What We Do
The Bodie Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and public enjoyment of Bodie State Historic Park, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, and Grover Hot Springs State Park.
KEEP BODIE STANDING
As one of the last real American ghost towns, Bodie hasn’t been restored or recreated. What visitors see today is exactly what was left behind when Bodie was abandoned almost a century ago. Homes, businesses, artifacts and entire streets remain frozen in time.
A National Historic Landmark and one of the most intact historic mining landscapes in the United States, Bodie covers over 1,000 acres (with another almost 4,000 proposed to be added in a recent National Historic Landmark update) and still includes more than 150 original historic buildings. Fires in the past destroyed much of the original town. What remains today is irreplaceable. State funding alone cannot keep pace with deterioration caused by extreme weather and age. Community support makes the difference between stabilization and permanent loss.
Bodie 601 Run and Fun Run
Postponed for 2020- Dates to come soon 5 kilometer run + kids fun run- 8:00am They say the Bodie 601, a citizen vigilante group, delivered swift and absolute justice. Come join us for the first annual Bodie foot race and be a part of history – experience for yourself how hard it is to outrun... Read more
Bodie’s Methodist Church needs your help!
California State Parks staff have identified two emergency stabilization projects that they are in dire need of our help funding. State Parks has no money to save these buildings, so they are leaning on us, the Bodie Foundation, to raise the necessary funds to keep the church and the Fouke Residence standing. We are currently raising funds... Read more
The 2026 season is quickly approaching
Recently, news spread quickly albeit somewhat prematurely that CA Hwy 270 (aka the Bodie Rd) had opened. We received Facebook messages and phone calls with inquiries as well as personal experiences. We tried to get ahead of anyone’s disappointments and share on social media that work was still being done on the dirt portion of... Read more
The 2026 season is quickly approaching
Recently, news spread quickly albeit somewhat prematurely that CA Hwy 270 (aka the Bodie Rd) had opened. We received Facebook messages and phone calls with inquiries as well as personal experiences. We tried to get ahead of anyone’s disappointments and share on social media that work was still being done on the dirt portion of... Read more
Bodie is named the Largest Gold-Mining Ghost Town by Guiness World Records
We are so excited to share that a recent addition of Guiness World Records identifies Bodie as the Largest Gold-Mining Ghost Town. Their website now features an account of Bodie’s history and significance as gold mining ghost town. This is a profound acknowledgement of Bodie’s contribution to history and culture worldwide. This recognition comes on... Read more
Bodie Foundation Event Schedule 2025
June 28 – Ghost Walk July 19 – Ghost Walk July 26 – Friends of Bodie Fest August 30 – Ghost Walk September 27 – Ghost Walk
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Help save the Fouke House!
Fouke House 2.mp4 – Fouke House on June 16, 2023. Help keep the Fouke House standing! The Fouke House needs your help. If you walk down Green Street and take a right on Wood Street, two houses down is the Fouke. It has great front porch (what’s left of it) and the wall facing the... Read more
Bodie 2023 road opening date – July 1
I was notified this week that the upper gate to Bodie off of Highway 270 will open July 1. This is a week later than we were expecting, but there are still visitor services issues that need to be addressed. The lower gate on Highway 270 is currently still closed, as the State Park road... Read more
Bodie 2023 road opening date – July 1
I was notified this week that the upper gate to Bodie off of Highway 270 will open July 1. This is a week later than we were expecting, but there are still visitor services issues that need to be addressed. The lower gate on Highway 270 is currently still closed, as the State Park road... Read more
The road to Bodie is OPEN!
While we are expecting snow tomorrow, the main road to Bodie (state Highway 270) is open! There are patches of snow in town, but today there is no snow on the road on the way to the park. Cottonwood Canyon Road is also open, but the last mile is still muddy. The continuation of the... Read more
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