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^ USDA FOREST SERVICE 1:100,000-Scale topographic map showing: Highways, roads and other manmade structures • Water features • Contours and elevations in meters • Recreation sites Partial coverage of former desert access guide #13 Needles NATIONAL PARK SERVICE •IITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR /READ OF LAND MANAGEMENT

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS 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 ( li.'c (.cd

Base map prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey. Compiled from USGS 1:24,000 and l:62,500-scale topographic maps dated 1956-1980, and from advance materials. Partially revised from aerial photographs taken 1980 and other source data. Revised information not CALIFORNIA STATE field checked. Map edited 1982. VEHICULAR RECREATION AREA Projection and 10,000-meter grid, zone 11: Universal Help protect your public lands by observing posted Transverse Mercator. 25,000-foot grid ticks based on Arizona OHV designations. Watch for OHV signs and read coordinate system, west zone, Nevada coordinate system, east them carefully. zone and California coordinate system, zone 5. 1927 North American Datum. For more information contact the BLM, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, California State Park, Land lines are omitted in areas of extensive tract surveys. or California State Motorized Vechicle Recreation Area Office (see back panel for address and phone There may be private inholdings within the boundaries of numbers). the National or State reservations shown on this map.

NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929

THIS MAP COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDS

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METERS I FEET 1 2 3 T MN 250 820 GlUj 4 5 500 1640 750 2461 6 7 8 The Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife 1000 3281 1250 4101 71 Service, USDA Forest Service, and National Park 1500 4921 127' l?49 MILS 1 Mesquife Lake Service wilderness areas shown on this map were 1750 5741 26 MILS / / 2 Boulder City derived from the legislative maps, such as the 2000 6562 3 Peach Springs California Desert Protection Act of 1994. For more 4 Ivanpah information, contact the representative agency. UTM grid convergence 5 Valentine '.<: 'ivi'il :!!!•((•!:; fa 'oat (GN) and 1982 magnetic 6 Amboy multiply by 3.2808 declination (MN) 7 Needles To convert feet to meters at center of map multiply by 0.3048 Diagram is approximate 8 Bagdad

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CALIFORNIA DESERT AREA ACCESS GUIDE National boundary __ _. ______^_

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Ruins; cliff dwelling L _!?¥!!£_ 1 Distorted surface: strip mine, quarry; gravel pit j^wl&S}j.*3ftG DAVIS DAM, ARIZONA-NEVADA-CALIFORNIA \ Contours: index; intermediate; supplementary -S*^ —S SCALE 1:100,000 N3500-W11400/30X60 "^ Bafhymetric contours: index; intermediate S— Stream, lake: perennial; intermittent " v.XJ* 1 CENTIMETER ON THE MAP REPRESENTS 1 KILOMETER ON THE GROUND 10 12 13 Rapids, large and small; falls, large and small - CONTOUR INTERVAL 50 METERS RECREATIONAL SYMBOL Area to be submerged; marsh, swamp - LEGEND Land subject to controlled inundation Special area boundary . . . BUREAU OF LAND /MANAGEMENT SPECIAL SYMBOL Campground Parking |. Handicapped Facilities BLM recreation area boundary . . . INDEX TO 1:24,000-SCALE MAPS LEGEND LAND STATUS LEGEND National trail; back country, scenic byway Public Lands (Administered by Information Marina First Aid 1 Searchlight 17 West of Juniper Mine NONE — Bureau of Land Management) Indian Lands or Reservations State Lands Department of Energy Picnic Area Boat Ramp BLM Back Country Byway.. NOTE TO MAP USERS 2 Fourth of July Mountain 18 Juniper Mine Locked Gate • " 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oregon & California Lands (O&C) Military Reservations and Withdrawals 3 Spirit Mountain NW 19 Bridge Canyon Route / Trail Marker Motor Boating... Restrooms Point of Interest The surface and minerals management status overprints are published as general 4 Spirit Mountain NE 20 Davis Dam Coos Bay Wagon Road (CBWR) . . . NONE Corps of Engineers NONE Bureau of Reclamation . . . Radio and Air Facilities planning and management tools. Some of the lands, surface and mineral rights, 5 Grasshopper Junction NW 21 Union Pass Bureau of Land Management . . \338/ _ Hiking Four Wheel Drive Trail Picnic Shelter may have been shown as patented lands due to the lack of information 6 Grasshopper Junction 22 Secret Pass National Wildlife Refuges (Administered Power Withdrawals and available to BLM with respect to the nature of acquisition. Tracts less than 40 11 12 13 14 15 16 NONE NONE 9 10 7 Chloride 23 Kingman NW Forest Service MM National Forest by Fish & Wildlife Service) Classifications Miscellaneous Fishing Recreational Vehicle Camping. Drinking Water acres are usually omitted because of the map scale. The official land records in 8 Elements Canyon 24 Kingman the respective offices of the Bureau of Land Management or other responsible 9 Tenmile Well 25 Homer Mountain County. HH] Bankhead-Jones Land Use Lands Federal Agency Protective State, County, City; Wildlife, Park Hunting Historic Site Petroglyphs Federal agencies should be checked for up-to-date status on any specific tract NONE NONE 10 Searchlight SE 26 East of Homer Mountain National Grasslands (L.U. Lands) Withdrawals and Outdoor Recreation Areas. . of land. Inadequacies in the BLM maps should be reported to the respective 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 National Park Service <2?> Scenic Area Lodging Gasoline Station 11 Spirit Mountain 27 Mount Manchester Acquired Lands Bureau of Land Management offices from which the maps were obtained. 12 Spirit Mountain SE 28 Davis Dam SE Horseback Trail. General Store Telephone 13 Burns Spring 29 Oatman Natiohal Parks and Monuments . . . Patented Lands Public Water Reserves .... (By Administering Agency) PUBLIC ACCESS 14 Grasshopper Junction SE 30 Mount Nutt 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Canoeing Swimming Fee Area 15 Cerbat 31 Kingman SW Roads crossing public lands may be travelled by the public unless closed by 16 Stockton Hill 32 Kingman SE Scenic Geology . Group Campground Trash Collection signing or notice by the land management agency. Public lands intervened by private lands may not have public access. Permission is required from the Ranger Station .. Trailhead 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 El Centro Field Office Havasu National Wildlife Refuge 1661 S. 4th Street P.O. Box 3009 Bureau of Land Management (BLM): The Within its 25-million-aere expanse—an area the size of Ohio—lies a land of extreme contrasts. From the relatively high Mojave Desert of Joshua El Centro, CA 92243 Needles, CA 92363 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) 337-4400 (760) 326-3853 was created by Congress in 1976 and 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 or 1 Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro tJ) Mojave Road M Cottonwood Cove County Parks and Recreation Oj Packsaddle and Windy Point includes a long-term land use plan for the mountain bikes, please Tread Lightly! on the desert and Leave No Trace of your visit. Imperial National Wildlife Refuge Department, it is a modern camping management of public lands. The mission of mmmmKKMm Recreation Sites Needles Field Office P.O. Box 72217 (See map, B-6) Traveling across the deserl "community" with full amenities. the BLM is to sustain the health, diversity (See map, D-l) Located midway on the 101 W. Spikes Road Yuma, AZ 85365 is daunting for some people today, even i 11 western side of Lake Mojave, Cottonwood Upstream a few hundred yards stands and productivity of the public: lands for the (See map, 1-1) Located high above the old Needles, CA 92363 (520) 783-3371 our modern air-conditioned automobiles Cove hosts a full-service resort complete the 140-foot-high concrete mass of Davis use and enjoyment of present and future mining town of Chloride, Arizona, (760) 326-7000 so just imagine running on foot across with a motel, campground, restaurant, Dam, named for Arthur Powell Davis, generations. BLM offices are maintained in Davis 3am Packsaddle and Windy Point Recreation Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/needles Kofa National Wildlife Refuge this land. Native Americans did just thai marina with rentals (including Director of the Bureau of Reclamation Riverside, Barstow, El Centro, Needles, Palm Sites are situated 2 miles apart along the P.O.Box 6290 over a thousand years ago. Venturing from houseboats) and a launch ramp, and a from 1914-1923. Fishing opportunities Springs and Ridgecrest. erejst of the Cerbat Mountains in a Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office Yuma, AZ 85364 the Colorado River to the Pacific Coast to public swimming beach. For more are plentiful along this portion of the HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE picturesque woodland consisting of pinyon 690 W. Garnet Avenue (520) 783-7861 trade goods, they stopped at springs along details, contact the Cottonwood Cove Colorado River. For more information, National Park Service (NPS): The NPS please contact: pipe and juniper. P.O. Box 2000 Contact your local land management office the way. Later, early explorers like Marina at (800) 255-5561 or (702) 297- manages Death Valley and Joshua Tree North Palm Springs, CA 92258 Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge when planning your trip to the desert. They Jedediah Smith (1826) and Father 1464. National Parks as well as the Mojave Both recreation sites can be accessed by (760) 251-4800 906 W. Sinclair can provide you with maps and any needed Francisco Garces (1776), as well as Army Davis Camp National Preserve. All units of the NPS are turning east off Highway 93 onto Big Wash Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings Calipatria, CA 92233 permits, as well as up-to-date information troops in the 1860's and early settlers, \D Fort Mojave Indian Reservatioi P.O. Box 2078 managed to "conserve the scenery and the Road, located 1.5 mile north of the State (760) 348-5278 on seasonal and emergency closures, used this route and its springs. Also called Bullhead City AZ 86430 natural and historic objects and the wildlife the Old Government Road or Old Mojave- Road 62 - Chloride turnoff. Follow the Ridgecrest Field Office weather and road conditions. When (See map, E-7) The Fort Mojave Native (520) 754-4606 therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of Trail, the Mojave Road became a vital link BLIyl-maintained unpaved road 9 miles to 300 S. Richmond Road traveling in the desert, please keep in mind American Tribe has developed several the same in such a manner and by such between Fort Whipple, near Prescott, Packsaddle and 11 miles to Windy Point. Ridgecrest, CA 93555 the following: campground areas along the Colorado 0 Mount Nut* Wilderness means as will leave them unimpaired for the California State Parks Arizona, to Drum Barracks just south of Vehicles with travel trailers are not (760) 384-5400 River that are available for public use. enjoyment of future generations." National Internet: www.ceres.ca.gov/dpr Los Angeles. The road eventually was recommended on this road. Both sites are Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/ridgecrest G These maps do not show the entire desert Camping, hunting and fishing permits (See map, G-6) Located in Mojave County Park designation implies a large, abandoned with the advent of railroad equipped with picnic tables, metal fire are required and are available from the just 15 miles west of Kingman, Arizona spectacular natural place having a wide Angeles District - Mojave Desert Sector route network. travel in the 1880's and the automobile griljls, vault toilets and level parking Kingman Field Office Tribal Ranger Department. For maps, and 12 miles east of Bullhead City, variety of attributes. National Preserves have 43779 15th Street West routes that followed the tracks. facilities. Water and firewood are not 2475 Beverly Ave permits or additional information, write Arizona, Mount Nutt is a 27,660-acre similar qualities, but also allow hunting or Lancaster, CA 93534 • Road conditions and hazards are not available. The Cherum Peak Trail is or call: wilderness area. This wilderness other commercial uses. Kingman, AZ 86401-3629 (805) 942-0662 marked. located nearby for those trail enthusiasts Four-wheel drive enthusiasts enjoy the encompasses an 8-mile stretch of the (520) 692-4400 looking for birdwatching and scenic-vista Mojave Road to this day. Only 130 miles Fort Mojave Indian Ranger central and highest portion of the Black Department of Defense (DOD): Large areas Anza-Borrego Desert State Park • Signs on the ground take precedence over opportunities. Lake Havasu Field Office of the Mojave Road remain, beginning at Department Mountains. Nutt Mountain at 5,216 feet of the California Desert are under the 200 Palm Canyon Drive information on the maps. 2610 Sweetwater Ave Fort Mojave Indian Reservation on the PO Box 5674 presides over a colorful and wild terrain. management of the military: the Marine Borrego Springs, CA 92004 Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406-9071 NPS: In National Parks, camping is permitted by state and local laws. Shooters Colorado River and ending near Camp Mohave Valley, AZ 86446 Along the main ridgelinc, prominent 61 U.S. Highway 66 Corps Training Base at Twenty nine Palms, (760) 767-5311 G Boundaries are graphic representations (520) 505-1200 " generally limited to 14 days; however, are prohibited from destroying any natural Cady east of Barstow. Before venturing on (520) 330-3000 mesas have been cut into a series of Chocolate Mountains Gunnery Range, El only and are not shown to scale. there are exceptions. NPS also oilers features, including cactus and other plants. the Mojave Road, it is recommended that steep, maze-like canyons. Outward from (See map, 1-6) "Get your kicks on Route Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges, the Naval Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Yuma Field Office baekcountry camping. Contact each A firearm may not be discharged within 150 you obtain a guide book - for more CD Big Bend of the Colorado the main ridgeline, huge volcanic plugs 66" has echoed for decades across Weapons Center at China Lake, Edwards Air 12551 Hwy. 79 Not all land in the deserl is public. Private individual park for details on their yards of any developed area. information contact the BLM Needles Field ring the entire wilderness. The wilderness America, and this historic highway, once j 2555 Gila Ridge Road State Recreation Area Force Base and the Army's National Descano, CA 91916 land is scattered throughoul I lie California camping opportunities and reservations. Office. is home to over 100 deserl bighorn sheep. known as America's Main Street, has been Training Center at Fort Irwin. Yuma, AZ 85365 (760) 765-0755 Desert. Please respect private property and NPS: The possession of a firearm or air-gun Lake Mead National Recreation Ana restaurant and a small store-. An Numerous springs sustain small oases of popularized by song and television for (520) 317-3200 leave all gates as you found lliem. CSP: Camping in most State Parks is is prohibited unless it is unloaded and cased Qj Mountains Wilderness '(See map, D-6) Big Bend of the Colorado 2903 Katherine Spur Road information center located near the- large cottonwoods, willows, and oaks. mapy years. Completed in 1926, U.S. California State Parks (CSP): The Internet: www.az.blm.gov/yiima Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve permitted in designated areas. Contact the or otherwise packed to prevent use. Target is located just south of Laughlin on the Bullhead City AZ 86429 entrance to Katherine Landing is open Hiking, camping, hunting, photography 1 lighway 66 stretched for more than 2,000 California Department of Parks and P.O. Box 1 miles, from Chicago to Los Angeles. When Battle Mountain Field Office park you intend to visit to learn more shooting is illegal in the Mojave National (Seemap, 1)7) The Dead Mountains Needles Highway and is managed by the (520) 754-3272 daily all year. For more information, and rock scrambling opportunities arc Reereation manages diverse cultural, Essex, CA 02332 Interstate It) was completed, the old 50 Bastian Road RECREATION INFORMATION about their camping facilities. Some parks Preserve, bul hunting is allowed and is Wilderness (48,850 acres) is dominated by Nevada Division of State Parks. II 'please contact: varied and challenging. historical and natural resources for (760) 928-2586 regulated by the California Department of provides paved river access, restrooms, highway fell into general disuse. About Battle Mountain, NV 89820-1420 Whatever outdoor recreation activity you offer family and group campsites. (he spectacular mountain range for which ® Katherine Landing posterity while offering an abundance of Campsite reservations can be made Fish and Game. shade ramadas and a two-lane boat 82% of the original route remains today. (762) 635-4000 Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular enjoy, the following information will help to ii Is named. The spine ol the Dead Lake Mohave Resort Warm Springs Wilderness recreational and educational opportunities. year-round by calling DESTINET at (800) ramp with a floating dock. The boat anc can be traveled. Internet: unvw.nv.blm.gov/Dattle_Mtn Re creation Area assure safe and enjoyable visits for Mountains runs north In soulh and is (Sec maj). E • >] Katherine Landing is a Bullhead AZ 86430 In the desert, these include Red Rock 444-7275. CSP: Hunting or the possession of loaded lain nil ramp is sheltered in a lagoon (520) 754-3245 or 1-800-752-9669 P.O. Box 360 everyone. jagged, sleep, nisi colored, and crowned lull service resort that features a (See map. II 7) 4 he Warm Springs Canyon. Saddleback Butte, Anza-Borrego Qrearms is prohibited in most units of the by Mount Manchester at 4.000 feet. The w 111) sandy beaches on both sides. National Park Serviee campground, Wilderness (1 12,406 acres) derives its Anion a showcases 42 miles of "Route 66" Desert, the Antelope- Valley Poppy Reserve, Las Vegas Field Office 5172 Hwy. 78 SVRA: You can camp anywhere in the St 11e Park system. Popular activities include boating, as a Na 11 o 11.• 11 B; ick Country Byway, from Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve, Saltan 4765 West Vegas Drive Borrego Springs, CA 92004 Campfires mountains give way to sweeping bajadas launch facilities, public-swimming, fresh (3 Davis Camp name from a series of I hree I hernial (ieolillo Wells SVRA There are several that gradually slope toward the Piute ashing, picnicking, swimming and water, restrooms and a dump station. Kingman. Arizona to Topock, at the Sea, Pieaeho State Recreation Area and the Las Vegas, NV 89108 (760) 767-5391 To protect sparse springs Incited in the soulh central tables, ramadas, and lire rings scattered SVRA: Possession of loaded firearms is Valley on the west and the Colorado River siInba thing. For additional information, The Lake Mojave Resort and Marina at California bonier. Scenic beauty, history, Ocotillo Wells Stale Vehicular Area. (7' USFS: The USFS offers developed, family, permitted in some areas and are regulated by is to hike south from the segment of the Recreation Area of the mesa are dissected by a maze of management of the National Forests and National Park Service (760) 742-3462 home. miles from the tri-state overlook. The road .,ivA--' A VOTO*1 group, undeveloped, and remote camping county ordinances and Federal regulations. Mojave Road that parallels the Nevada P.O. Box 32850 winding canyons. Wild burros and desert Grasslands, forestry research, and Internet: www.nps.gov Regulations is accessible by all types of vehicles; opportunities. For specific information on State line, which also forms the northern Laughlin NV 89028 bighorn sheep inhabit this wilderness. cooperation with forest managers on state Picacho State Recreation Area vary among Notes however, it is quite narrow and does camping in USFS areas, contact the near­ USFWS: Some National Wildlife Refuges allow boundary of the wilderness. To loeate the (702) 298-1859 Wet winters can trigger a profusion of and private land. It offers a variety of Death Valley National Park P.O. Box 848 agencies and contain some switchbacks and cliffs. seasons. est USFS office. To make reservations at bunting during hunting season. Target Mojave Road, go approximately 16 miles wildilowers in the spring. As with most outdoor recreational opportunities and Death Valley, CA 92328 4900 Picacho Road 252~«, IS**5' Always check popular campgrounds, call shooting is not allowed on National Wildlife north from Needles, California on River CD Colorado River Recreation desert environments, it is advisable to manages special areas. The Cleveland, San (700) 786-2331 Winterhaven, CA 92283 with the 1 -800-280-CAMP. Refuges. Call USFWS for current information. Road. Turn west at the rock cairn and travel in seasons other than summer. (hi Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Bernardino, Angeles, Sequoia and Inyo Internet: www.nps.gov/deva (760) 393-3052 *«••• local office travel up the wash. For more information, (See map, E-7) The Colorado River below National Forests surround the California please contact the BLM Needles Field (See map. K 7) The 40,000-acre Desert. before USFWS: Camping is permitted at some Pets Davis Dam is one of the most heavily CD Mount Tipton Wilderness Joshua Tree National Park Salton Sea State Recreation Area building a National Wildlife Refuges. Contact the Office. used recreation riverways in the United Wabayuma Beak Wilderness is located in 74485 National Park Drive 100-225 State Park Road USFWS for more information. Moljiave County, 20 miles southeast of Tvjentynine Palms, CA 92277 camp fire. Pets are welcome in all areas if kept on a States. Boating, swimming, water skiing (See map. 1 I) The 30,760-aere Mount U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): North Shore, CA 92254 Kingman. Arizona. This wilderness is (760) 367-1260 leash. National Park and California State CD Newberry Mountains and fishing are popular pastimes, Tipton Wilderness is located in Mohave The USFWS manages a system of land and (760) 393-3059 doctrinaled by the 7,601-foot Wabayuma Iniernet: www.nps.gov/jotr Park regulations are strictly enforced. supported by a wide variety of County, 25 miles north of Kingman, waters for the conservation of fish and commercial and government services. Peak. A series of massive ridges that wildlife and associated ecosystems. National Vehicle Travel Remember to clean up after your pet. When (See map, D-4) The granite spires of the Arizona. This wilderness includes the California extend from the peak in a semicircle to the considering leaving pets in vehicles or Newberry Mountains form a dramatic entire northern half of the imposing Wildlife Refuges offer recreational oppor­ Mpjave National Preserve Visitor Centers Fire Permit north, soulh, and west plunge nearly bailers, be aware that temperatures can rise backdrop to the Nevada side of Lake In addition to a valid fishing license from Cerbat Mountains. Although Mount tunities to the public, including wildlife 22£ E. Main Street, Suite 202 Due to diverse topography, plants, soils 5,000 feet to the desert floor below. This quickly to lethal levels in the summer heat. Mojave. These mountains were formed either California, Nevada or Arizona, a Tipton Peak at 7,148 feet dominates the observation, nature photography, hiking, Barstow, CA 92311 and land ownership in California, off-high­ extensive elevation change accommodates Bureau of Land Management (BLM): A when a huge body of molten magna rose special-use stamp is required when wilderness, tin- true centerpiece and main fishing and hunting. Refuges in the (7$0) 255 8800 CA Welcome Center way vehicle (OHV) regulations vary from abroad spectrum of ecosystems, a camp fire permit is required at all times. A to intrude and solidify in rocks near the fishing from a boat on the Colorado scenic attraction here are the Cerbat California Desert include Cibola, Havasu, Internet; wivw.nps.gov/moja 2796 Tanger Way Suite 106 area to area. Flash floods are common in mixture ol Sonoran and Mojave Desert free permit is available at all BLM offices surface. The overlying layers were eroded River. Fishing from the shore requires a Pinnacles. Located north of and below Imperial, and Salton Sea National Wildlife Barstow, CA 92311 the desert, so avoid crossing washes, and PROTECTED RESOURCES vegetation, the lower reaches of the and visitor centers. Open fires may be away, exposing the granite slopes. Rising license from the state concerned. For Mount Tipton, the tusk-like, maroon- Refuges. Lake Mead National Recreation Area wait, a few hours after a heavy rain. Check wilderness contain ponderosa pine forests (760) 253-4813 banned completely during periods of high Historic and Archaeological Sites 5,000 feet above the lake, the mountain's more information, please contact the colored Pinnacles stand majestically 601 Nevada Highway with the appropriate land management on the mountain summits. fire danger. Outside of existing campfire higher elevations support a rich BLM Needles Field Office. above- open, tawny-colored valleys. Large Boulder City, NV 89005 agency before you visit an area. Big Bear Discovery Center rings, please use a metal fire pan. Firewood The California Desert possesses thousands of community of plants that are dependent and topographically complex, the Mount FOR MORE INFORMATION (702) 293-8907 North Shore/Highway 38 collection is restricted to down and dead historic and archaeological sites. The on the slightly cooler temperature and CD Princess Cove Tipton Wilderness provides a wide range Thej sheer size and scale of the rugged Iniernet: www.nps.gov/lame P.O. Box 66 BLM: All BLM-managed public lands in Rangers and other staff are in the California materials. pctroglyphs and intaglios left by the earliest increased moisture. of hiking, backpacking, photography, and terrain guarantee a variety of challenging Fawnskin, CA 92333 the California Desert are designated as and interesting hikes, backpacking trips, Desert to help you have an enjoyable and Indian inhabitants, the trails of early Spanish (See map, E-4) Strategically located 5 horseback riding opportunities. Visitors (909) 866-3437 one of three vehicle-use categories: horseback riding and nature study, as well safe visit. Contact any of the offices listed National Park Service (NPS): In Death explorers, the vestiges of mining camps and The canyons of the Newberry Mountains miles north of Katherine Landing on the capable of making the climb to the top of U. S. Forest Service as oppoi 1 unities for extended overnight below for site-specific information and Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, roads used by later settlers, and the have been used historically by Native eastern shore of Lake Mojave, Princess Mount Tipton can examine a remnant Internet: www.r5.pswfs.gov Interagency Visitor Center J Open Areas are open to vehicle use stand of large- ponderosa pine located camping. Visitors can travel through assistance. campfires are permitted in designated remnants of General George Patton's WWII Americans in the area. Grapevine Canyon Cove provides for easy access to world- Drawer R anywhere within the posted boundaries. below the peak to the northeast, and will desert shrub and ponderosa pine in a campgrounds. Where fireplaces are not desert warfare training areas are just a few of is well known for the petroglyph panels .it class fishing opportunities and lake Angeles National Forest Jet. Hwy. 395 & Hwy 136 Travel off established routes enjoy unsurpassed views in all directions. single day and are afforded the provided, fires are restricted to portable the sites that provide a rich and important its mouth. A short trail from a parking recreation with a boat launching ramp 701 North Santa Anita Avenue Lone Pine, CA 93545 (cross-country) is permitted. opportunity for exceptional botanical and stoves. In the Mojave National Preserve, legacy of more than 10,000 years of human area located on the Christmas Tree Pass and picnic area. For more information, Bureau of Land Management Arcadia, CA 91006 wildlife viewing within a relatively small (760) 876-6222 open campfires are limited to existing history in North America. Visit these sites Road provides access to the panels. please contact: Internet: www.ca.blm.gov (818) 574-1613 campfire rings or a metal fire pan. The • Closed Areas are closed to all motorized geographic area. and reflect on the forces and events that www.nv.hlm.gov Mojave Desert Information Center collection of wood, living or dead, anywhere vehicle use. have shaped our nation and our personal azwww.ay..hlm.gor Cleveland National Forest Mojave National Preserve within NPS lands is prohibited. lives. 10845 Rancho Bernardo Road P.O. Box 241 • Limited Areas are open to motorized California Desert District Office Rancho Bernardo, CA 92127 72157 Baker Blvd. California State Parks (CSP): Open ground vehicle use, subject to posted Remember, historic and archaeological sites 6221 Box Springs Blvd. (760) 673-6180 Baker, CA 92309 fires are not allowed. Campfires are allowed restrictions. No cross-country travel is are fragile, non-renewable resources. Riverside, CA 92507 (760) 733-4040 (909) 697-5200 in fire rings found in designated campsites permitted in Limited Areas. Unfortunately, many of these sites have been mine may pose hazards, including dan Follow Leave No Trace (LNT) guidelines to responsible for learning about and Learn how to use a topo DO NOT RATION WATER: it will only do catalytic converters or exhaust pipes can Inyo National Forest Internet: www.ca.hlm.gov/cdd and day-use areas. Portable grills may be damaged by casual collecting, as well as by gerous shafts and tunnels and the minimize the impacts of your next wilder­ respecting regulations that protect desert graphic map and a com­ you good if you drink it. ignite dry material and cause a wildfire. 873 N. Main Street Anza-Borrego Desert State Park used, but ashes and coals may not be NPS: Only street-legal vehicles may be deliberate looting and vandalism. It is illegal remains of hazardous chemicals, such ness visit. wildlife and resources. You can be a part pass before you hike Bishop, CA 93514 Visitor Center dumped on the ground; use the fire rings or operated within NPS-managed lands. All to remove artifacts or other objects of as mercury and cyanide, that may tiave of our efforts to reduce the decline in cross-country or on Barstow Field Office (760) 878-2400 200 Palm Canyon Drive Mine Shafts and Tunnels carry them out. off-road travel is prohibited. antiquity from public lands. Observe sites been used in milling processes. Military • Plan ahead and prepare desert tortoise and other threatened and trails that are not well 2601 Barstow Road Borrego Springs, CA 92004 from a distance, take care not to disturb the training areas still have unexploded • Travel and camp on durable surfaces endangered species populations. These defined. It is easy to Barstow, CA92311 San Bernardino National Forest (760) 767-5311 For your safety, avoid entering mine California State Vehicular Recreation CSP: Only street-legal vehicles may be surface of a site, and do not remove artifacts land mines and ammunition. If you • Pack it in, pack it out species are fully protected by state and become disoriented (760) 252-6000 1824 S. Commereecenter Circle shafts or tunnels. They are extremely Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/barslow Area (SVRA): Open ground fires are allowed. operated, and only on designated roads. or other objects. Help preserve and protect encounter any of these hazards, please • Properly dispose of what you can't Federal laws and must not be disturbed, in the desert where San Bernardino, CA 92408 Mojave Desert Multi-Agency dangerous due to unstable walls and Use of campfire rings is encouraged. Leave this legacy so that future generations may stay clear and notify local law enforce­ pack out collected, killed or harassed. If you see many landmarks All fireworks are prohibited on (661) 383-5588 Information Center odorless toxic fumes. Entering mines can No Trace and pick up any debris (nails, SVRA: Cross-country travel is permitted also visit, enjoy and learn about our heritage. ment or a BLM Ranger. • Leave what you find someone take a tortoise from the desert, and rock forma­ BLM, NPS, USFS, USFWS and Bakersfield Field Office California State Parks also disturb wildlife (bats and mice) living ashes, and coals). Bring your own firewood. only in designated, open OHV areas. In all • Minimize use and impacts of fire please notify CALTIP (800) 952-5400 or tions look similar. * 3801 Pegasus Drive in them. State Parks land. Sequoia National Forest 43779 15th Street West Dead wood may not be gathered. other areas, vehicles are limited to • Enjoy rock art (petroglyphs and picto- G Historic and archaeological sites are For more LNT information call 1-800- any law enforcement agency. Bakersfield, CA 93308 900 W. Grand Avenue Lancaster, CA 93534 approved routes of travel. graphs) by viewing, sketching or pho­ protected by law. Severe civil and crimJ 332-4100. Dress (661) 391-6000 Porterville, CA 93257 (661) 942-0662 U.S. Forest Service (USFS): Campfire tographing it. Do not rial penalties will be brought against Vehicles Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield (209) 784-1500 permits are required year-round. Fire USFS: OHV riding areas are designated use chalk or other individuals who damage or otherwise Responsible land use depends more on Wear layered clothing to slow dehydration Jawbone Station your attitude and awareness than on restrictions vary depending on the level of trails and routes. Ride responsibly and materials to trace or harm these resources. Conviction can and minimize exposure. Be sure to use Keep your vehicle well maintained. Cany Bishop Field Office P.O. Box D fire danger. Contact a USFS office to find rules and regulations. 785 N. Main Street, Suite E follow signs. otherwise touch carry criminal penalties of up to 2 years good hiking shoes, loose-fit­ extra water and food, a shovel, tools, a National Wildlife Refuges Jet. Hwy. 14 & Jawbone Rd. out current information. rock art. Direct in prison and/or $250,000 in fines, as ting natural fiber cloth­ tow strap, flares and blankets. Check Bishop, CA 93514 Be sure to Tread Lightly! by: Internet: www.fws.gov Cantil, CA 93519 USFWS: Some refuge roads and trails are contact can well as civil penalties such as vehicle ing, a wide-brimmed road conditions and beware of flash MILITARY EXPLOSIVES (760) 872-4881 (760) 373-1146 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): closed to motorized vehicles. accelerate the hat, sunglasses and Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bisliop confiscation or site restoration costs. • Travel only where permitted; floods. If you are stranded, stay with your Large areas of the desert have been and Cibola National Wildlife Refuge Campfires are not permitted on most disintegration of sunscreen. Desert tem­ • Respect the rights of others; vehicle; it is much easier to spot a vehicle are still used as bombing ranges and BoxAP Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic National Wildlife Refuges. these ancient fig­ peratures can reach over 90°F Hunting and Target Shooting Wilderness • Educate yourself; than a person on foot. training arenas by the U.S. Armed Forces. Blythe, CA 92225 Area Visitor Center ures. Local rock and drop below 50°F in one day. • Avoid driving throught wet areas and 4Tiere are still many unexploded devices (520) 857-3253 51-500 Hwy. 74 The majority of public lands managed 1 >v art societies and DESERT SAFETY TIPS Summer temperatures can exceed The 1964 Wilderness Act defines wilder areas easily scarred by churning Baekcountry Permits lying around. Do not handle anything Palm Desert, CA 92260 the BLM and USFS are open to hunting. amateur archaeolog­ 125"F in some locations. Winter Camping ness as areas "where the Earth and Its wheels; Travel in the desert can be an adventure. resembling military explosives. Report any (760) 862-9984 All California State laws regarding ical organizations are temperatures can often drop community of life are untrammeled by • Drive responsibly to protect the envi­ It can also be a disaster if a breakdown or A baekcountry permit may be required I'm such device you observe to your local law hunting, including the possession of a good places to learn about recording and man, where man himself is a visitor who below freezing. A wide range of camping opportunities are ronment. sudden change in weather catches yon overnight camping or travel. Check with enforcement office. valid state hunting license, are in effeel on protecting rock art. does not remain." There are 8 million available in the California Desert, from unprepared. Harsh weather conditions the appropriate office for the area you will these lands. Hunting opportunities exist acres of wilderness in the California Carry Plenty of Water developed campgrounds to primitive • Familiarize yourself with rules that can turn a desert outing into a tragedy. be in. for migratory birds, upland game, fur- U Archaeological and cultural sites are often Desert. These Federal lands are adminis­ baekcountry. Regulations vary among apply to the specific wilderness area that Acquire a knowledge of desert survival HAZARDOUS MATERIALS bearing mammals and big game, except places of ancestral, religious or cultural tered by the BLM, NPS, USFS and USFWS There are no dependable sources of water agencies and seasons. Contact the area you you intend to visit. Motorized equipment skills. Travel in pairs for safety in back- Baa!?! where prohibited by state or local laws or importance to local Native American tribes for the preservation and protection of within the California Desert. A gallon of wish to visit for more information. and mechanical transport, such as country areas. Fire With the continued closure of toxic waste posted otherwise. Questions regarding and should be approached with respect. their natural conditions. Wilderness with­ water per person, per day is the Remember to Leave No Trace of your visit. chainsaws, motor vehicles and bicycles, disposal sites, the illegal dumping of haz­ W PHIf 'HI these opportunities should be directed to Many tribes in the California Desert have in California State Parks is nrarraged simi­ are prohibited in all wilderness areas. Plan Your Trip Carefully absolute minimum you should carry. One of the last thoughts on any desert ardous waste has increased throughout *??' BUto » ^ iaa»aa»(MUraM the local land management field office. For museums or public information centers; lar to Federal wilderness. The following Permits for visitation or use of pack When planning a hike, remember that visitor's mind is the danger of wildfire. the desert. Many of these materials are BLM: There are many developed information on hunting or fishing reg­ contact them to learn more about their guidelines will help maintain the wilder­ animals are required in some wilderness water weighs approximately 8 pounds per Many people think the relatively sparse extremely toxic to humans. To avoid E HMMEMII campgrounds in the California desert. BLM ulations, call the California Department of Tell someone where you are going and ^Gv> ' 1 i * ,k history and culture. ness values for you and other visitors. gallon. When the plant cover means the desert does not Y also allows dispersed camping and has a areas. The managing agency is the best when you plan to return. Stick with your harm, stay clear of suspicious drums, ** ' ,'i'» ^Hi^ • I ' Fish and Game at (562) 590-5132. jwater is half gone, burn. But a desert fire, if conditions are bags or chemical odors. Visible fumes, number of Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVAs) source of current information. itinerary and let them know when you get H > *W * T Wb A'" , . 1 , G The California Desert has remnants of old fit is time to turn right, can be just as dangerous and dead plants or animals in the immediate for "snowbirds" that flock to the desert in G Use "Leave No Trace" tech­ back. Do not travel in the desert back- BLM: The shooting or discharge of mining camps, stagecoach stops and back. Be sure to destructive as wildfire in brushlands. vicinity, and sudden onset of illness or the winter months. For more specific niques when preparing for Desert Tortoise and other Threatened country without taking along appropriate firearms is generally permitted on homesteads, as well as WWII-era military bring extra skin irritation are signs of imminent dan­ information, contact any BLM office or your wilderness visit, travel­ and Endangered Species maps, such as 7.5-minute U.S. Geologic H IwraviW VB • BLM-managed lands unless posted camps and training areas. Please approach water for your ger. Report any suspected hazardous Wlt'i'" •KltiUKUKSilori • ' ifjitf',' .T "S visitor center for a Recreation Opportunity ing through wilderness, and Survey (USGS) topographic maps, which When driving off maintained roads, avoid IlinijHil , otherwise, as long as such activity is these sites with caution. An abandoned vehicle. waste to your local law enforcement office. Sm.T-'7 •• - V ''rLdLWALW Guide (ROG). camping in wilderness. All California residents and visitors are show land contours and specific features. stopping in tall grass or brush. Hot