Bodie - Ghost Town
Bodie is a ghost town in California. It is located east of the Sierra Nevada.
The city was founded in 1859 as a gold digger settlement and was abandoned in the 1930s.
Bodie is considered the best preserved ghost town in the US, due to the low humidity, many buildings, equipment and cars are still as 100 years ago.
Bodie is a State Historic Park.
Name of the Roadside Attraction: | Bodie - Ghost Town (State Historic Park) |
Parking: | big parking lot |
Time required: | 2-4 hours |
Descripton: | Bodie is a ghost town in California east of the Sierra Nevada |
Next town: | Bridgeport, CA |
Findable: | in the middle of nowhere - near Mono Lake |
Fee area: | yes - 8$ |
Giftshop: | yes |
Food or drinks: | yes - Wending Machine |
Kind of attraction: | Ghost Town |
Best time to vistit: | not in winter (snow) |
Address: | CA-270, Bridgeport, CA 93517, USA |
Directions: | From South drive on 395 take Hwy 270 (Dirt Road) to Bodie |
Opening Hours: | 9-4 (winter) - 9-6 (summer) |
Last visited: | September 2018 |