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

Ridgecrest BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

USDA FOREST SERVICE l:100,0()0-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 #4 Ridgecrest NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU 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 . he. i-rd

Base map prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey. Compiled from USGS 1:24,000 and l:62,5O0-scale topographic maps dated 1949-1973, and from advance materials. Partially revised from aerial photographs taken 1973-1989 and other source data. Revised information not CALIFORNIA STATE field checked. Map edited 1993. VEHICULAR RECREATION AREA

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 hari'.verse Mercator. 25,000-foot grid licks based on them carefully. California coordinate system, zone 4 and 5. 1927 North American Datum. For more information contact the HIM, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, California State Park, or California State Motorized Vechicle Recreation Area Land lines are omitted in areas of extensive tract surveys. 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 Ml II RS FEET 1 1 2 3 [ MN 500 1640 GN 4 5 750 2461 1000 3281 6 7 8 The Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife 1250 4101 Service, USDA Forest Service, and National Park 1500 4921 0 18' I 24I9 MIL S 1 Three Rivers Service wilderness areas shown on this map were 1750 5741 5 MILS! 2000 6562 2 Darwin Hills derived from the legislative maps, such as the 2250 7382 California Desert Protection Act of 1994. For more 3 Death Valley June. information, contact the representative agency. / 4 Isabella Lake 5 Owlshead Mfns ii < onvert meters to feet UTM grid convergence lultiply by 3.2808 (GN) and 1993 magnetic 6 Tehachapi declination (MN) 7 Cuddeback Lake (i i (invert feet to meters al center of map mltiply by 0.3048 Diagram is approximate 8 Soda Mountains

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Topographic Map Symbols

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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 ! 1 ' HrH Cemetery; building . .Lerri , . ••al Windmill; water well; spring n Mine shaft; adit or cave; mine, quarry; gravel pit a >— X X Campground; picnic area; U.S. location monument. . . . A •*• .*.

Ruins; cliff dwelling L J^ini_] Distorted surface: strip mine, quarry; gravel pit #> :v$ttfc*SSS2 Contours: index; intermediate; supplementary .—X —s

Bathymetric contours: index; intermediate s— Stream, lake: perennial; intermittent Rapids, large and small; falls, large and small _JtL Area to be submerged; marsh, swamp _ ,—— Land subject io controlled inundation

Special area boundary . . — . — BLM recreation area boundary , . . „ National trail; back country, scenic byway

1 Little Lake 17 Owens Peak NOTE TO MAP USERS 2 Volcano Peak 18 Inyokern 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 Airport Lake 19 Ridgecrest North The surface and minerals management status overprints are published as general 4 Mountain Springs Canyon 20 Lone Butte planning and management-tools. Some of the lands, surface and mineral rights, 5 Homewood Canyon 21 Westend may have been shown as patented lands due to the lack of information 6 Slate Range Crossing 22 Searles Lake available to BLM with respect to the nature of acquisition. Tracts less than 40 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 Manly Fall 23 Layfon Spring acres are usually omitted because of the map scale. The official land records in 8 Manly Peak 24 Wingate Pass the respective offices of the Bureau of Land Management or other responsible 9 Ninemile Canyon 25 Freeman Junction Federal agencies should be checked for up-to-date status on any specific tract 10 Pearsonville 26 Inyokern SE of land. Inadequacies in the BLM maps should be reported to the respective 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 11 White Hills 27 Ridgecrest South Bureau of Land Management offices from which the maps were obtained. 12 Burro Canyon 28 Spongier Hills West 13 Trona West 29 Spongier Hills East PUBLIC ACCESS 14 Trona East 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 30 Christmas Canyon 15 Copper Queen Canyon 31 Pilot Knob Valley West Roads crossing public lands may be travelled by the public unless closed by 16 Sourdough Spring 32 Pilot Knob Valley East signing or notice by the land management agency. Public lands intervened by private lands may not have poblic access. Permission is required from the private landowner io 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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM): The P.O. Box 3009 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 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 opportunities. Whether you have come to hike or backpack, tour by auto or four-wheel drive, enjoy your off-highway vehicle (OHVj, or ride horses or lower elevations to piny on and juniper During a 30-45 day period, more than was created by Congress in 1976 and CD Sacatar Trail Wilderness motor vehicle and mountain bike on Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro mountain bikes, please Tread Lightly! on the desert and Leave No Trace of your visit. woodlands on the higher peaks. 1,500 animals per year are vaccinated, includes a long-term land use plan for the existing routes to protect this fragile place. management of public lands. The mission of Imperial National Wildlife Refuge (See Mop A-J) This wilderness Streams flowing from springs within the wormed, tested for disease, branded, and the BLM is to sustain the health, diversity Needles Field Office P.O. Box 72217 encompasses the rugged eastern face of larger canyons create riparian areas of acclimated to people and domestically Ai easy 1/4 mile hiking trail leads Into 101 W. Spikes Road Yuma, AZ 85365 cottonwood and desert willow and grown hay prior to adoption. the heart of the Pinnacles for a close-up and productivity of the public lands for the the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Topography use and enjoyment of present and future Needles, CA 92363 (520) 783-3371 provide valuable water sources for view of these spires and the surrounding ranges from valley, canyons and alluvial generations. BLM offices are maintained in (760) 326-7000 wildlife, most notably a herd of desert From Ridgecrest, go 4 miles east on desert environment. Sturdy shoes are fans to steep hills that lead into granite Riverside, Barstow, El Centro, Needles, I "aim Internet: ivww.ca.blm.gov/needles Kofa National Wildlife Refuge bighorn sheep. This wilderness is dotted Ridgecrest BLVD (SRI 78) to Randsburg recommended. peaks and ridgetops reaching elevations of Springs and Ridgecrest. P.O.Box 6290 more than 7,800 feet. The Sacatar Trail, by historic mining activity. Wash Road. Turn right and the con;it Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office Yuma, AZ 85364 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE an old wagon road and one of the few facility is located on the right. Visitors Primitive camping is permitted at the 690 W. Garnet Avenue National Park Service (NPS): The NPS (520) 783-7861 evidences of man in this area, provides Access is via State Highway 178 north of can drive around the corral to view the Trona Pinnacles and campers are P.O. Box 2000 Contact your local land management office manages Death Valley and Joshua Tree backcountry access into this wilderness. Trona and along Ballarat Road. Go horses and burros throughout the year. encouraged to use existing campsites and North Palm Springs, CA 92258 when planning your trip to the desert. They National Parks as well as the Mojave Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge south on Wingate Wash Road, then east. fire rings and to pack out all trash. (760) 251-4800 can provide you with maps and any needed National Preserve. Al units of the NPS arc- 906 W. Sinclair Access is from the east via U.S. Highway on Goler Wash Road or South Park To schedule an adoption or a group tour Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/palmsjmngs permits, as well as up-to-date information managed to "conserve the scenery and Un­ Calipatria, CA 92233 395 north of Inyokern and along din Canyon Road (four-wheel drive vehicles contact the Ridgecrest Regional Wild The Trona Pinnacles are located twenty (760) 348-5278 on seasonal and emergency closures, routes into Sacatar Canyon, Portuguese- only). Horse and Burro Corral at 800-951-8720 miles east of Ridgecrest off State Highway natural and historic objects and the wildlife weather and road conditions. When therein, and to provide tor the enjoyment of Ridgecrest Field Office Canyon (four-wheel drive only), Lewis or visit a website at 178. Access to the site is from a BLM dirt: 300 S. Richmond Road traveling in the desert, please keep in mind Canyon (SE93), and Tunawee Canyon; and road (RM143) that leaves SR 178, about the same in such a manner and by such the following: (D Owens Peak Wilderness means as will leave them unimpaired for the Ridgecrest, CA 93555 California State Parks the south via U.S. Highway 395 uorlh of http://www.ca.blm.gov/ridgecrest/ eight miles east of the intersection of SR (760) 384-5400 Inyokern along Ninemile Canyon Road. 178 and the Trona-Red Mountain Road. enjoyment of future generations." National Internet: www.ceres.ca.gov/dpr (See Map B-l) Owens Peak, the high whh.html. Park designation implies a large. Internet: ivivw.ca. blm.gov/ridgecrest LI These maps do not show the entire desert point of the southern Sierra Nevada's, The 5-mile long dirt road (RM 143) from spectacular natural place having a wide Angeles District - Mojave Desert Sector route network. rises more than 8,400 feet. This area is SR 178 to the Pinnacles is accessible to variety of attributes. National ['reserves have Kingman Field Office 43779 15th Street West CD Fossil Falls Area of Critical a transition zone between the Great CJJ Spangler Hills Off-Highway two-wheel drive vehicles. Heavy rains similar qualities, but also allow hunting or 2475 Beverly Ave Lancaster, CA 93534 J Road conditions and hazards are not Environmental Concern Basin, Mojave Desert and Sierra Nevada Vehicle Area may close the road (luring the winter other commercial uses. Kingman, AZ 86401-3629 (805) 942-0662 marked. ecoregions. Evidence of occupation by months. (520) 692-4400 (See Map B-l) Contrary to whaI the name prehistoric peoples has been found (See Map E-5) The Spangler Hills Off- Department of Defense (DOD): barge areas Anza Borrego Desert State Park • Signs on the ground take precedence over might imply, Fossil Falls has neither throughout the wilderness. The Pacific Highway Vehicle Area (OHV) offers more Lake Havasu Field Office fossils nor falls. It is instead the geologic than 57,000 acres of open, uncrowded UJ El Paso Mountains Wilderness of the California Desert are under the 200 Palm Canyon Drive information on the maps. Crest National Scenic Trail passes 2610 Sweetwi iter Ave remnant or "fossil" of a water fall created through the wilderness along its western public land where you can enjoy a wide management of the military: the Marine Borrego Springs, CA 9200 1 NPS: In National Parks, camping is permitted by state and local laws. Shooters (See Map B 5) Reddish-colored badlands Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406-9071 (760) 767-5311 • Boundaries are graphic representations when lava poured into the Owens River boundary. variety of riding opportunities, including Corps Training Base at Twei ltynine Palms, generally limited to 14 days; however, are prohibited from destroying any natural surround Black Mountain, a 5,259 tool Chocolate Mountains Gunnery Range, Fl (520) 505-1200 only and are not shown to scale. channel some 20,000 years ago. Over cross country play, trail riding, advanced there are exceptions. NPS also offers features, including cactus and other plants. extinct volcano 350 feet in diameter and Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges, the Naval Cuyamaca Rancho State Park time, as the Owens River forced Its way Access is from the south via Canebrake technical routes, and 4-wheel drive trails. backcountry camping. Contact each A firearm may not be discharged within 150 50 feet deep, covered with a layer of dark Weapons Center at China Lake, Edwards Air Yuma Field Office 12551 Hwy. 79 through this lava barrier, the waters' Road, off State Highway 178; from the Not all land in the desert is public. Private individual park for details on their yards of any developed area. olivine basalt. The mountain is known for Force Base and the Army's National 2555 Gila Ridge Road Descano, CA 91916 land is scattered throughout the California erosional forces carved the lava Into a east via U.S. Highway 395 north of The area is located in the Western the occasional blooms of the vcnnillion camping opportunities and reservations. series of smooth, rounded features visible Training Center at Fort Irwin, Yuma, AZ 85365 (760) 765-0755 Desert. Please respect private property and Inyokern and along four-wheel drive February 1 through July 1, to provide Management Ridgecrest Field Office's Mojave Desert three hours north of Los colored Desert Mariposa Lily, which NPS: The possession of a firearm or air-gun today. As a unique geologic lead ire. Fossil (520) 317-3200 leave all gates as you found them. recommended routes into Indian Wells solitude for the nesting raptors. public room. Spectacular scenic areas Angeles. contrasts vividly with the dark basalt. The CSP: Camping in most State Parks is is prohibited unless it is unloaded and cased Falls was a focus for prehistoric- peoples California State Parks (CSP): the Internet: WWW.az.blm.gov/gwno Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve permitted in designated areas. Contact 11 it- or otherwise packed to prevent use. Target Canyon, Short Canyon, Sand Canyon, and recreational opportunities are within southern port ion of the wilderness lias an who occupied the area 10 to 20,000 years From the south, take US 395 to I lie town California Departmen I ol I 'a i k s and P.O. Box 1 park you intend to visil to Learn more shooting is illegal in the Mojave National and No Name Canyon; and from the a 2-hour drive from the City of abundance of cultural sites including Battle Mountain Field Office ago. \£j Maturango Museum of Red Mountain. Go north on Trona KeLos Angeles. From the mortars, petroglyphs, pictographs, and Battle Mountain. NV 89820-1420 Whatever outdoor recreation activity you The late fall, winter and spring are the boundary of the OHV area. From the City posterity while offering an cibuiid.ij.iice ol Campsite reservations can be made Fish and (lame. of the Indian Wells Valley promotes San Fernando Valley lake 1 5 north to lint el lips. (702) 63!) I()()() enjoy, the following information will help to best times to visit Fossil Falls. While the Slate Route (S.R.) II and then to Mojave. of Ridgecrest, take SR 178 east 8 miles to recreational and educational opportunities. Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular year-round by calling DESTINF/T a I (800) appreciation for the cultural and natural Inlcruet: www.nv.blm.gov/Batlle_Mtn Recreation Area assure safe and enjoyable visits for trail is not difficult, sturdy shoes arc- CD Kiavah Wilderness Al Mojave continue north on S.R. 14 the Trona Red Mountain Road anil head In the desert, these include Red Rock 444-7275. history ol the Northern Mojave Desert. Access is via State Plighway 14 north of P.O. Box 300 everyone. CSP: Hunting or the possession of loaded recommended due to its uneven surface. through Red Rock State Park to S.R. 178. south 6 miles to Ol IV area. Spanglci can Canyon, Saddleback Butte Aiza Borrego firearms is prohibited in most units of the (See Map A-5) This wilderness An exhlbll riioni includes animal, bird, Red Rock Canyon State Park, along Red Desert, the Antelope Valle\ Poppi Reserve, Las Vegas Field Office 5172 Hwy. 78 The trail leads lo I lie edge OJ a sculpted flora, geology, paleontology, and Native Turn east and follow S.R. 178 through also be accessed from Ridgecrest by Roek-Inyokern Road on the west; Hart SVRA: You can camp anywhere in I lie State Park system. encompasses the eroded hills, canyons \ h I ( 1 11 • 11 < , l \ (• I II •. \ a I I 11 .11 I ' l i " ,(• I \ i • ' >, 1111 11 l 4765 West Vegas Drive Borrego Spi Ingi CA9 1004 Campfires and polished 10 loot water (all. There are Kidgei rest to 300 South Richmond Road. (raveling 3 miles south on ( ollege I (eight Ocotillo Wells SVRA. Then- are several .iiiil bajadas of the Scodie Mountains American displays. The museum has a Road along the south (four-wheel drive Las Vegas, NV 80 108 (700) 707 5391 To protect sparse camp siles. picnic tables, and toilet Boulevai < I lo l he Ol IV area's norl hei n Sea. i'ieaelio State Recreation Area and the tables, ramadas, and fire rings scattered SVRA: Possession of loaded firearms is i a HI within the Sequoia National Forest - hands on Discovery Area for eh ill Ire n recommended); and from the east via U.S. ()eol i Hi > VVIF, Si ate Vehienlai Area. (702) 6-17-5023 vegetation and the facilities available. No water or trash and a store that carries local arts and i loin Riverside take 1-215 north to 1-15 bouni lary. Highway 395 and Brown Road south of throughout the SVRA for your prohibited. the southern extremity of the Sierra Internet: www.or.him.t iov/Las_Vegas Palomar Mountain State Park fragile desert removal services are available. era lis, jewelry and historical books. north .IIHI e\it at U.S. 395 north. Go hyokern, alone. EP26 (four-wheel drive convenience. Nevada Mountains. A unique mixing of U. S. Forest Service (USFS): The USFS !'.( >. Box 175 ecosystem, bring several different species of plants and north on U.S. 395 to the first Ridgecrest The most popular staging area is Teagle reeoniinoi tded), firewood from USFS: I ,n eel shooting and "plinking" are Fossil Falls is located 45 minutes north ol Wash, located east of the Trona Red benefits Americans In many ways through Palomar, CA 92060 animals provides habitat for a great Museum staff lead field trips to local exit (Business U.S. 395/China Lake National Park Service home. USFS: The USFS offers developed, family, permitted In some areas and are regulated by the city of Ridgecrest on the east side ol Blvd). lake Ridgecrest Blvd (S.R. 178 Mountain Road on BLM Route RM 113. management otitic National Forests and (760) 742-3462 diversity ol wildlife over a small mining towns and geological sites. Each Intel net: www.nps.gov Regulations group, undeveloped, and remote camping county ordinances and Federal regulations. US 395. Take the Cinder Road exit Fast) lo 300 South Richmond Road. This site provides a large area for 13 Rademacher Hills Viewshed Grasslands, forestry research, and opportunities. For specific information on geographic area, Including raptors, the spring and fall, interpretive trips are cooperation with Ion-si niai lagers on state Picacho State Recreation Area vary among and follow the signs to (lie parking area. yellow eared pocket mouse, a variety of conducted to Little Petroglyph Canyon, camping, unloading, free play and staging and Trail agencies and camping in USFS areas, contact (lit- near­ USFWS: Some National Wildlife Refuges allow The .025 mile long trail begins In I In- competitive events. and private land. It offers a variety ol Death Valley National Park P.O. Box 848 est USFS office. To make reservations at lizards and a number of migrant and the largest collection of ancient Indian outdoor recreational opportunities and seasons. hunting during hunting season. Target parking area. Q Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse (Sec Map I) 5) The large basin on the Death Valley, < 'A 92328 4900 Picacho Road popular campgrounds, call residenl bird species. This wilderness is rock art in North America. Call the manages special areas. The Cleveland, San Always cheek shooting is iiArgus Range Wilderness W i 1111 i I e Man; igement Area and the to reserve space on one of these trips. National Forests surround the California local office Jawbone Butterbredt Area of Critical (.See Map D /) The Kidgeerest Regional 395 via the Searles Station Cut oil Road; Ridgecrest. This 18,000-acre Rademacher USFWS: Camping is permitted at some Desert. Joshua Tree National Park Salton Sea State Recreation Area \ before Pets (See Map F-l) This wilderness contains a Environmental Concern, which was The Maturango Museum is open from Wild Horse and Burro Corral is designed and Wagon Wheel, located 5 miles south Hills Viewshed is an area where the \ building a National Wildlife Refuges. Contact the lo support wild horse and burro of SR 178 on the Trona-Red Mountain Bureau ol hand Management, recreational 74485 National dark Drive 100-225 State Park Road 28-mile stretch of steep mountain slopes designated lo protect outstanding wildlife 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday thru Twentynine I'alms, ('A 92277 p USFWS for more information. Pels an- welcome in all areas if kept on a management activities throughout Road. Both sites are accessible by 2- users, and interest groups are actively U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): North Shore, CA 92254 camp and highly dissected canyons along the and Native American values. Sunday. Located at 100 East Las Flores (760) 367 1260 leash. National Park and California State west side of Panamint Valley, which is southern California, Nevada, and wheel drive vehicles and offer excellent working to protect and enhance the scenic, The USFWS manages a system of land and (760) 393-3059 Avenue, Ridgecrest, California 93555, waters for the conservation of fish and Internet: onviv.nps.gov/job Park regulations are strictly enforced. adjacent to the China Lake Naval Air (760) 375-6900. Arizona. The facility was established in opportunities tor day riding and primitive ecological, and recreational values. Access is from the north via Kelso Valley 1982 through a cooperative effort by the wildlife and associated ecosystems. National Vehicle Travel Remember l<> clean up after your pet. When Weapons Station. Remains of historic Road Irani State Highway 178 west of camping. California considering leaving pets in vehicles or mining activity and a few prehistoric sites China Lake Naval Weapons Station, The Rademacher I Mils Trail is a 8.5 mile Wildlife Refuges offer recreational oppor­ Mojave National Preserve Visitor Centers Fire Permit Inyokern; and from the east via State Death Valley National Park, and the tunities to the public, including wildlife 222 E. Main Street, Suite 202 Due to diverse topography, plants, soils (nailers, be aware- that temperatures can rise are scattered throughout the area. t lighway It and numerous routes into CD Ridgecrest Field Office network extending through desert terrain quickly to lethal levels in the summer heat. Bureau of Land Management. K3 Trona Pinnacles Area of on the south side of Ridgecrest. The trail is observation, nature photography, hiking, Barstow, CA 92311 Bureau of Land Management (BLM): A and land ownership in California, off-high­ Cow I leaven Canyon (SC51), Sage (See Map D-4) For information on hiking, Professional wranglers perform roundups fishing and hunting. Refuges in the (760) 255-8800 Access is via State Highway 190 or 178 to Environmental Concern open to hiking, jogging, horseback riding CA Welcome Center campflre permit is required at all times. A way vehicle (OHV) regulations vary from ( anyon (SC56) and Horse Canyon mountain biking, off-highway vehicle 111n a ii jI ion l ll H- year in order to keep wild California Desert include Cibola, Havasu, Internet: www.ops.gor/moja area to area. Flash floods are common in Panamint Valley Road through Panamint (S( '65), which are four-wheel drive only, and mountain hiking. It is located on 2796 Tanger Way Suite 106 free permit is available at all BLM offices use, photography, and other recreational horse and burro herds in thriving (See Map F-4) A visit to the Trona Imperial, and Salton Sea National Wildlife the desert, so avoid crossing washes, and PROTECTED RESOURCES Valley. Numerous four-wheel drive routes and Bird Spring Pass Road (SC120). BLM managed public land to the north of Barstow, CA92311 and visitor centers. Open fires may be opportunities, visit the Bureau of Land ecological balance with their habitat. Pinnacles is a journey into an unusual Refuges. Lake Mead National Recreation Area wait a few hours after a heavy rain. Check turn off Nadeau Trail providing access to Cerro Coso College and extends from (760) 253-4813 banned completely during periods of high Historic and Archaeological Sites geologic landscape which is one of the 601 Nevada 1 lighway with the appropriate land management canyons on the east side. On the south Gate-way Road on the east, to South lire danger. Outside of existing campfire CD Robbers Roost most outstanding examples of calcium Downs Avenue on the west and Javis Boulder City, NV 89005 Big Bear Discovery Center rings, please use a metal fire pan. Firewood agency before you visit an area. side, access is via Homewood Canyon off (702) 293-8907 Tin I ,ililornia Desert possesses thousands of State Highway 178. Notes carbonate (tufa) features in North Avenue an the north. FOR MORE INFORMATION North Shore/Highway 38 collect ion is restricted to down and dead historic and archaeological sites. The (Sec ,t/(i/) A 5) An important landmark in America. More than 500 tufa spires of Internet: wivw.ops.gov/hmic P.O. Box 66 BLM: All BLM-managed public lands in Rangers and other staff are in the California materials. pel i ogl\ phs and intaglios left by the earliest Indian Wells Valley, the roost is a various sizes and shapes, some as high Fawnskin, CA 92333 the California Desert are designated as The- eei it rally located Sunland Trailhead is Desert to help you have an enjoyable and linli.in Inhabitants, the trails of early Spanish CD Manly Peak Wilderness massive piece of granite with many as 140 feet, rise from the bed of the (909) 866-3437 one of three vehicle-use categories: the primary trailhead for accessing the safe visit. Contact any of the offices listed National Park Service (NPS): In Death explorers, I he vestiges of mining camps anc 1 crags, crevices, and caves. Geologists .Searles Dry Lake basin spread over a 13- U. S. Forest Service (See Map 1-1) This area features steep, Raclemachei" I tills Frail System. The below for site-speeilie information and Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, roads used by later settlers, and the believe ii is an inselberg, an isolated square-mile area. The Pinnacles were Internet: www. r5.pswj~s.gov jagged ridges and the deep canyons of the Sunland Trailhead is reached by driving assistance. Interagency Visitor Center campfires are permitted in designated J Open Areas arc- open to vehicle use re ants <>l (leneral George Patton's WWII erosional remnant of a much larger designated as a National Natural Panamint Mountains. Elevations rise south on China Lake Blvd for 3.5 miles, 1)rawer R campgrounds. Where fireplaces are not anywhere within the posted boundaries. Angeles National Forest Jet. Hwy. 395 & Hwy 130 provided, fires are restricted to portable Travel off established routes 1111 • in, | ha t J )rovide a rich and important Vasquez, a notorious bandit who used slopes to 6,000 feet on the east, which east from ( ollege Heights Blvd. on Belle 701 North Santa Anita Avenue Lour Pine, CA 93545 stoves. In the Mojave National Preserve, (cross-country) is permitted. legacy ol more than 10,000 years of human IIK rock as a hideaway and lookout in Bureau of Land Management adjoin the new Death Valley National Park A network of dirt roads winds throughout Vista Road. The I urn east off College Arcadia, CA 91006 (760) 876-6222 open campfires are limited to existing history in North America. Visit these sites the 1870s, Robbers Roost is a nesting Internet: www.ca.bbn.gcn' boundary. Vegetation changes with the site and provides numerous vantage Heights Blvd. is marked by a BLM (818) 574-1613 campfire rings or a metal fire pan. The J Closed Areas are closed to all motoi i/cd and reflect on the forces and events that site for red-tail hawk, prairie falcon, and www. nv. blm.gov altitude, from creosote bush scrub al the points from which to view and Sunland Trailhead directional sign. Mojave Desert Information Center collection of wood, living or dead, anywhere vehicle use. have shaped our nation and our personal other raptors. The area is CLOSED from azwww.az.blm.gov photograph the Pinnacles. Opei ate youi Cleveland National Forest Mojave National Preserve within NPS lands is prohibited. lives. 10845 Rancho Bernardo Road P.O. Box 2 11 J 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. Idverside, 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 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 Follow Leave No Trace (LNT) guidelines to Internet: www.ca.blm.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 1 >< • 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 have 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, CA 92311 San Bernardino National Forest (760) 767-5311 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 For your safety, avoid entering mine (760) 252-6000 1824 S. Commercecenter Circle 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 shafts or tunnels. They are extremely Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bars!tnv San Bernardino, CA 92408 Mojave Desert Multi-Agency 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 dangerous due to unstable walls arid 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 Sequoia National Forest 43779 15th Street West in them. State Parks land. Dead wood may not be gathered. other areas, vehicles are limited to J Enjoy rock art (petroglyphs and picto- J Historic and archaeological sites arc- 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 crimi 332-4100. Dress Properly (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/bak.ersJXchl (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 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. ('any Bishop Field Office 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 785 N. Main Street, Suite E 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. Cheek Bishop, CA 93514 Cantil, CA 93519 Be sure to Tread Lightly! by: Internet: www.fws.gov 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): accelerate the Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bishop closed to motorized vehicles. confiscation or site restoration costs. • Travel only where permitted; hat, sunglasses and 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 • Respect the rights of others; sunscreen. Desert tem­ vehicle; it is much easier to spol a vehicle are still used as bombing ranges and ! Box AP Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic National Wildlife Refuges. these ancient fig­ 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. Blythe, CA 92225 Area Visitor Center ures. Local rock • Avoid driving throught wet areas and and drop below 50°F in one day. There are still many unexploded devices (520) 857-3253 51-500 Hwy. 74 art societies and DESERT SAFETY TIPS The majority of public lands managed by The 1964 Wilderness Act defines wildci areas easily scarred by churning Summer temperatures can exceed lying around. Do not handle anything Palm Desert, CA 92260 amateur archaeolog­ 125°F in some locations. Winter Backcountry Permits Camping the BLM and USFS are open to hunting. 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 1 >y • Drive responsibly to protect the envi­ It can also be a disaster if a breakdown or A backcountry permit may be required loi such device you observe to your local law hunting, including the possession of i \ good places to learn about recording and below freezing. A wide range of camping opportunities are man, where man himself is a visitor who ronment. sudden change in weather catches you enforcement office. valid state hunting license, are in effect on protecting rock art. overnight camping or travel. Cheek with available in the California Desert, from does not remain." There are 8 million unprepared. Harsh weather conditions these lands. Hunting opportunities exist the appropriate office for the area yen wil] developed campgrounds to primitive acres of wilderness in the California 7J Familiarize yourself with rules that c-an turn a desert outing into a tragedy. Carry Plenty of Water for migratory birds, upland game-, fur U Archaeological and cultural sites are often be in. backcountry. Regulations vary among Desert. These Federal lands are adminis apply to the specific wilderness area that Acquire a knowledge of desert survival bearing mammals and big game, excepl places of ancestral, religious or cultural HAZARDOUS MATERIALS agencies and seasons. Contact the area you tered by the BLM, NPS, USFS and USFWS 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 in- importance to local Native American tribes wish to visit for more information. Tor the preservation and protection of and mechanical transport, such as country areas. within the California Desert. A gallon of Fire With the continued closure of toxic waste posted otherwise. Questions regarding and should be approached with respect. Remember to Leave No Trace of your visit. their natural conditions. Wilderness with­ chainsaws, motor vehicles and bicycles, water per person, per day is the disposal sites, the illegal dumping of haz­ these opportunities should be directed to Many tribes in the California Desert have in California State Parks is managed simi­ are prohibited in all wilderness areas. 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 Plan Your Trip Carefully 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 campgrounds in the California desert. BLM animals are required in some wilderness Tell someone where you are going and water weighs approximately 8 pounds per Many people think the relatively sparse extremely toxic to humans. To avoid ulations, call the California Department of history and culture. ness values for you and other visitors. plant cover means the desert does not also allows dispersed camping and has a areas. The managing agency is the best when you plan to return. Stick with your gallon. When the harm, stay clear of suspicious drums, Fish and Game at (562) 590-5132. burn. But a desert fire, if conditions are number of Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVAs) source of current information. itinerary and let them know when you get water is half gone, ^••^^\jk bags or chemical odors. Visible fumes, IJ The California Desert has remnants of old right, can be just as dangerous and dead plants or animals in the immediate for "snowbirds" that flock to the desert in • Use "Leave No Trace" tech­ back. Do not travel in the desert back- it is time to turn Federal Interagency Communication mining camps, stagecoach stops and destructive as wildfire in brushlands. vicinity, and sudden onset of illness or the winter months. For more specific BLM: The shooting or discmarge of niques when preparing for Desert Tortoise and other Threatened country without taking along appropriate back. Be sure to Center firearms is generally permitted on homesteads, as well as WWII-era military 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- bring extra (909) 383-5651 BLM-managed lands unless posted camps and training areas. Please approach ger. Report any suspected hazardous visitor center for a Recreation Opportunity ing through wilderness, and Survey (USGS) topographic maps, which water for your When driving off maintained roads, avoid otherwise, as long as such activity is these sites with caution. An abandoned waste to your local law enforcement office. Guide (ROG). camping in wilderness. All California residents and visitors are show land contours and specific features. vehicle. stopping in tall grass or brush. Hot