Bridgeport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[2] in Mono County, California, United States.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 21.7 sq mi (56.3 km2), 99.96% of it land, and 0.04% of it water.
[1] Bridgeport Reservoir, an impoundment on the East Walker River, forms the northwest edge of the community.
The US Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Bridgeport on State Route 108.
There were 357 housing units at an average density of 16.4 per square mile (6.3/km2), of which 160 (62.3%) were owner-occupied, and 97 (37.7%) were occupied by renters.
Formerly known as Big Meadows, Bridgeport is annually visited by thousands of tourists, many of whom come to the area for its well-known trout streams and lakes.
Bridgeport also occasionally plays host to the annual E Clampus Vitus celebration.
Over 500 miles of cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, dogsledding, snowmobiling and multiple-use trails are found around the town, including Virginia Lakes Road, the Sweetwater Range, Buckeye, Bodie Hills and Summers Meadows.
Bridgeport is also notable for its proximity to the well-preserved ghost town of Bodie.
The Mono County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[10] Bridgeport is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley.
[12] Bridgeport is in the Eastern Sierra Unified School District, which has its main office in town.