BLM SPECIAL EDITION 1997 SURFACE MANAGEMENT STATUS DESERT ACCESS GUIDE

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Help BLM preserve California's fragile deserts. Please park your vehicle or set up camp in previously disturbed sites.

Bureau of Land Management California Desert District

l:100,000-Scale topographic map showing:

Highways, roads and other manmade structures

Water features

Contours and elevations in meters

Recreation sites

Coverage of former desert access guide #15 Sheephole Mountains

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Edited and published by the Bureau of Land Management National Applied Resource Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management California State Office. Planimetry partially revised by BLM from various source material. Revised information not field checked.

Base map prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey. Compiled from USGS 1:24,000 and l:62,500-scale topographic maps dated 1954 1956, and from advance materials. Partially revised from aerial photographs taken CALIFORNIA STATE 1975 and other source data. Revised information not VEHICULAR RECREATION AREA field < harked. Map edited 1985.

Help protect your public lands by observing posted OHV designations. Watch for OHV signs and read Projection and 10,000-meter grid, zone 11: Universal them carefully. hun:.versa Meioutoi. 25,000 fool grid ticks based on California coordinate system, zone 5 and 6. 192/ North For more information contact the BI.M, USDA Forest Ann 'i ii i in I latum. Service, National Park Service, California Stale Park, or California State Motorized Vechicle Recreation Aret land lines are omitted in areas of extensive tract surveys. Office (see back panel for address and phone numbers). There pray be private inholdings within the boundaries of Ihr National or State reservations shown on this map.

NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929 III,". MAP COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDS

CONVERSION TABLE DECLINATION DIAGRAM ADJOINING MAPS

Mil IRS FEET T MN GN"1 250 820 The Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife 500 1640 Service, USDA Forest Service, and National Park 750 2461 1000 3281 ]L Service wilderness areas shown on this map were 1 Newberry Springs 4101 0 51' 1749 MILS derived from the legislative maps, such as the I'.ii.i 4921 15 MILS I I 2 Amboy California Desert Protection Act of 1994. For more 3 Needles information, contact the representative agency. V 4 Big Bear Lake To < onvtrt meters to feel UTM grid convergence 5 Parker multiply by 3.2808 (ON) and 1985 magnetic 6 Palm Springs declination (MN) 7 Eagle Mountain To convert feet lo meters at center of map multiply by 0.3048 Diagram is approximate 8 Blythe

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Topographic Map Symbols

Primary highway, hard surface Secondary highway, hard surface

Light duty, hard, or aggregate surface Streets, roads gradecFdrainecLhafurai surface

Rough bladed or two -tracked surface Trail (foot, pack, bicycle, or as labeled!

Route marker: Interstate; U.S.; State Railroad: standard gage; narrow gage

Bridge; overpass; underpass Tunnel: road; railroad

Built up area; locality; elevation CALIFORNIA DESERT AREA ACCESS GUIDE Airport; landing field; landing strip INDEX TO 1.100,000-SCALE MAPS National boundary State boundary

RED OUTLINE INDICATES PREVIOUS DESERT ACCESS GUIDES County boundary National or State reservation boundary Land grant boundary

U.S. public lands survey; range, township; section. . .

Range, township; section line, protracted

Power transmission line; pipeline Dam; dam with lock

Cemetery; building .

Windmill; water well; spring Mine shaft; adit or cave; mine, quarry; gravel pit . . . Campground; picnic area; U.S. location monument.

Ruins; cliff dwelling

Distorted surface: strip mine, quarry; gravel pit ... .

Contours: index; intermediate; supplementary.

Bathymetric contours: index; intermediate Stream, lake: perennial; intermittent

Rapids, large and small; falls, large and small....

Area to be submerged; marsh, swamp

Land subject to controlled inundation Special area boundary BLM recreation area boundary

National trail; back country, scenic byway......

NOTE TO MAP USERS The surface and minerals management status overprints are published as general planning and management tools. Some of the lands, surface and mineral rights, may have been shown as patented lands due to the lack of information available to BLM with respect to the nature of acquisition. Tracts less than 40 acres are usually omitted because of the map scale. The official land records in the respective offices of the Bureau of Land Management or other responsible Federal agencies should be checked for up-to-date status on any specific tract of land. Inadequacies in the BLM maps should be reported to the respective Bureau of Land Management offices from which the maps were obtained.

PUBLIC ACCESS Roads crossing public lands may be travelled by the public unless closed by signing or notice by the land management agency. Public lands intervened by private lands may not have public access. Permission is required from the private landowner to cross private land, unless access is provided by a Federal, State, or County road, or a BLM road with legal access. WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA DESERT WHO MANAGES THE DESERT Bishop Field Office U.S. Wildlife Refuges 785 N. Main Street, Suite E Bureau of Land Management (BLM): The Internet: www.fws.gov Within its 25-million-acre expanse—an area the size of Ohio—lies a land of extreme contrasts. From the relatively high Mojave Desert of Joshua Bishop, CA 93514 California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) trees and creosote to the lower Colorado Desert of native fan palms, smoke trees and ocotillo, the California desert offers a multitude of recreational (760)872-4881 was created by Congress in 1976 and Cibola National Wildlife Refuge opportunities. Whether you have come to hike or backpack, tour by auto or four-wheel drive, enjoy your off-highway vehicle (OHV), or ride horses Internet: www. ca. blm.gov/bishop 0 Cadiz Dunes Wilderness 0 Dry Lake Mining 0 Cleghorn lakes wilderness 0 Old Woman Meteorite includes a long-term land use plan for the Box AP or mountain bikes, please Tread Lightly! on the desert and Leave No Trace of your visit. management of public lands. The mission of Blythc, CA 92225 (See map, G-2) The Cadiz Dunes are a (see map, D-l, D-5, G-3, and 1-3) While (See map, B-2) The Cleghorn Lakes (See map, 1-2) In late 1975, three the BLM is to sustain the health, diversity El Centro Field Office (520) 857-3253 fairly extensive group of low-lying sand traveling along Amboy Road, the Wilderness is located due north of Joshua prospectors found the second largest and productivity of the public lands for the 1661 S. 4th Street dunes wrapped around the north and east landscape suddenly reveals a snowy Tree National Park, and not far from meteorite in the United States in the Old use and enjoyment of present and future El Centro, CA 92243 Havasu National Wildlife Refuge sides of Cadiz Dry Lake, which lies outside white area with crystal blue bodies of Twentynine Palms, California. Named for Woman Mountains. The Old Woman generations. BLM offices are maintained in (760)337-4400 P.O. Box 3009 of the wilderness. The northern portion water. The white area isn't composed of Sheep Hole Mountains two diy lakes in its midst, this 33,980- Meteorite weighs in at 6,070 pounds Riverside, Barstow, El Centro, Needles, Palm Ini(MMiet: www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro Needles, CA 92363 contains the highest dunes, which are snow, but rather calcium chloride and acre wilderness is characterized by (2,750 kg) and is 38 inches (97 cm) long, Springs and Ridgecrest. (760) 326-3853 approximately 100-feet tall. The unique sodium chloride (table salt). The Bristol IjWIi^ RifijWL 51 mountains to the east and a sloping 30 inches (76 cm) wide, and 34 inches (86 Needles Field Office flora and fauna are the focal point of this Dry Lake area is noted for chloride bajada to the west. The Crucifixion cm) high. It is mostly composed of iron, HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE loi W. Spikes Road Imperial National Wildlife Refuge wilderness, making it an excellent site for mining operations, which have been Thorn has been found here, and the with about 6 percent nickel and small National Park Service (NPS): The NPS Needles, CA 92363 P.O. Box 72217 Contact your local land management office hiking and photography. Horseback riding ongoing since the early part of this Bullion Mountains are home to bighorn amounts of cobalt, phosphorus, manages Death Valley and Joshua Tree (760) 326-7000 Yuma, AZ 85365 when planning your trip to the desert. They is also permitted in the wilderness. century. Trenchc : are dug out, filled sheep. chromium, and sulphur. National Parks as well as the Mojave Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/needles (520) 783-3371 can provide you with maps and any needed with a brine solution pumped from wells National Preserve. All units of the NPS are permits, as well as up-to-date information on the lake bed, then allowed to managed to "conserve the scenery and the Cadiz Road is passable by two-wheel drive This wilderness is ideal for hiking and Since the Old Woman Meteorite was natural and historic objects and the wildlife Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office Kofa National Wildlife Refuge on seasonal and emergency closures, vehicles, but the southern and northern concentrate by evaporation. Calcium horseback riding. But even with towns located on public land managed by the 690 W. Garnet Avenue weather and road conditions. When therein, and to provide for the enjoy men I of P.O.Box 6290 boundary routes sometimes require four- chloride is shipped as a liquid nearby, desert wilderness can be Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the P.O. Box 2000 traveling in the desert, please keep in mind the same in such a manner and by such Yuma, AZ 85364 wheel drive. concentrate for use in the agricultural extremely hazardous; summers can be prospectors filed a mining claim on the North Palm Springs, CA 92258 the following: industry. Besides its use as a table salt, means as will leave them unlrnpalred for the (520) 783-7861 very hot and dry, and winters can be very site. To their disappointment, they enjoyment of future generations." National (760) 251-4800 sodium chloride is an essential chemical learned that meteorites are not locatable cold. Plan your visit carefully, taking Park designation implies a large, Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge • These maps do not show the entire desert in many industrial processes. minerals as defined by the mining laws. extra water, food, and clothing as may be spectacular natural place having a wide 906 W. Sinclair route network. Under the conditions of the Antiquities necessary. variety of attributes. National Preserves have Ridgecrest Field Office Calipatria, CA 92233 Act, a meteorite found on federal similar qualities, but also allow hunting or 300 S. Richmond Road (760) 348-5278 LI Road conditions and hazards are not government land is considered an object of other commercial uses. Ridgecrest, CA 93555 marked. national scientific interest. It, therefore, (760) 384-5400 became an artifact of the Smithsonian Internejt: www.ca.blm.gov/rtdgecrest Department of Defense (DOD): Large areas California State Parks • Signs on the ground take precedence over Institute. of the California desert are under the Internet: www.ceres.ca.gov/dpr information on the maps. management of the military: the Marine Kingman Field Office The meteorite was placed on display at 2475 Beverly Ave Corps Training Base at Twentynine Palms, Angeles District-Mojave Desert Sector LJ Boundaries are graphic representations 0 Iron Mountain Divisional Camp BLM buildings and museums in El Centro, Kingman, AZ 86401-3629 Chocolate Mountains Gunnery Range, El 43779 15th Street West Redlands, Riverside, Los Angeles, and (520) 692-4400 only and are not shown to scale. Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges, the Naval Lancaster, CA 93534 (See map, H-7) From 1942 to 1944, the 0 Colorado River Aqueduct Barstow. Public interest was very great virtually uninhabited deserts of southern Weapons Center at China Lake, Edwards Air (805) 942-0662 Not all land in the desert is public. Private and thousands of people came from all Lake Havasu Field Office California and Arizona became a combat (See map, H-6 and K-6) This modern Force Base and the Army's National land is scattered throughout the California over the United States to see it. 2610 Sweetwater Ave training ground for the largest military civil-engineering wonder was begun in Training Center at Fori Irwin. Anza Borrego Desert State Park desert. Please respect private property and NPS: In National Parks, camping is BLM: The shooting or discharge of firearms Some of the mines were dug up to 1.200 0 Old Woman Mountains Lake Havasu City, AZ 864064)071 training exercise of its time. Under the 1933. Eight years later, the first water 0 Joshua Tree National Park 299 Palm Canyon Drive generally limited to 14 days; however, is generally permitted on BLM-managed feet deep through a variety of hard nick. Wilderness In March 1978, the Old Woman Meteorite (520) 505-1200 leave all gates as you found them. command of Major General George S. deliveries via the Colorado River California State Parks (CSP): The I to] i ego Springs, CA 92004 there arc exceptions. NPS also oilers lands unless posted otherwise, as long as including granites banded gneiss and (See map, K-6) Joshua Tree National went to the Smithsonian Institute in gallon Jr., the Desert Training Center - Aqueduct were made to the coastal California Department of Parks and (760) 767-5311 backcountry camping, Contaci each such activity is permitted by state and local schist, Into quartz veins up to 10-feet Monument was established in 1936 to Washington, D.C. for study and display. Yuma Field Office also known as the California Arizona plains of southern California. The (See map, 1 2) Taking its name from a Recreation manages diverse cultural, individual park for details on their laws. Shooters are prohibited from destroying thick, which contained gold, silver, and preserve some of the most unique terrain The Smithsonian removed a section 2555 Gila Ridge Road RECREATION INFORMATION Maneuver Area — was established to aqueduct is designed to handle more granite rock monolith thai Resembles the historical and natural resource', l<>i camping opportunities and reservations. any natural features, including each is and iron. Now the site of little more than in the desert Southwest. The monument weighing 942 pounds (427 kg) and closely Cuyamaca Rancho State Park condition troops and test military than a billion gallons of water per day, figure of an old woman, the massive Old posterity while offering an abundance oi \i.iiKi. AZ 85365 Whatever outdoor recreation activity you other plants. A firearm may not be abandoned mine dumps, the Old Dale was enlarged to 1,238 square miles and examined Its chemical makeup, mineral (520)317 3200 equipment for service on the battlefields of with 3- to 6-mile-per-hour flows for 242 Woman Mountain range dominates the recreational and educational opportunities. I a.sc ano. CA 91916 enjoy, the following information will help to CSP: Camping in most State Parks is discharged within 150 yards of any developed Mining District was once home to designated a National Park in 1994 as composition, and rare gas content. Internet: wnnv.azAAm.gov/gwma WWII. miles from the Colorado River to Lake 146,020 acre wilderness. The topography In the desert, these include Red Rock (760) 765 0755 assure safe and enjoyable visits for permihed in designated areas. Contaci the area. thousands of miners whose arduous pjart of the California Desert Protection Mathews, near Riverside. For more here begins at .300 feed above sea level at Canyon, Saddleback Bnlle, An/a BOITegO everyone. park you Intend to visit to learn more labor developed mines with such colorful Act. Two deserts, comprising two large information on tours, or to request an the lower elevations and rises more than In September 1980, the meteorite was sent Desert, the Antelope Vallej Poppj Reserve Battle Mountain Field Office Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve about their camping facilities. Some parks NPS: The possession of a firearm or air-gun Close to a million American soldiers were names as Cow Bell, Exchequer, Gypsy, ecosystems whose characteristics are back to the ('alifornia Desert. It is now on Illustrated brochure on this water 5,309 feet to the summit of Old Woman Mitchell Caverns Mainnl Pic.rive, ballon 50 Bastian Road P.O. Box 1 Campfires offer family and group campsites. is prohibited unless it is unloaded and cased cycled through a series of 12 primitive Ivanhoe, Outlaw, and Zulu Queen. clclei mined primarily by elevation, come system, please write to: Peak permanenl display at the BLM California Sea, Picacho State Recreation Areae and the Battle Mountain, NV 89820-1420 Essex, CA 92332 Campsite reservations can be made base camps — collectively known as togrilu i .ii Joshua Tree National Park. To protect sparse or otherwise packed to prevent use. Target Desert Informal ion ('(Miter in Barstow. Ocotillo Welt. Male Vein, iil.n Aiea. (702) 635-4000 (760) 928-2580 year-round by calling DESTINET at (800) Patton Camps — from which they The Dale District built the fortunes of The park providi s a transition zone vegetation and the shooting is illegal in the Mojave Preserve, bul Metropolitan Water District of Southern At the highest elevations, you can find Stop by and have a look at a truly Internet: wwir.nr.blm.gov/Baillc Mtn fragile desert 444-7275. hunting is allowed and is regulated by the conducted large-scale maneuvers. The many mine owners, espeeaillyially those between the Mojave Desert to the north unusual rock. ( 'alifoi nia juniper-pinyon woodlands similar to U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular ecosystem, bring California Department of Fish and Game. base camp named Camp Iron Mountain of the Supply Mine, which alone and I he Colorado Desert to the south. Public Affairs those in the Mojave National Preserve. Service (USFS): The U.S.D.A. Fores! Service Las Vegas Field Office Recreation Area firewood from SVRA: You can camp anywhere in the remains today as one of the best-preserved produced over a half million dollars till Sunset Boulevard Bighorn sheep and desert tortoise live benefits Americans in many ways through 4765 West Vegas Drive P.O. Box 360 home. Ocotillo Wells SVRA. There are several CSP: Hunting or the possession of loaded remnants of this operation. worth of gold; the Gold Crown, which P.O.I lox 54253 - Few areas more vividly illustrate the here, and the rocky outcrops and rugged management ol the national forests and Las Vegas, NV 39 108 5172 Hwy. 78 Regulations tables, ramadas, and firerings scattered firearms is prohibited in most units of the yielded $385,000; the O.K. Mine, which Los Angeles, CA 90054 contrast between high and low desert. peaks of the range provide homes for grasslands. Ibrestrj research, and (702) 047-5023 Borrego Springs, CA 92004 vary among throughout the SVRA for your State Park system. Many reminders of camp activities still earned $200,000; the Brooklyn, which Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert, numerous raptors. cooperation with forest managers on slate In( er net: www. nv. blm.gov/Las_Vegas (760) 767-5391 agencies and exist, including rock alignments marking supplied over $150,000; and the Carlyle, convenience. occupying the eastern half of the park, is and private land, it offers a variety oi seasons. camp roads and walkways, rock designs of which furnished over $125,000. SVRA: Possession of loaded firearms is dominated by the abundant creosote The Old Woman Mountains have long outdoor recreational opporlnnil ies and Always check insignias and symbols, and remnants of Palomar Mountain State Park USFS: The USFS offers developed, family, prohibited. bush. Adding Interest to this arid land been used by man. Traces of prehistoric special area',. The ( lcvcland, ban National Park Service witli (he communication wire, batteries and other P.O. Box 175 group, undeveloped, and remote camping To get to this area from the Cottonwood are small stands of spidery ocotillo and trails and historic mining routes entice Internet: www.nps.gov discarded items. Of particular interest is Bernardino, Angeles, Sequoia and Inyo Palomar. CA 92060 * \ local office opportunities. For specific information on USFS: Target shooting and "plinking" are Visitor Center within the Park, proceed jumping eholla cactus. The higher, the experienced desert hiker. If hiking or the topographic relief map in the National Forests surround I lie California (760) 742-3462 before camping in USFS areas, contact nearest permitted in some areas and are regulated by on Old Dale Road northeasterly for moister, and slightly cooler Mojave Desert horseback riding, be prepared for dry northeast part of the enclosure, an desert. Death Valley National Park building a office. To make reservations at popular county ordinances and federal regulations. nearly 20 miles, until it connects with is the special habitat of (he stretches across extensive bajadas and outdoor chapel situated southeast of the Death Valley, CA 92328 Picacho State Recreation Area campfire. campgrounds, call 1-800-280-CAMP. Gold Crown Road near the Joshua Tree undisciplined looking Joshua tree, up long, sandy washes. Do not depend relief map, and the post chapel in the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): (760) 786-2331 P.O. Box 848 USFWS: Some National Wildlife Refuges allow National Park boundary. From there, extensive stands of which occur on mapped springs for water, and northwest corner. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages Internet: wnnv.iips.goi Vdeva 4900 Picacho Road USFWS: Camping is permitted at some 1 muling during hunting season. Target 0 Old Dale Mining District continue on Old Dale Road as it goes throughout the western half of the park. remember to carry one gallon of water per California I a system of land and waters for the Winterhaven, CA 92283 Wildlife Refuges. Contact the USFWS for shooting is nol allowed on National Wildlife through the Pinto Mountains and past person per day. Access to this wilderness Joshua Tree National Park Fire Permit Much more was once here at this historic, (Sec map. D-6) Located immediately conservation offish and wildlife and (760) 393 3052 more information. Refuges. Call USFWS for current information. the Old Dale Mining District Unusual rock outcrops, spectacular requires four-wheel drive vehicles. 74485 National Park Drive site, but thoughtless visitors have stolen north of Joshua Tree National Park, little associated ecosystems. Wildlife Refuges offer springtime flower displays that vary Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 many remains. Please leave all historic remains of the once-bustling activity recreational opportunities to the public, Salton Sea State Recreation Area annually depending on rainfall, extensive From Essex, California on Route 66, take (760) 367-1260 Bureau of Land Management (BLM): A Pets objects as you find them, so they can be associated with the Old Dale Mining including wildlife observation, nature LOO 22.5 State Park Road stands old Joshua Trees, and palm oases the graveled and sandy Sunflower Road Internet: winr.nps.gov/jolr campfire permit is required at all times. A Vehicle Travel enjoyed by those who follow you. These District, also known as the Dale or photography, hiking, fishing and hunting. North Shore, CA 92254 arc just a lew ol the many attractions southeast for 7 miles along the free permit is available at all BLM offices Pels are welcome if kept on a leash. National sites and artifacts are protected by federal Virginia Dale District, that once teemed Refuges in the California desert include (760) 393-3059 available. Camping, picnicking, hiking nort heastern boundary for the area. Cibola, llavasu, Imperial, and Salton Sea and visitor centers. Open fires may be Due to diverse topography, plants, soils Park and California State Park regulations and state law, with substantial penalties with small gold deposits. Mojave National Preserve and attending Ranger-led programs are National Wildlife Refuges. banned completely during periods of higli and land ownership in California, are strictly enforced. Remember to clean up for violators. The use of metal detectors at 222 E. Main SI reel. Suite 202 popular activities. Barstow, CA 9231 1 fire danger. Outside of existing campfire Off-highway vehicle (OHV) regulations after your pet. When considering leaving pets Patton Camps are prohibited. The various gold mines here were first Visitor Centers rings, please use a metal fire pan. Firewood in vehicles or trailers, be aware that (760) 255 3809 vary from area to area. Flash floods are prospected beginning in the early 1880's Joshua tree National Park is located collection is restricted to down and dead common in the desert, so avoid crossing temperatures can rise quickly to lethal levels FOR MORE INFORMATION Internet: trwir.nps.gov/moja Camp Iron Mountain is located 6 miles and began to be profitable in the 1890's, north ol Interstate 10 in the Little San materials. washes, and wait a few hours after a in the summer heat. east of the intersection of State Highways Willi mining continuing into the early Bernardino Mountains. The main visitor Rangers and othct stall arc in llic Califort California Desert Information Center heavy rain. Check with the appropriate Lake Mead National Recreation Area 177 and 62. From 62 , drive north 1.6 1900'sand 1920s. The District was at Center is located in twentynine Palms. desert to help you have an enjoyable and 82 I 1 Jarstow Road National Park Service (NPS): In Death land management agency before you visit 601 Nevada Highway miles on a sandy road which leads directly llie heighl of its activity during the Cottonwood Visitor Center is 25 miles safe visit. ('on I act . n iv ol I lie ol I ices listed Barstow, ('A 9231 1 Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, an area. PROTECTED RESOURCES Boulder City, NV 89005 to the camp headquarters area. The camp 1920's and 1930s when the Gold Crown, east of Indie at the Twentynine below lor site speeilie information and (760) 255-8760 campfires are permitted in designated (702) 293-8907 area is fenced to keep vehicles out, and Supply, Virginia Dale, and Carlyle mines Palms/Mecca exit off Interstate 10 on the assislai ice campgrounds. Where fireplaces are not Historic and Archaeological Sites Internet: WWW.npSAjov/lame BLM: All BLM-managed public lands in there are walk-through turnstiles at were in operation. Col I on wood Springs Road. Interagency Visitor Center provided, fires are restricted to portable the California desert are designated as several points along the perimeter. Drawer R The ('alifornia desert possesses thousands of i stoves. In the Mojave National Preserve, one of three vehicle-use categories: Jet. Hwy. 395 & Hwy 136 historic and archaeological sites. The Bureau of Land Management open campfires are liintted to existing U. S. Department of Agriculture Lone Pine, CA 93545 petroglyphs and intaglios left by the earliest Intenet: www.ca.hlm.gov campfire rings or a metal fire pan. The Forest Service (760) 876-6222 IJ Open Areas are open to vehicle use Indian inhabitants, the trails of early Spanish www. nv. hlm.gov collection of wood, living or dead, anywhere anywhere within the posted boundaries. Internet: www.r5.pswfs.gov within NPS lands is prohibited. explorers, the vestiges of mining camps and azwww.az.hlm.gov Travel off established routes roads left by later settlers, and the remnants Mojave Desert Information Center Angeles National Forest Mojave National Preserve (cross-country) is permitted. of General George Patton's WWII desert California Desert District Office California State Parks (CSP): Open ground 701 North Santa Anita Avenue P.O. Box 241 warfare training areas are just a few of the 6221 Box Springs Blvd. fires are not allowed. Campfires are allowed Arcadia, CA 91006 72 157 Baker Blvd. • Closed Areas are closed to all motorized sites that provide a rich and important legacy Riverside, CA 92507 in fire rings found in designated campsites (818) 574-1613 Baker, ('A 92309 vehicle use. of more than 10,000 years of human history (909) 697-5200 and day-use areas. Portable grills may be (760) 733-4040 in North America. Visit these sites and reflect Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/cdd used, but ashes and coals may not be Cleveland National Forest J Limited Areas are open to motorized on the forces and events that have shaped dumped on the ground; use the fire rings or 10845 Rancho Bernardo Road Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor vehicle use, subject to posted our nation and our personal lives. contact them to learn more aboul theii for the preservation and protection of of our efforts to reduce the decline in map and a compass before you hike DO NOT RATION WATER: it will only do When driving off maintained roads, avoid Barstow Field Office carry them out. Rancho Bernardo, CA 92127 Center restrictions. No cross-country travel is history and culture. their natural conditions. Wilderness with­ desert tortoise and other threatened & cross-country or on trails that are not you good if you drink it. stopping in tall grass or brush. Hot 2601 Barstow Road (760) 673-6180 200 Palm Canyon Drive permitted in Limited Areas. Remember, historic and archaeological sites in California State Parks is managed simi­ endangered species populations. These well defined. It is easy to become disori­ catalytic converters or exhaust pipes can Barstow, CA 92311 California State Vehicular Recreation Borrego Springs, CA 92004 are fragile, non-renewable resources. • The California desert has remnants oi lar to federal wilderness. The following species are fully protected by state and ented in the desert where many land­ ignite dry material and cause wildfire. (760) 252-6000 Area (SVRA): Open ground fires are allowed. Mine Shafts Inyo National Forest (760) 767-5311 NPS: Only street-legal vehicles may be Unfortunately, many of these sites have been old mining camps, stagestops and guidelines will help maintain the wilder­ federal laws and must not be disturbed, marks and rock formations look similar. Use of campfire rings is encouraged. Leave Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/barstow homesteads, as well as WWII-era mill ness values for you and other visitors. collected, killed or harassed. If you see 873 Nj. Main Street operated within NPS-managed lands. All damaged by casual collecting, as well as by For your safety, avoid entering mine No Trace and pick up any debris (nails, someone take a tortoise from the desert, ress Properly Bishop, CA 93514 Mojave Desert Multi-Agency off-road travel is prohibited. deliberate looting and vandalism. It is illegal taiy camps and training areas. Please D Bakersfield Field Office ashes, and coals). Bring your own firewood. please notify CALTIP (800) 952-5400 or shafts. They are extremely dangerous due All fireworks are prohibited on (760) 878-2400 Information Center to remove artifacts or other objects of approach these sites with caul ion. An UJ Use "Leave No Trace" techniques when 3801 Pegasus Drive Dead wood may not be gathered. any law enforcement agency. to unstable walls and odorless toxic BLM, NPS, USFS, USFWS and California State Parks CSP: Only street-legal vehicles may be antiquity from public lands. Observe sites abandoned mine may pose hazards. preparing for your wilderness visit, Wear layered clothing to slow dehydration fumes. Entering mine shafts can also Bakersfield, CA 93308 State Parks land. San Bernardino National Forest 43779 15th Street West operated on designated roads. from a distance, take care not to disturb the including dangerous shafts and tunnels traveling through wilderness, and and minimize exposure. Be sure to (805) 391-6000* U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest disturb wildlife (bats and mice) living in 18424 Commercecenter Circle Lancaster, CA 93534 surface of a site, and do not remove artifacts and the remains of hazardous chemi­ camping in wilderness. include good hiking shoes, Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield Service (USFS): Campfire permits are DESERT SAFETY TIPS them. San Bernardino, CA 92408 (805) 942-0662 SVRA: Cross-country travel is permihed or other objects. Help preserve and protect cals, such as mercury and cyanide, thai loose fitting natural fiber required year round. Fire restrictions vary * Effective April 1999, area code 805 will change to area (909) 383-5588 only in designated, open OHV areas. In all this legacy so that future generations may may have been used in milling process • Familiarize yourself with rules that Travel in the desert can be an adventure. clothing, a depending on fire stages. Contact USFS code 661. Jawbone Station other areas, vehicles are limited to also visit, enjoy and learn about our heritage. es. WWII military training areas still apply to the specific wilderness area It can also be a disaster if a breakdown or wide-brimmed hat, sun­ Vehicles office to find out current information. Sequoia National Forest P.O. BoxD approved routes of travel. have unexploded mines and ammuni­ that you intend to visit. Motorized sudden change in weather catches you glasses and sunscreen. MILITARY EXPLOSIVES 900 W. Grand Avenue Jet. Hwy. 14 & Jawbone Rd. • Enjoy rock art (petroglyphs and plcto- tion. If you encounter any of these haz equipment and mechanical transport, unprepared. Harsh weather conditions Desert temperatures can Keep your vehicle well maintained. Carry U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Porterville, CA 93257 Cantil, CA 93519 USFS: OHV riding areas are designated graphs) by viewing, sketching or pho­ ards, please stay clear and notify local such as chainsaws, motor vehicles and can turn a desert outing into a tragedy. reach over 90°F (32°C) and extra water and food, a shovel, tools, a Large areas of the desert have been and Campfires are not permitted on most (209) 784-1500 (760) 373-1146 trails and routes. Ride responsibly and tographing it. Do not law enforcement or a BLM Ranger. bicycles, are prohibited in all wilderness Acquire a knowledge of desert survival drop below 50°F (10°C) in one tow strap, flares and blankets. Check Wildlife Refuges. are still used as bombing ranges and follow signs. use chalk or other areas. Permits for visitation or use of skills. Travel in pairs for safety in back- day. Summer temperatures can road conditions and beware of flash training arenas by the U.S. Armed Forces. Exceed 125°F (52CC) in some floods. If you are stranded, stay with your Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic materials to trace J Historic and archaeological sites are pack stock are required in some wilder­ country areas. There are still many unexploded devices locations. Winter tempera­ vehicle; it is much easier to spot a vehicle Area Visitor Center USFWS: Some refuge roads and trails arc or otherwise protected by law. Severe civil and criml ness areas. The managing agency is the lying around. Do not handle anything tures can often drop below than a person on foot. 51-500 Hwy. 74 Camping closed to motorized vehicles. touch rock art. nal penalties will be brought against best source of current, information. Plan Your Trip Carefully resembling military explosives. Report any freezing. Palm Desert, CA 92260 Direct contact individuals who damage or otherwise such device you observe to your local law (760) 862-9984 A wide range of camping opportunities are Hunting and Target Shooting can accelerate harm these resources. Conviction can Desert Tortoise and other Threatened Tell someone where Backcountry Permits ( M lforcement office. available in the California Desert, from the disintegra­ carry criminal penalties of up to I wo & Endangered Species you are going and Carry Plenty of Water developed campgrounds to primitive The majority of public lands managed by tion of these years in prison and/or $250,000 in when you plan to A backcountry permit may be required for fines, as well as civil penalties such as return. Stick with There are no dependable sources of water backcountry. Regulations vary among the BLM and USFS are open to hunting. ancient fig­ All California residents and visitors are overnight camping or travel. Check with HAZARDOUS MATERIALS your itinerary and within the California desert. A gallon of agencies and seasons. Contact the area you All state laws regarding hunting, includei," ures. Local vehicle confiscation or site rest oral ion responsible for learning about and the appropriate office for the area you will let them know water per person, per day is the wish to visit for more information. the possession of a valid state hunting rock art societies costs. respecting regulations that protect desert be in. With the continued closure of toxic waste Remember to Leave No Trace of your visit. license, are in effect on these lands. and amateur wildlife and resources. You can be a part when you get absolute minimum you should carry. disposal sites, the illegal dumping of haz­ Hunting opportunities exist for migratory archaeological organizations are good Wilderness back. Do not trav­ When planning a hike, remember that ardous waste has increased throughout BLM: There are many developed birds, upland game, fur bearing mammals places to learn about recording and el in the desert water weighs approximately eight pounds Fire the; desert. Many of these materials are campgrounds in the California desert. BLM and big game, except where prohibited by protecting rock art. The 1964 Wilderness Act defines wilder­ backcountry per gallon. extremely toxic to humans. To avoid also allows dispersed camping and has a State or local laws or posted otherwise. ness as areas "where the Earth and its without taking Portion of When the water One of the last thoughts on any desert harm, stay clear of suspicious drums, number of Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVAs) Questions regarding these opportunities • Archaeological and cultural sites are often community of life are untrammeled by along appropri­ topographic is half gone, it visitor's mind is the danger of wildfire. bags or chemical odors. Visible fumes, Federal Interagency Communication for "snowbirds" that flock to the desert in should be directed to the local land places of ancestral, religious or cultural man, where man himself is a visitor who ate maps, ap is time to turn Many people think the relatively sparse dead plants or animals in the immediate the winter months. For more specific management field office. For information importance to local Native American tribes does not remain." There are 8 million such as 7.5 minute back. Be sure plant cover means the desert does not vicinity, and sudden onset of illness or (909) 383-5651 information, contact any BLM office or on hunting or fishing regulations, call the and should be approached with respect. acres of wilderness in the California U.S.G.S. topographic maps to bring extra burn. But a desert fire, if conditions are irritation are signs of imminent danger. Visitor Center for a Recreation Opportunity California Department of Fish and Game Many tribes in the California desert have desert. These federal lands are adminis­ which show land contours and specific water for your right, can be just as dangerous and Report any suspected hazardous waste to Guide (ROG). at (562) 590-5132. museums or public information centers; tered by the BLM, NPS, USFS and USFWS features. Learn how to use a topographic vehicle. destructive as wildfire in brushlands. your local law enforcement office.