bodie Road are unpaved, and the road is often closed by snow in winter
- Standard Mill: guided tours of the stamp mill
- Museum: housed in the former Miners’ Union Hall
- Cemetery, Methodist Church and Bank Vault
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bodie, California", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
