Quite big ghost town with lots of more or less intact houses. You get a written guide with detailed description of all the houses. It brings up the atmosphere of those times when you wander slowly around and take the time to read about the fates of the people that lived there...Also a 100 % recommendation for fans of old... More

It was November and so not many people around so felt a real ghost town. I guess without knowing the history it was difficult to understand the setting. More

Probably as close as you can get to "How it was" back in the day. I prefer late Fall to avoid the crowds that are there daily during the summer months. Perfect location for some really incredible photography opportunities. More

At first I was hesitant to pay the $12 entrance fee (2x$6), but after visited, it was well worth the money. Many historic buildings, mines... uber-photogenic place!!! If you are in the neighborhood, go visit - I enjoyed Bodie beter than going to Yosemite. More

This town is well worth a visit. If you've stayed overnight and found out how cold it can get in August and seen the thin walls and drafty houses its amazing that anyone lived here at all. More

For anyone going to the eastern sierras, Bodie is a must. The old mining town, that only five percent of exists today, shows you a look into the past, and the present environmental struggle. To imagine living in this place, reminds us of the how hard life used to be. Yet, for a long time people lived and reared their... More

The Lonely Planet rates Bodie as one of the visitor highlights of California and we would heartily agree. A ghost town in a windswept desert, it's hard to imagine how one could have survived in such a place year after year. Everyone up and left early last century, and the town is frozen in time, slowly decaying. Probably the most... More

Although you can't go into most of the buildings, there is plenty to see looking in the windows. The school had jack-o-lanterns, an old globe, furniture and more. The morgue still had caskets. Houses had beds, chairs, dishes and tables. You can buy a guidebook for $2.00 and the buildings have numbers that correspond with decriptions in the book. There... More

Visited on the 2nd day of fall 2011. I had known about this place for 20+ years and was finally able to make the trip. Knowing this was a ghost-town, there was already an idea in head on what to expect. But I could not have imagined just how big the place really is. The spread of Bodie is impressive.... More