Bodie State Historic Park | Visit Mammoth

Overview

Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. The town is named for Waterman S. Body (William Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1875, a mine cave-in revealed pay dirt, which led to purchase of the mine by the Standard Company in 1877. People flocked to Bodie and transformed it from a town of a few dozen to a boomtown.

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Mapped location of Bodie State Historic Park

Bodie State Historic Park

State Route 270 Bridgeport, CA 93517

(760) 616-5040

Hours

Sunday: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Monday: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Thursday: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Friday: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Saturday: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

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The History and Geology of the Bodie Ghost Town

Preserved in a state of “arrested decay”, visitors to Bodie are able to explore the turn of the century remains of one of California's most lucrative mining districts.