Ghost Town from Hell!

History of Bodie, CA "Ghost Town"

Bodie was a gold mining town that started in the mid 1880's by a man named Bodey. The spelling was changed when a sign painter misspelled it and was never changed. This gold mining town was the home of as many as 10,000 people during its hey days. The mine produced millions of dollars in gold during its years of operation.

It had the reputation of being the closest thing to hell! 

There were killings there almost everyday. Over 60 saloons on Main street, gambling halls, women of the night and everything else you could imagine.

2 major fires destroyed 2/3 of the town. Today, only 1/3 of the town still remains in a frozen "State of Arrested Decay". In 1964 it became a California State Park, that is protected from the outside world.

It is a 13 mile drive off Route 395. The first 3 miles are smooth sailing and all of a sudden, you are back in the Old West driving on a dirt road with potholes and rocks everywhere. (This is no exaggeration!)