Website:http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509 (Bodie State Park)https://www.redbull.com/us-en/cody-laplante-freeski-ghost-town-video-red-bull (Watch Cody LaPlante shred a ghost town)http://www.bodie.com (Friends of Bodie // 760.647.6465)
Description:California's most notorious gold-mining town, Bodie attracted miners, gamblers, prostitutes and hotel operators. Now it is the best-preserved ghost town in the West. This State historic park is located in a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. It is a historical monument. The landscape includes hills; mountain; deserts and barren land.
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".
General Notes:updated 7.18.24 bd / 4.11.25 bd / 10.7.25 bd
Usage Restriction:Parks is responsible for the care and protection of cultural resources located on lands the agency manages, and investigation of these vulnerable resources requires compliance with state and federal environmental protection laws. Applications outside of well-defined academic research objectives will require cultural resource specialist approval and is subject to Parks’ discretion.” Open year around. 9 am to 6 pm in summer; 10 am to 3 pm in winter 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 Zone: N
State Property: Yes
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 38.1668540, y coordinate: -119.1002886
Building Materials: Wood
Contacts: Griswold, Ben *Special Event Coordinator, Sierra District530-523-3505 Phone 1[email protected]
State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/
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