Posted 16 June 2014 - 04:02 AM
K6ON that is not the way I read the State Park site. It says:
Prices
Adults: $5 per person
Children: $3 per child (ages 1 to 17)
Children ages 1 and under are free
Only cash or checks are accepted at the Park Entrance Station.
Special Events
On June 28th, July 26th, & August 15th the park will remain open until 10 PM
Ghost Walk and Star Stories - evening tours will be available
http://www.bodiefoundation.org/bodie-ghost-walk-and-star-stor/
Come early - entrance gates close at 9:30
I read it like you can be in the park until 10:00 pm
That was my understanding, but I should check before we drive out there.
RE: Camping
Green Creek is just the opposite side of 395, so one option would be to head there after the tour. Alternatively there are two routes that leave Bodie, not counting Cottonwood Canyon. Bodie-Masonic Rd. heads west then north from the main parking lot and can be the way to drive the Bodie Hills heading for Bridgeport. We've camped on a spur along that road, but only once. I believe that 3pin knows this area rather well.
Last year we drove the Bodie Rd. (heading north from Bodie on the main road) all the way to Fletcher, near the Aurora Crater, but you want to drive that during the day to appreciate the route. From Fletcher, it's possible to drive back to Bridgeport via NF-028. That drive offers access to the West Walker River at Rosaschi Ranch , of fly fishing fame.
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