Bodie State Historic Park

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 around 2,000 structures and a population of roughly 8,000 people. The town is named for W.S. Body (or Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. Today, this once thriving mining camp is visited by tourists who continue to travel to Bodie from all over the world. The park is being preserved in a state of 'arrested decay,' with interiors remaining as they were left and stocked with goods. Dogs are permitted in the park but must be on a leash at all times. There are no commercial facilities at Bodie, such as food or gasoline, and everything in Bodie is part of the historic scene and is fully protected