Bodie Ghost Town

Total Miles
23.5

Elevation

2,821.66 ft

Duration

4 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Summer

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Bodie Ghost Town
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Trail Overview

This is an alternative, fun, backroad route to Bodie State Historic Park that starts north of Bridgeport. History buffs will enjoy remains of the Chemung Mine and the site of Masonic, as well as great views along the way. The north end of the route enters national forest with plenty of spur roads for green-sticker vehicles.

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Bodie Ghost Town
Bodie Ghost Town

Difficulty

Easy: Starts as wide gravel road but soon narrows with ruts and embedded rock. Side trip to Masonic Mountain is narrow and rough, but still easy. Suitable for most stock SUVs with 4-wheel drive and moderate clearance.

History

In 1880, Bodie had a population of 10,000. Only 5% of the town remains but what is left is very impressive. All the remaining structures are original with only minor modifications to help preserve what is left. A small fee is charged and is used to preserve the town.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Bob Blaylock
Oct 04, 2024
2020 Jeep Cherokee
Open
Dusty
  What parts of the main trail we covered, were uneventful; pretty much a normal dirt road.   We deviated from the main trail to go to Masonic Mountain by way of 32119, and back to the main trail via 32169.   32119, to Masonic Mountain, was a very rough trail, the most extreme that I have yet driven.  Very rough terrain, some tight squeezes, and some places where the angles just don't make it possible to see where you are going.  My wife was compelled to question whether I had achieved a state of mental unsoundness so extreme that it cannot be appropriately described using some very harsh expletives.   32169, back to the main trail, was reasonably straight, somewhat rough, and a very steep slope going down.
James Buck
Jul 17, 2024
2018 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Dusty
Scenic gravel road to Bode Ghost Town
Andrew Meske
Jul 06, 2024
2023 Jeep Gladiator
Open
Normal
Very scenic and easy trail, no snow blocking the trail like last year at this time made for an easy and outback to bodie. Trail is not maintained, most vehicles will be absolutely fine to bring as a stock SUV or Truck, did the entire trail in 2WD, lots of offshoot trails and hill climbs for some fun but will want a 4x4 with decent ground clearance for those. There are sections with seriously deep ruts that even a lifted rig would have trouble if they fell in, luckily there are easy bypasses right next to these. The only reason I rated this trail a 4 was because of those ruts which are easily by passable.
Adam Maurer
May 26, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Snow/Ice

Access Description

From Bridgeport, head north on Hwy.182 starting at Hwy. 395. Go 3.8 miles and turn right on Masonic Road (Not marked as such. Once you start in, it's marked as 32046.)

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