BLM SPECIAL EDITION 1998 EXAMPLES OF AGENCY SIGNS SURFACE MANAGEMENT STATUS DESERT ACCESS GUIDE

Newberry Springs BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

USDA FOREST SERVICE I: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 #11 Johnson Valley UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OF f AND 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 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 I -i >|i

Help protect your public lands by observing posted Projection and 10,000-meter grid, zone 11: Universal OHV designations. Watch for OHV signs and read Transverse Mercator. 25,000-foot grid ticks based on them carefully. 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

CONVERSION TABLE DECLINATION DIAGRAM ADJOINING MAPS

METERS I FEET 1 2 3 ,L_MN 250 820 GN 1 4 5 500 1640 750 2461 6 7 8 The Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife 1000 3281 1250 4101 IL Service, USDA Forest Service, and National Park 1500 4921 0'17' 1258 MILS 1 Cuddeback Lake Service wilderness areas shown on this map were 1750 5741 5 MILS / / 2 derived from the legislative maps, such as the 2000 6562 3 Ivanpah California Desert Protection Act of 1994. For more 4 Vicforville information, contact the representative agency. 5 Am boy To convert meters to feet UTM grid convergence multiply by 3.2808 (GN) and 1977 magnetic 6 San Bernardino declination (MN) 7 Big Bear Lake To convert feet to meters at center of map multiply by 0.3048 Diagram is approximate 8 Sheep Hole Mtns.

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Topographic Map Symbols

Pnmary highway, hard surface

Secondary highway, hard surface . . . .

Light duty, hard, or aggregate surface Streets, roads gradea^draineaThatural 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

Airport; landing field; landing strip . . . . CALIFORNIA DESERT AREA ACCESS GUIDE National boundary INDEX TO 1.100,000-SCALE MAPS State boundary County boundary RED OUTLINE INDICATES PREVIOUS DESERT ACCESS GUIDES 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 SPECIAL SYMBOL BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT POINTS OF INTEREST RECREATIONAL SYMBOL BLM recreation area boundary INDEX TO 1:24,000-SCALE MAPS LEGEND LAND STATUS LEGEND (SEE BACKSIDE FOR INFORMATION) LEGEND National trail; back country, scenic byway. Public Lands (Administered by 1 Nebo 17 West Ord Mountain Bureau of Land Management) Indian Lands or Reservations L! State Lands Department of Energy. Campground Information 2 Yermo 18 Ord Mountain Locked Gate •"• NOTE TO MAP USERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oregon & California Lands (O&C) Military Reservations and Withdrawals 3 Harvard Hill 19 Camp Rock Mine Route / Trail Marker r Picnic Area Hiking The surface and minerals management status overprints are published as general I Manix 20 Silver Bell Mine Coos Bay Wagon Road (CBWR) Corps of Engineers L Bureau of Reclamation Radio and Air Facilities planning and management tools. Some of the lands, surface and mineral rights, 5 Hidden Valley Wesi 21 Sunshine Peak Bureau of Land Management . . X1II7 First Aid Scenic Geology may have been shown as patented lands due to the lack of information 6 Hidden Valley East 22 Lavic Lake National Wildlife Refuges (Administered - Power Withdrawals and 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 available to BLM with respect to the nature of acquisition. Tracts less than 40 7 West of Broadwell Mesa 23 Ludlow Forest Service IFS264I National Forest by Fish & Wildlife Service) \l Classifications Miscellaneous Drinking Water Point of Interest acres are usually omitted because of the map scale. The official land records in 8 Broadwell Mesa 24 Ash Hill Gasoline Station the respective offices of the Bureau of Land Management or other responsible 9 Daggett 25 White Horse Mountain County HM Bankhead-Jones Land Use Lands _ Federal Agency Protective State, County, City; Wildlife, Park Trailer Sanitary Station... Federal agencies should be checked for up-to-date status on any specific tract 10 Minneola 26 Grand View Mine National Grasslands (L.U. Lands) L! Withdrawals of land. Inadequacies in the BLM maps should be reported to the respective 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 and Outdoor Recreation Areas Telephone Historic Site II Newberry Springs 27 Fry Mountains Acquired Lands Bureau of Land Management offices from which the maps were obtained. 12 Troy Lake 28 Iron Ridge Ranger Station Off Highway Vehicle Area 13 Hector 29 Galway Lake National Parks and Monuments Patented Lands L Public Water Reserves (By Administering Agency) PUBLIC ACCESS 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 14 Sleeping Beauty 30 Lavic SE Fee Area Restrooms 15 Broadwell Lake 31 Morgans Well Roads crossing public lands may be travelled by the public unless closed by 16 East of Broadwell Lake 32 Ludlow SE Food Service 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 El Centro Field Office Havasu JL661 S. 4th Street P.O. Box 3009 Bureau of Land Management (BLM): The Within its 25-million-acre expanse—an area the size of Ohio—lies a land of extreme contrasts. From the relatively high of Joshua El Centro, CA 92243 Needles, CA 92363 California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) (760) 337-4400 (760) 326-3853 trees and creosote to the lower Colorado Desert of native fan palms, smoke trees and ocotillo, the California Desert offers a multitude of recreational 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 Afton Canyon was carved by water Mojave Road remain, beginning at Fort from either Interstate 40 south of Daggett, Internet: www. ca. hlm.gov/elcentro LU Calico Early-Man includes a long-term land use plan for the mountain bikes, please Tread Lightly! on the desert and Leave No Trace of your visit. draining from Pleistocene Manix Lake, | Mojave Indian Reservation on the California, or from California Highway 247 Imperial National Wildlife Refuge management of public lands. The mission of Archaeological Site very likely through a rift in the earth Colorado River and ending near Camp east of Lucerne Valley. Needles Field Office P.O. Box 72217 the BLM is to sustain the health, diversity caused by a strong earthquake along the Cady east of Barstow. Four-wheel drive 101 W. Spikes Road Yuma, AZ 85365 and productivity of the public lands for the (See map, C-l) The history of the Calico Manix Fault about 15,000 years ago. enthusiasts enjoy the Mojave Road to this Keedles, CA 92363 (520) 783-3371 0 Kelso Dunes Wilderness use and enjoyment of present and future site dates back to 1942, when amateur Water eroded the rocks and soils there, day. 760) 326-7000 archaeologists discovered stone tools in generations. BLM offices are maintained to creating the colors seen in the canyon (See map, 1-2) Within this 129,580-acre nternet: www.ca. hlm.gov/ needles Kofa National Wildlife Refuge the area. The fragments were embedded in Riverside, Barstow, El Centro, Needles, Palm walls today. The process slowly wilderness lie two sweeping valleys: the P.O.Box 6290 the sediments of the shoreline of an 0 Johnson Valley Off Highway Springs and Ridgecrest. continues as the Mojave River flows __\_WBL\ I 'A \ MIV||| ^HI A i |A1 •^X^j ^| rolling Bristol Mountain and the Kelso palm Springs/South Coast Field Office Yuma, AZ 85364 ancient, Pleistocene-Era lake called Lake gently eastward through the canyon. Vehicle Area HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Sand Dunes, the second tallest dunes in $90 W. Garnet Avenue (520) 783-7861 Manix. The Calico Early Man National Park Service (NPS): The NPS Humans in the area left a record of their the California Desert. The sand dune P.O. Box 2000 archaeological site was the only New World manages Death Valley and Joshua Tree Contact your local land management office passing in the form of stone tools and (See map, D-5) This 154,700-acre off- system lies within the Mojave National North Palm Springs, CA 92258 Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge project undertaken by the renowned National Parks as well as the Mojave when planning your trip to the desert. They pottery, some of it estimated to be 8,000 highway vehicle area, located northwest Preserves portion of the wilderness. To (760) 251-4800 906 W. Sinclair archaeologist/paleontologist, Dr. Louis S. National Preserve. All units of the NPS are can provide you with maps and any needed years old. The first European to visit of Lucerne Valley, California, provides a access the southwest corner of this Internet: www.en.iiim.gov/palmsprings Caiipalria, CA 9223,:; B. Leakey. Leakey and his son, Richard, managed to "conserve the scenery and the permits, as well as up-to-date information Alton Canyon was the Spanish wide variety of opportunities for off- wilderness, lake the exit (760) 348-5278 are well known for their Early Man natural and historic objects and Ihc wildlife on seasonal and emergency closures, missionary, Father Garces, who came highway vehicle riding. Johnson Valley from Interstate 40 and go north for Ridgecrest Field Office discoveries at Olduvai Gorge in East therein, and to provide for the enjoymenl of weather and road conditions. When through here in 1776, naming the area consists of dry lake beds, rugged hills, approximately 1.6 miles. Four-wheel drive 300 S. Rn-11111(111(1 Road Africa. Dr. Leakey first visited the Calico the same to such a manner and by such traveling in the desert, please keep in mind Painted Pass. The Old Mojave Trail steep mountains, open valleys, and areas vehicles are recommended. Ridgecrest, CA 93555 site in 1963 to examine artifacts means as will leave them unimpaired for the California State Parks the following: passes through here; a 130-mile of deep sand. All forms of motorized (760) 381 5100 discovered in a commercial excavation by enjoyment of future generations." Nalional Internet: www.eeres.ca.gov/dpr fragment of the trail is still open, for vehicle use are allowed within the Jnt ernet: www.ca.bbn.gov/ ridgecrest • These maps do not show the entire desert Ruth Dee Simpson, a San Bernardino those prepared to make the potentially boundaries of the area. Popular staging CJ Bristol Mountains Wilderness I'ark designation implies a large, County archaeologist. Leakey continued to spectacular natural place having a wide i Angeles District - Mojave Desert Sector route network. hazardous desert trek. and camping areas include Anderson Dry act as Calico Project Director until his Lake, Soggy Dry Lake, Cougar Buttes, (See map, J 3) A portion of the rolling variety of attributes. National Preserves have Kingman Field Office 43779 15th Street Wesl death in 1972. Scientists have classified and the Rockpile. Elevations range from Bristol Mountains and a tilted volcanic similar qualities, but also allow hi inline or 2475 Bcu'i lv Ave Lancaster, CA 93534 J Road conditions and hazards are not The Afton Road Exit is located 43 miles the site as a stone tool workshop, quarry, 4,600 feet at Hartwell Hills to 2,300 feet plain form this 68,515-acre wilderness. other commercial uses. Kingman, AZ 86401 2,(529 (SOB) 942-0662 marked. northeast of Barstow, California. Travel and camp site. Perhaps early nomadic at Melville Dry Lake. The access roads to Extreme distances and the lack of any (520) 692-4400 another 4 miles on Afton Road and you hunters and gatherers stopped in this this area are open to street-legal vehicles springs make I ravel in this wilderness Department of Defense (DOD): Larry anas Anza-Borrego Desert State Park • Signs on the ground take precedence over will arrive in the canyon and at the Afton Lake Havasu Field Office area to fashion the tools which they used only, and much of the land found south hazardous. The area offers outstanding >l I be California Desert are under (he 2.00 Palm Canyon Drive Canyon Campground. The campground 2610 Sweetwater Ave information on the maps. to survive. The Calico site is open to the of the open area is privately-owned. challenges for only the most experienced management of the military: Ihc Marine Bon (go Springs, CA 92004 1 is open year-round and has 22 public . To get there, travel 15 miles Competitive events are often held in desert hiker, as well as opportunities for Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406-9071 (760) 767-531 1 NPS: In National Parks, camping is permitted by state and local laws. Shooters campsites. Facilities include picnic Corps Training Base al Twentynine Palms, J Boundaries are graphic representations northeast of Barstow, California on Johnson Valley; visitors should use solitude. The wilderness is contiguous on (520) 505 1200 generally limited to 14 days; however, are prohibited from destroying any natural tables, cooking grills, pit toilets, and i 'bocolate Mountains Gunnery Range, El only and are not shown to scale. there are exceptions. NPS also offers features, including cactus and other plants. Interstate-15 and take the Minneola Road caution, stay away from well-marked race its eastern boundary at Budweiscr Wash I lentro Naval Air Facility Ranges, the Naval Cuyamaca Rancho State Park garbage cans. There is no fire-wood, Yuma Field Office baekcountry camping. Contact each A firearm may not be discharged within 150 Exit. Follow the signs another 2 miles on a routes, and watch for race vehicles, with the Granite Mountains Wilderness, Weapons Center at China Lake, Edwards Air 12551 Hwy. 79 running water, electricity, or telephone which is part of the Mojave National 2555 Gila Rider Road Not all land in the desert is public. Private individual park for details on their yards of any developed area. graded dirt road to the site. particularly on weekends. Access to the Force Base and the Army's National Descano, CA 91916 service. Visitors should come well- Preserve. Interstate 40 forms portions of Yuma. AZ 852,05 land is scattered throughout the California camping opportunities and reservations. area is from Camp Rock Road, on the Training Center at Fort Irwin. (7(50) 765-0755 prepared when visiting such remote cloning, of original parent plants. As railroad line never flourished financially, the wilderness southern boundary. Take (520) 2,17 2,200 Desert. Please respect private property and NPS: The possession of a firearm or air-gun western boundary, and by way of desert locations, particularly in the yucca shoots grow outward from the it served miners, mining companies, and the Ludlow exit from 1-40 and follow the Intcruel: iviviv.ay..hlm.gov/guma leave all gates as you found them. CSP: Camping in most State Parks is is prohibited unless it is unloaded and cased 0 Calico Ghost Town Theme Park Bessemer Mine and Boone Roads, all California State Parks (CSP): The Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve summertime. original plant, a large group of stalks is desert residents for whom this dirt road north for about 2 miles to a permitted in designated areas. Contact the or otherwise packed to prevent use. Target three of which are north of State 1 lighway l 'alifornia Department of Parks and I'.O. Box 1 (See map, B-l) The discovery of rich silver formed. Over a period of many years, the transportation link was of immense pipeline road and turn east. There are no Battle Mountain Field Office park you intend to visit to learn more shooting is illegal in the Mojave National 247, just a few miles east of the Recreation manages diverse cultural, Essex, CA 92332 deposits on Calico Mountain in 1881 led interior portion of a given plant may die, importance. For Ibis reason, it was kept established trailheads and high clearance $0 Bastian Road RECREATION INFORMATION about their camping facilities. Some parks Preserve, but hunting is allowed and is 0 Flow community of Lucerne Valley, California. historical and natural resources for (7(50) 928 258(5 to the founding of the town of Calico, leaving only the younger, outer stalks. In alive, paid for by the mining companies vehicles are recommended. Battle Mountain. NY 89820 1120 offer family and group campsites. regulated by the California Department of posterity while offering an abundance of Whatever outdoor recreation activity you California by early prospectors. Eighty-six this way, a yucca ring is formed. Yucca owned by "Borax" Smith, who also 1702) 635-4000 Campsite reservations can be made Fish and Game. (See map, G-3) Although much of the recreational and educational opportunities. Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular enjoy, the following information will help to million dollars in high-grade silver was rings in Upper Johnson Valley have financed its original construction. The Internet: ivivw.nv.lAm.gov/Iiattle Mln year-round by calling DESTINET at (800) lava associated with this flow extends 0 Newberry Mountains Wilderness In the desert, these include Red Ruck Recreation Area assure safe and enjoyable visits for taken from the area in its first 15 years. onto the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground diameters of up to 20 linear feet, and T&T served as the shortest, fastest, and ®| ^ 444-7275. CSP: Hunting or the possession of loaded Canyon, Saddleback Butte, Anza Bon CgO P.O. 1 fox 509 everyone. By 1886, the price of silver fell drastically, may be comprised of as many as 130 cheapest rail route to Los Angeles and (See map, C-3) The Newberry Mountains Las Vegas Field Office 1 Combat Center, which is not open to the I )i".e i l. i be Ai 11 elope Valley Poppy Rcsci ve, 5172 Hwy. 78 firearms is prohibited in most units of the making the mines too expensive to individual plants. San Francisco for all of the towns and Wilderness is noted for its rugged public, there are also portions of the lava Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve, Salton 4765 Wesl Vegas Drive Borrcgo Springs, ('A 93.004 SVRA: You can camp anywhere in the Slate Park system. operate. The towns population at thai time mines along I he Amargosa River and volcanic mountains and its deep, maze Campfires flow found on public lands, which are (See map, A 4) Stoddard Valley is a Sea, Picacho State Recreation Area and the Las Vegas, NV 89108 (760) 7(57 5391 Ocotillo Wells SVRA. There are several was around 4,000. With the collapse of within (lie Death Valley region. Shipping like canyons. Topography ranges from To protect sparse open to the public. Scientists have triai lgi Jar si laped off-highway vehicle Ocotillo Wells State vehicular Area. (702) 647-502.:; tables, ramadas, and fire rings scattered SVRA: Possession of loaded firearms Is the value of silver, the population 2,200 feet in the north to 5,100 feet on vegetation and the determined that these flows may be the borax by rail replaced the famous 20- recreation area immediately south of Inlci net: www.rw.bbn.gov/Las_Vegas State Park throughout the SVRA for your prohibited. evaporated, leaving the town deserted by the southern end. The unique desert fragile desert youngest pahoehoe found in Getting to the rings may be somewhat mulc ha i us used by the Harmony Borax Barstow, California. Access is convenient P.O. Box 175 convenience. 1905. Walter Knott, known for his Knotts Works. As the mines depleted, the T&T features in this area are the result of U. S. Forest Service (USFS): The USES ecosystem, bring California. Typically, such flows are difficult. They are located about 5 miles to the visitor, as the area is bordered by Palomar, ( \ 92060 USFS: Target shooting and "plinking" are Berry Farm, bought the town and in 1969 brought supplies and passengers in and volcanic activity. Desert bighorn sheep benefits Americans to many ways through firewood from eroded or obscured by plant growth, but from Camp Rock Road, northeast of Interstate 15 on the west and California National Park Service (760) 742 3462 USFS: The USFS offers developed, family, permitted in some areas and are regulated by began restoring portions of it. By 1975. il out of the region, but by 1940 all have historically traveled this area, and management of the National forests and home. this phenomenon has not yet happened Lucerne Valley, California, and just Highway 247 on the east. Organized races Interne ... ,, .-,... ir group, undeveloped, and remote camping county ordinances and-Federal regulations. had become a San Bernardino County operations ceased. The rails and tics were prairie falcons and golden eagles stop Grasslands, forestry research, and Regulations at Pisgah. Visitors may observe a variety southeast of Anderson Dry Lake, within and other competitive events take place Picacho State Recreation Area opportunities. For specific information on theme park. While the historic old of lava types here, including both salvaged in 1943, during World War II. In here to forage and to rest. Spring cooperation with forest managers on state vary among the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle here year-round. The open area is Death Valley National Park P.O. Box 848 camping in USFS areas, contact the near­ USFWS: Some National Wildlife Refuges allow structures are now mostly gone, the visitor pahoehoe and aa. order to preserve what remains of the vifollower displays have been seen along and private land. It offers a variety of agencies and Area. punctuated by steep, rocky mountains; Death Valley, CA 92.328 5900 Picacho Road est USFS office. To make reservations at hunting during hunting season. Target can still capture a sense of the history of original route, the remnant of the old the western boundary. To reach the rugged hills; open valleys; and wide, outdoor recreational opportunities and seasons. 1 (760) 786-2331 Wtoterhaven, CA 92283 popular campgrounds, call shooting is not allowed on National Wildlife the area by walking around the old railroad grade from Sperry, California, to Newberry Mountains Wilderness, take manages special areas. The Cleveland. San Always check Research and study at Pisgah has winding, sandy washes. Other recreational (760) 3,93-3,052 1 -800-280-CAMP. townsite, and visiting the shops and Ice 0 Historic Route 66 the California/Nevada border has been (amp Rock Road from either Interstate Bernardino, Angeles, Sequoia and Inyo (nternet: www.nps.gov/deva with the Refuges. Call USFWS for current information. resulted in significant knowledge activities include hiking, rock scrambling, cream parlors. Gunfights are held in the closed to motorized travel. 40 just south of Daggett, California, or rock hounding, and bird watching. Nalional Forests surround the California local office pertaining to the formation of the lava (See map, A-l to J-5) This historical Joshua Tree National Park Salton Sea State Recreation Area USFWS: Camping is permitted at some streets and annual special events attract 1 rum California Highway 247 just east of Elevations in Stoddard Valley range from Desert. before Pets thousands of visitors. To get to the theme tubes and subsurface geology of the highway, once known as America's Main 74485 Nalional Park Drive1 100 22,5 Slate Park Road building a National Wildlife Refuges. Contact the area. An analysis of chemical changes in Lucerne Valley, California. 5,000-foot Stoddard Peak to Turtle Valley park, take the Ghost Town Road Exit off Street, has been popularized by song 0 Mojave Road U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Twcnlyninc Pahns. CA 02277 North Shore, CA 92254 campfire. USFWS for more information. lava rock of different-aged flows, for at about 2,800 feet. Pets are welcome in all areas if kept on a Interstate-15, northeast of Barstow, and television for many years. Completed The USFWS manages a system of land and (760) 367-1260 (760) 393-3059 1 example, has shown scientists how, as leash. National Park and California State California, and follow the signs for 3 in 1926, U.S. Highway 66 stretched for (See map, E-l) Traveling across the desert 0 Wilderness waters lor the conservation offish and Internet: www.nps.gov/jotr our continent drifts westward, the Camping is allowed anywhere within the Park regulations are strictly enforced. miles. Park hours are 7 a.m. to dusk, more than 2,000 miles from Chicago to is daunting for some people today, even wildlife and associated ecosystems. Nalional Remember to clean up after your pet. When molten rock below the earths crust has Los Angeles. When Interstate 40 was in our modern air-conditioned (See map, E-4) A series of ridges and open area, as long as it does not block California Vehicle Travel daily. Wildlife Refuges offer recreational oppor Visitor Centers considering leaving pets in vehicles or changed. Pisgah is a unique destination valleys climbing from 2,000 feet to almost travel on a road. Camping is primitive and Fire Permit completed, the old highway fell into automobiles — so just imagine running (unities to the public, tocludlng wildlife 222 IB Main SI reel. Suite 202 1 for students of geology, whether 5,000 feet are the result of earthqxiake self-contained, meaning that motor homes Due to diverse topography, plants, soils trailers, be aware that temperatures can rise general disuse. About 82% of the original on foot across this land. Native observation, nature photography, hiking, Barstow, CA 923 1 I quickly to lethal levels in the summer heat. individuals or classroom groups, and route remains today, and can be Americans did just that over a thousand faults which cross the Rodman and campers are the most appropriate way Bureau of Land Management (BLM): A and land ownership in California, oil high CD Afton Canyon Natural Area fishing and hunting. Refuges to the 760) 255-8800 CA Welcome Center has served as an instructional and traveled. years ago. Venturing from the Colorado Mountains Wilderness. A lava flow also of staying overnight, as there arc no way vehicle (OHV) regulations vary from California Desert include Cibola. Havasu, int("nud: ivivw.nps.gov/mioja 2796 Tanger Way Suite 106 campfire permit is required at all times. A (See map, G-l) The headwaters of the educational aid for many years. Access River to the Pacific Coast to trade goods, cuts the area in two, trending from facilities of any kind in Stoddard Valley. area to area. Flash floods are common in Imperial, and Salton Sea National Wildlife Barstow, CA 92311 free permit is available at all BLM offices Mojave River are in the San Bernardino to the area is off Historic Route 66, just they stopped at springs along the way. northwest to southeast, forming a sloping There is a 14-day camping limit. the desert, so avoid crossing washes, and PROTECTED RESOURCES Known as the National Trails Highway in Refuges. Lake Mead National Recreation Area and visitor centers. Open fires may be Mountains of California. From there, the east of Newberry Springs, California. mesa. Colorful escarpments, calico- (760) 253-4813 wait, a few hours after a heavy rain. Check southern California, there has been an Later, early explorers like Jedcdiah Smith 601 Nevada I [fobway banned completely during periods of high Historic and Archaeological Sites river flows north and east for 100 miles, (1826) and Father Francisco (farces colored mountains, tangled canyons, and Access from the north off Interstate-15 is with the appropriate land management increase in interest in the old route in Bouldcr City, NV 89005 Big Bear Discovery Center fire danger. Outside of existing campfire away from the Pacific, eventually (1776), as well as Army troops in the broad, majestic bajadas are in gentle by the Barstow Road Exit; Barstow Road agency before you visit an area. recent years, inspiring publications, FOR MORE INFORMATION (702) 293-8907 North Shore/1 lighway 38 rings, please use a metal fire pan. Firewood The California Desert possesses thousands of disappearing from view in the Devils 0 Upper Johnson Valley 1860's and early settlers, used this route symphony here. Steep canyons and cliffs becomes California Highway 247 south of collection is restricted to down and dead maps, and roadside museums. Internet: www. nps.gov/ lame P.O. Box 66 historic and archaeological sites. The Playground within the National Park Yucca Rings ACEC and its springs. Also called the Old form dry falls along deep drainage town. Follow signs. Access from the south Rangers and other staff are in 11 ie ( alifornia materials. BLM: All BLM-managed public lands in Lawnskin, CA 92333, petroglyphs and intaglios left by the earliest Services Mojave National Preserve. The Government Road or Old Mojave Trail, patterns, creating robust cascades during is also from Interstate 15 by either the Desert to help you have an enjoyable and the California Desert are designated as heavy rainstorms. An important raptor (909) 866-3437 Indian inhabitants, the trails of early Spanish Mojave flows underground, coming to the (See map, C-6) The Yucca Rings of Upper 0 TonopaJi and TMcewateir the Mojave Road once ran from Furl Hodge Road Exit or the Outlet Center safe visit. Contact any of the offices listed one of three vehicle-use categories: breeding area is located within this U. S. Forest Service National Park Service (NPS): In Death explorers, the vestiges of mining camps and surface in only a few places, including Johnson Valley are both the largest and Railroad Whipple, near Prescott, Arizona, to Drum Drive Exit (formerly Sidewinder Road), and below for site-specific information and Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, wilderness, where prairie falcons and Int cruel: iviviv.rrj.psivfs.gov Interagency Visitor Center roads used by later settlers, and the Afton Canyon. Here the river flows on the oldest-known for the Mojave Yucca Barracks just south of Los Angeles. The following the signs. assistance. campfires are permitted in designated • Open Areas are open to vehicle use golden eagles can sometimes be found. Drawer R remnants of General George Patton's WWII surface most of the year, providing a (Yucca schidigera) with an estimated age (See map, 1-3) For 35 years, from 1905 to road eventually was abandoned with the campgrounds. Where fireplaces are not anywhere within the posted boundaries. The mountains are also part of the Jet. Hwy. 395 & Hwy 136 desert warfare training areas are just a few of unique desert habitat for desert plan Is of up to 2,250 years, making them much 1940, the Tonopah and Tidewater (T&T) advent of railroad travel in the 1880's provided, fires are restricted to portable Travel off established routes Ihc sites dial provide a rich and important and animals. older than most living things. Yucca and the automobile routes Ibat followed historic range for desert bighorn sheep. 70 1 Noiih Santa Anita Avenue Ixme Pine, CA 93545 Railroad ran between Ludlow, California, Bureau of Land Management stoves. In the Mojave National Preserve, (cross-country) is permitted. legacy of more than 10,000 years of human rings, as a phenomenon, arc formed the tracks. Today, onlv 130 miles of the Access is by way of Camp Rock Road Arcadia. CA 9 100(5 (760) 876-6222 and Goldfield, Nevada. While this Intern el: www.ca.bhn.gov open campfires are limited to existing history in North America. Visit these sites from the vegetative reproduction, or 818) 574-16IB campfire rings or a metal fire pan. The IJ Closed Areas arc closed to all motorized and reflect on the forces and events thai www.nv.btm.gov Mojave Desert Information Center collection of wood, living or dead, anywhere vehicle use. have shaped our nation and our personal d'/A n viv.ax.l iliu.t fOV Cleveland National Forest Mojave National Preserve within NPS lands is prohibited. lives. 10845 Rai icl 10 Ben i.irdo Road P.O. Box 241 J Limited Areas are open to motorized California Desert District Office IB an ho Bmi i, n do. ( A 92 127 72157 Baker Blvd. 6221 Box Springs Blvd. California State Parks (CSP): Open ground vehicle use, subject to posted Remember, historic and archaeological sites (760) (572, (5180 Baker, I A 92309 •Riverside, CA 92507 fires are not allowed. Campfires are allowed restrictions. No cross-country travel is arc fragile, mm renewable resources. (7(50) 733 1040 (909) 697-5200 Inyo Rational Forest 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: il will only do catalytic converters or cxhausl pipes can Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/ccbd 873 N. Main Street Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and day-use areas. Portable grills may be damaged by casual collecting, as well as by gcrous shalts and lunnels and Ihc minimize the impacts of your next wilder­ respecting regulations Ihal protect desert graphic map and a com­ you good if vim drink il. ignite dry material and cause a wildfire. Bishop. CA 93514 Visitor Center used, but ashes and coals may not be NPS: Only street legal vehicles may be deliberate looting and vandalism. It is illegal remains ol hazardous chemicals, such ness visit. wildlife and resources. You can be a part pass before you hike Barstow Field Office (7(50) 878 2 100 3,00 Palm Canyon Drive dumped on the ground; use the fire rings or operated within NPS-managed lands. All i«i remove artifacts or other objects of as mercury and cyanide, that may have of our efforts to reduce the decline in cross-country or on Mine Shafts and Tunnels 260 1 I !ai slow Road BorregO Springs, CA 92004 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 thai are not we Barstow. CA 02.31 1 San Bernardino National Forest (760) 767 531 l from a distance, lake care not to disturb the training areas still have uncxploded • Travel and camp on durable surfaces endangered species populations. These defined. It is easy to Lor your safety, avoid (altering mine BOO) 252 6O0O 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 protceded by state and become disoriented 18424 S. Commercecenter Circle shafts or tunnels. They arc extremely Internet: iviviv.ca.lAm.gov/barstow Mojave Desert Multi-Agency 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 dangerous due to unstable walls and Information Center 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 sec many landmarks All fireworks are prohibited on (909) 383-5588 also visit, enjoy and learn about our heritage. odorless toxic fumes. Entering mines can Bakersfield Field Office California State Parks No Trace and pick up any debris (nails, SVRA: Cross-country travel is permitted ment or a BLM Ranger. • Leave what you find someone take a tortoise from the desert, and rock forma­ Portion of LM, NPS, USFS, USFWS and 1 also disturb wildlife (bats and mice) living .'580 1 Pegasus Drive ashes, and coals). Bring your own firewood. only in designated, open OIIV areas. In all • Minimize use and impacts of fire please notify CALTD? (800) 952-5400 or tions look similar. topographic 43779 15th Si reel West State Parks land. Bakersfield, CA 93308 Dead wood may not be gathered. other areas, vehicles are limited to J Enjoy rock art (petroglyphs and plcto- For more1 LNT information call 1-800 any law enforcement agency. map in them. 900 W. Grand Avenue Lancaster, CA 93534 J Historic and archaeological sites are (805) 391 6000* approved routes of travel. graphs) by viewing, sketching or pho­ 332-4100. • Porlorvillc. CA 93257 (805) 942-0662 protected by law. Severe civil and crimi­ Dress Properly Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield U.S. Forest Service (USFS): Campfire tographing it. Do not nal penalties will be brought against Vehicles (209) 784 R,00 * Effective April 1999, area code 805 will change to area Jawbone Station 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 mile 661. restrictions vary depending on the level of trails and routes. Ride responsibly and materials to trace or harm these resources. Conviction can your attitude and awareness than on and minimize exposure. Be sure to use Keep your vehicle well maintained. Carry P.O. Box D fire danger. Contact a USFS office to find follow signs. otherwise touch carry criminal penalties of up to 2 years rules and regulations. good hiking shoes, loose-fit­ extra water and food, a shovel, tools, a National Wildlife Refuges det. Hwy. 14 & Jawbone Rd. Bishop Field Office Cantil, CA 93519 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 1 li 11 or net: ivww.fws.gov Be sure to Tread Lightly! by: 785 N. Main Street, Suite E USFWS: Some refuge roads and trails are contact can MILITARY EXPLOSIVES (760) 373-1146 well as civil penalties such as vehicle ing, a wide-brimmed road conditions and beware of flash Bishop, CA 93514 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): closed to motorized vehicles. accelerate the hat, sunglasses and Cibola National Wildlife Refuge confiscation or site restoration costs. • Travel only where permitted; Hoods. If you are stranded, stay with your Large areas of the desert have been and (760) 872-4881 Campfires are not permitted on most disintegration of sunscreen. Desert tem­ Box AI' Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic • Respect the rights of others; vehicle; it is much easier to spot a vehicle are still used as bombing ranges and Internet: www.ca.hlm.gov/bishop National Wildlife Refuges. these ancient fig­ Blythc. CA 92225 Area Visitor Center Hunting and Target Shooting Wilderness • Educate yourself; peratures can reach over 90°F than a person on foot. training arenas by the U.S. Armed Forces. ure's. Local rock and drop below 50°F in one day. (520) 857-3253 51-500 Hwy. 74 • Avoid driving throught wet areas and There are still many unexploded devices The majority of public lands managed by art societies and DESERT SAFETY TIPS Summer temperatures can exceed Palm Desert, CA 92260 The 1964 Wilderness Act defines wilder­ areas easily scarred by churning Baekcountry Permits lying around. Do not handle anything the BLM and USFS are open to hunting. amateur archaeolog­ 125°F in some locations. Winter (760) 862-9984 Camping ness as areas "where the Earth and its wheels; Travel in the desert can be an adventure. resembling military explosives. Report any 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 for 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 you overnight camping or travel. Check with enforcement office. valid state hunting license, are in effect 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- J 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 agencies and seasons. Contact the area you you intend to visit. Motorized equipment skills. Travel in pairs for safety in back- There are no dependable sources of water where prohibited by state or local laws or importance to local Native American tribes for the preservation and protection of wish to visit for more information. and mechanical transport, such as country areas. within the California Desert. A gallon of Fire Willi the continued closure of toxic waste posted otherwise. Questions regarding and should be approached with respect. their natural conditions. Wilderness with­ Remember to Leave No Trace of your visit. chainsaws, motor vehicles and bicycles, water per person, per day is the disposal sites, the illegal dumping of haz­ Many tribes in the California Desert have in California State Parks is managed simi­ these opportunities should be directed to 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 the local land management field office. For museums or public information centers; lar to Federal wilderness. The following 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 Permits for visitation or use of pack information on hunting or fishing reg­ contact them to learn more about their guidelines will help maintain the wilder­ water weighs approximately 8 pounds per Many people think the relatively sparse extremely toxic to humans. To avoid campgrounds in the California desert. BLM animals are required in some wilderness Tell someone where you are going and ulations, call the California Department of history and culture. ness values for you and other visitors. gallon. When the plant cover means the desert does not harm, stay clear of suspicious drums, also allows dispersed camping and has a areas. The managing agency is the best when you plan to return. Stick with your Fish and Game alt Q562fy 990-5132. water 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 inforrnation. itinerary and let them know when you get J The California Desert has remnants of old U Use "Leave No Trace" tech­ it 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 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 WWU-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 BLM-managed lands unless posted camps and training areas. Please approach water for your When driving off maintained roads, avoid ger. Report any suspected hazardous visitor center for a Recreation Opportunity ing through wilderness, and Survey (USGS) topographic maps, which otherwise, as long as such activity is these sites "with caution. An abandoned vehicle. stopping in tall grass or brush. Hot waste to your local law enforcement office. Guide (ROG). camping in wilderness. All California residents and visitors are show land contours and specific features.