town.bodie

Photo Credit © Copyright Morris Neerd

The population Bodie California ghost town exceeded 10,000 in the late 1880s, during the mining boom - way out west. Bodie State Park now consists of 495 acres to preserve the famous mining site & a very important part of American history. Many building have been renovated, although a couple of hundreds of buildings are not restored. Museum, Visitors Center & Ranger on site.

Bodie Map

Hoover Wilderness Trail Map

Sierra Nevada Topo Map

Hoover Wilderness Map

California Atlas

elevation: 8375'

population: 10

zip code: 93517

Desert

terrain:
rugged high desert mining area, mountainous with very few trees. plenty dirt roads & ranch lands

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location:
Mono County
South of Lake Tahoe
off Hwy. 395 to SR 270

recreation:

Back Road Exploration

Camping

Hiking

Mountain Biking

Old Mines

Travertine Hot Springs

Buckeye Hot Springs

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Bodie State Park

Mono Lake

Virginia Lakes

Potato Peak

Aurora Canyon

bodie campgrounds

Green Creek California
Crags Campground - Twin Lakes
Honeymoon Flat - Bridgeport Camping
Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground
Upper Virginia Creek Campground
Trumbull Lake Campground

description:
The most historic & popular ghost town in California. The whole are is a State Park & there is a whole network of great dirt back roads, including Aurora Canyon. 2WD accessible! BODY, BOWDY, BOWDIE, BODI, CA, on the edge of eastern, high desert California, near the Nevada border.

nearby towns:
Bridgeport
Lee Vining
Walker
Coleville
Dardanelle

local links:

Bodie California State Park
http://www.bodie.com/

Bodie Hills Topographic Map
Bodie Backcountry Trip Report

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