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Although Bodie is a ghost town, this does not mean it lacks residents. At least one California State Park Ranger can always be found on-site, even in the worst weather conditions.
Explore Bodie State Historic Park, California’s most well-preserved ghost town. Once a bustling gold rush settlement, it’s now frozen in time. Discover the eerie beauty and rich history of ...
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town where visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. George Rose ...
BODIE-- The land was rich and life was cheap in Bodie. ... Bodie State Historic Park. ... has not been stripped clean like other ghost towns. Thirteen miles off the nearest.
Bodie State Historic Park is open year-round, with summer hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The park closes at 4 p.m. the rest of the year. A museum/visitor center is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. mid-May ...
Driving north past the western edge of Mono Lake, we turned east on Highway 270. Thirteen miles down the road was Bodie, a ghost town near the Nevada border that proved more remarkable than we ...
Bodie State Historic Park, founded in 1876 and declared a ghost town in 1 An historic California gold-mining town located at an elevation of 8,375 feet south of Bridgeport is—like most of the ...
Bodie State Historic Park "Friends of Bodie Day" is July 26; an admission fee is required as you enter, the festivity is free Four "Bodie Ghost Walks" are set for June 28, July 19, Aug. 30, and ...
It’s also registered as a California Historical Landmark, gaining its official establishment as Bodie State Historic Park in 1962. The ghost town receives around 200,000 visitors each year ...
As State Parks Peace Officer (Ranger) Joshua Heitzmann explains, "Bodie is frozen in a state of arrested decay," looked after as a historic park but not restored to its original condition.
Haunt a history-laden ghost town this summer and step into the past Bodie State Historic Park has a few memorable warm-weather events, including ghost walks. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published ...
Bodie State Historic Park, founded in 1876 and declared a ghost town in 1915, has up to 7 feet of snow and more is on the way. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement.