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Bodie State Park
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Friends of Bodie // 760.647.6465

Keywords: Chapels; Dance Floors; Desert; Flooring - Wood Floors; Hills; Mountain; Public Restrooms; Unpaved Roads

Site Condition: 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. Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay". Today this once thriving mining camp is visited by tourists, howling winds and an occasional ghost.

General Notes: updated 5.2.2010 / 7.22.2010 mm / 11.17.2011 / 10.16.2012/ 11.12.2014 / 8.12.2014 / 1.10.2014 / 4.23.2015 / 9.18.2015 lm / 10.23.2015 lb / 1.12.2016 lb / 3.3.16 gb / 7.27.17 lb / 12.13.2019 lm

Usage Restriction: Open year around. 9 am to 6 pm in summer; 10 am to 3 pm in winter (beginning October 1, 2009 through late spring 2010), or as posted. Museum open daily during summer. The park is closed during periods of inclement weather. CLOSURE HOURS ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED FOR THE PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES AND ARTIFACTS.

Jurisdictions: CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, MONO COUNTY / MAMMOTH FILM COMMISSION - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: Y

Closed/Vacant: N

: Wood