BLM SPECIAL EDITION 1999 EXAMPLES OF AGENCY SIGNS SURFACE MANAGEMENT STATUS DESERT ACCESS GUIDE

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USDA FOREST SERVICE :!()(),000 Stale topographic map showing: Highways, roads and other manmade structures Water features • Contours and elevations in meters Recreation sites • Coverage of former desert access guide #12 Providence Mountains NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR- i \V OF LAND MANAGEMENT

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS Edited and published by the Bureau of Land Management National Applied Resource Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado in (onprMilion wild IIHI Bureau of Land Management ( iililnniid Stair ()(fi(c Plnnimetry partially revised try BLM fr =^s from various source material. Revised information not field checked.

Base map prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey. Compiled from USGS 1:24,000 and l:62,500-scale topographic maps dated 1954-1957, and from advance m»j materials. Partic'iVy revised from aerial photographs taker. 1975 and other source data. Revised information not CALIFORNIA STATE field checked. Map edited 1985. VEHICULAR RECREATION AREA

Projection and 10,000-meter grid, zone 11: Universal Help protect your public lands by observing posted 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 There may be private inholdings within the boundaries of Office (see back panel for address and phone the National or State reservations shown on this map. numbers). NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929

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METERS I FEET 1 2 3 r—-MN 250 820 GN 1 4 5 500 1640 750 2461 6 7 8 1000 3281 The Bureau of Land Management, Fish anfJ Wildlife 1250 4101 \L Service, USDA Forest Service, and National Park 1500 4921 0"17' \ 249 MILS 1 Soda Mountains Service wilderness areas shown on this map were 1750 5741 5 MII.S1 / 2 Ivanpah 2000 6562 derived from the legislative maps, such as the 3 Davis Dam California Desert Protection Act of 1994. For more 4 Newberry Springs 5 Needles information, contact the representative agency. To convert meters to feel UTM grid convergence multiply by 3.2808 (GN) and 1985 magnetic 6 Big Bear Lake declination (MN) 7 Sheep Hole Mtns. To convert feet to meters a1 center of map multiply by 0.3048 Diagram is approximate 8 Parlor

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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 I 1 '-• Cemetery; building ^Gern j . ^^m

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Land subject to controlled inundation Special area boundary —. —,—u_... —.——. . —* SPECIAL SYMBOL BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT POINTS OF INTEREST RECREATIONAL SYMBOL BLM recreation area boundary i*. . • . — LEGEND National trail; back country, scenic byway. INDEX TO 1:24,000-SCALE MAPS LEGEND LAND STATUS LEGEND (SEE BACKSIDE FOR INFORMATION) Public Lands (Administered by 1 West of Glasgow 17 Siberia Bureau of Land Management) Indian Lands or Reservations State Lands Department of Energy. . . Campground.... Restrooms Gasoline Station NOTE TO MAP USERS Locked Gate •""• 2 Glasgow 18 East of Siberia The surface and minerals management status overprints are published as general 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 Oregon & California Lands (O&C) Military Reservations and Withdrawals Parking Horseback Trail . Telephone 3 Kelso Dunes 19 Brown Buttes Route / Trail Marker planning and management tools. Some of the lands, surface and mineral rights, 4 Fountain Peak 20 Van Winkle Wash Coos Bay Wagon Road (CBWR) . . . NONE Corps of Engineers Bureau of Reclamation Radio and Air Facilities. Information Scenic Geology .. Fee Are; may have been smew-, -s pr/erbed lands due to the lack of information 5 Colton Well Bureau of Land Management . . \338/ National Wildlife Refuges (Administered Power Withdrawals and available to BLM with respect to the nature of acquisition. Tracts less than 40 6 Desert Spring 22 Danby acres are usually omitted because of the map scale. The official land records in 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NONE NONE Miscellaneous Picnic Area Drinking Water.. Fossil Site 7 Fenner Hills 23 Essex Forest Service IFS264I National Forest by Fish & Wildlife Service) Classifications the respective offices of the Bureau of Land Management or other responsible 8 Goffs 24 Little Piute Mountains Bankhead-Jones Land Use Lands Federal Agency ProtectivProtective , , State, County, City; Wildlife, Park Hiking Point of Interest.. General Store Federal agencies should be checked for up-to-date status on any specific tract 9 West of Budweiser Wa 25 Bagdad SW County \2M NONE of land. Inadequacies in the BLM maps should be reported to the respective 10 Budweiser Wash 26 Amboy Crater National Grasslands (L.U. Lands) Withdrawals l l and Outdoor Recreation Areas . . Food Service Lodging 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Interpretive Trail Bureau of Land Management offices from which the maps were obtained. 11 Bighorn Basin 27 Amboy Acquired Lands 12 Van Winkle Spring 28 Cadiz Rock Collecting . Interpretive Sign Group Day Use Area. Public Water Reserves (By Administering Agency) PUBLIC ACCESS 13 West of Blind Hills 29 Cadiz Summit National Parks and Monuments . . . Patented Lands E 14 Blind Hills 30 Skeleton Pass Historic Site Roads crossing public lands may be travelled by the public unless closed by 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 15 Fenner 31 Old Woman Statue signing or notice by the land management agency. Public lands intervened by " 16 Fenner Spring 32 Painted Rock Wash 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 National Wildlife Refuge 1661 S. 4th Street P.O. Box 3009 Bureau of Land Management (BLM): The El Centro, CA 92243 Needles, CA 92363 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 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 This wilderness is located 28 miles east >m feet and overlooks 300 square miles of Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro CD Air kj •• Cvy,,• G\:^\P:GG^WG€S-• ^GmGrnGi includes a long-term land use plan for the of Ludlow and south of Interstate 40. pristine desert valley and mountains. Imperial National Wildlife Retfcge mountain bikes, please Tread Lightly! on the desert and Leave No Trace .: your visit. management of public lands. The mission of Contact the Needles Field Office for Needles Field Office P.O. Box 72217 (See map, B-6) Amboy Crater was the BLM is to sustain the health, diversity additional directions to this site. 101 W. Spikes Road Yuma, AZ 85365 designated a National Natural Landmark The Visitor Center is located in the and productivity of the public lands for the (See map, F-6) Nodular masses of Providence Mountains 17 miles north of Needles, CA 92363 (520) 783-3371 in 1973 in recognition of its outstanding use and enjoyment of present and future visual and geologic features. This 250-foot beautifully colored and patterned opalite Interstate 40 on Essex Road. For recorded (760) 326-7000 '!; Essex generations. BLM offices are maintained in crater is about 6,000 years old and one of ::: ;b. - can be found in the Ship Mountains. The information regarding cavern tours, Int ernet: www. ca. blm.gov/needles Kofa National Wildlife Refuge combination of pastel colors and the fine Riverside, Barstow, El Centro, Needles, Palm the best examples of a volcanic cinder (See map, G-3) Camp Clipper, also know camping and park conditions, call (760)- P.O.Box 6290 quality make this material highly prized Springs and Ridgecrest. cone in the Mojave Desert. The lava field as Camp Essex, was one of 11 World 928 2586. For additional area information, Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office Yuma, AZ 85364 surrounding the cinder cone covers 24 by collectors, although it is necessary to call the Mojave Desert Information Center. 690 W. Garnet Avenue (520) 783-7861 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE War II military training camps in the National Park Service (NPS): The NPS square miles and contains such features dig into the blown sand to obtain it. P.O. Box 2000 Arizona-California desert under the manages Death Valley and Joshua Tree Contact your local land management office as lava lakes, collapsed lava tubes and North Palm Springs, CA 92258 Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge command of General George S. Patton. CD Kfilfb Dunes National Parks as well as the Mojave when planning your trip to the desert. They sinks, spatter cones, and massive flows of The Desert Training Center, which To access the site, exit south from (760) 291-4800 906 W. Sinclair can provide you with maps and any needed Chambless on Historic Route 66. Travel National Preserve. All units of the NPS are basalt. eventually became known as the (See mam, C-l) The Kelso Dunes are a Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings Calipatria, CA 92233 permits, as well as up-to-date information east for 12 miles and turn south on a managed to "conserve the scenery and the California Arizona Maneuver Area desert delight. Rising over 700 feet above (760) 348-5278 on seasonal and emergency closures, maintained dirt road 1.7 miles to the old natural and historic objects and the wildlife Blankets of desert primrose and sand (CAMA), was created in 1942 to train the surrounding desert, they are one of the Ridgecrest Field Office weather and road conditions. When townsite of Danby. Drive west for 6.9 therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of verbena provide excellent opportunities for troops for the African, Pacific and tallest dune systems in the country, 300 S. Richmond Road traveling in the desert, please keep in mind miles and turn south. Drive .6 miles to the same in such a manner and by such photography from late February through European Campaigns. The camps were located at the southwest end of Devil's Ridgecrest, CA 93555 California State Parks the following: the first site. To access the second site, means as will leave them unimpaired for the May. closed in 1944 when all available men Playground, a 35-mile long windswept (760) 384-5400 Internet: www.ceres.ca.gov/dpr drive an additional .4 mile and turn enjoyment of future generations." National and equipment were needed overseas. plain. Westerly winds drive the sands from Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/ridgecrest south and drive .9 mile. The last .4 mile Park designation implies a large, • These maps do not show the entire desert A steep and rocky trail leaves the Amboy the Mojave River basin to a site where to the collecting area is up a sandy wash spectacular natural place having a wide Angeles District - Mojave Desert Sector route network. Crater day-use area and leads to the top All that remains of Camp Clipper is a strong southerly winds meet, causing sand Kingman Field Office and is accessible by foot or four-wheel variety of attributes. National Preserves have 43779 15th Street West of the cinder cone where there are great 500,000-gallon concrete reservoir, a deposition and the formation of the dunes. 2475 Beverly Ave drive vehicle only. similar qualities, but also allow hunting or Lancaster, CA 93534 • Road conditions and hazards are not views of the surrounding area. The 1-mile series of roads and trails, insignia, other commercial uses. Kingman, AZ 86401-3629 (805) 942-0662 marked. crater rim trail is accessed on the west landing strips, and scattered wires, A distinctive feature of the Kelso Dunes is (520) 69-2-4400 side of the crater and takes 2 1/2 hours to buttons, and canteens. Explore the camp CD Historic I itionai the noise or Aboom® that occurs when Department of Defense (DOD): Large areas Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Lake Havasu Field Office • Signs on the ground take precedence over hike. Bring plenty of water and sturdy on foot or by four-wheel drive vehicle, Trills Hijy sand avalanches cascade down the steep of the California Desert are under the 200 Palm Canyon Drive 2610 Sweetwater Ave information on the maps. shoes. Inexperienced hikers should check but please leave remnants of the past In faces of the dunes. Only about 30 dune management of the military: the Marine Borrego Springs, CA 92004 in at Roy's Cafe in Amboy before hiking to place. systems laround the world exhibit this Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406-9071 NPS: In National Parks, camping is permitted by state and local laws. Shooters (See map, A-5, F-4, 1-3) This infamous Corps Training Base at Twentynine Palms, (760) 767-5311 • Boundaries are graphic representations the crater rim. natural phenomenon. Throughout the (520) 505-1200 " generally limited to 14 days; however, are prohibited from destroying any natural highway, formerly known as simply Route Chocolate Mountains Gunnery Range, El A plaque located on Essex Road at the world, desert peoples have created legends only and are not shown to scale. there are exceptions. NPS also offers features, including cactus and other plants. 66 and extending from Chicago to Los Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges, the Naval Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Amboy Crater is located between Needles main entrance to the camp is dedicated to explain the sounds. Yuma Field Office backcountry camping. Contact each A firearm may not be discharged within 150 Angeles, is a significant part of American Weapons Center at China Lake, Edwards Air 12551 Ilwy. 79 and Ludlow and easily accessed via to the memory of the trainees. For more 2555 Gila Ridge Road Not all land in the desert is public. Private individual park for details on their yards of any developed area. history. Beginning with the Dust Bowl Force Base and the Army's National Descano, CA 91916 Historic Route 66 National Trails Highway. information, visit the interpretive display Yuma, AZ 85365 land is scattered throughout the California camping opportunities and reservations. migration to California, Route 66 enabled You can create this noise yourself by Training Center at Fort Irwin, (760) 765-0755 From Barstow, travel 42 miles east on at the John Wilke Rest Stop. Permits are required for removal of (520) 317-3200 Desert. Please respect private properly and NPS: The possession of a firearm or air gun American businesses to move commerce, starting a sand avalanche as you hike the Interstate 40 to the Ludlow exit. Take specimens for commercial use. If you UJ Marble Mountain Rock Internet: www.az.blm.gov/gwna leave all gates as you found them. CSP: Camping in most Slate Parks is is prohibited unless it is unloaded and eased 11 ie government to move troops and war higher parts of the dune. 'The Aboom" California State Parks (CSP): The Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve Historic Route 66 National Trails Highway find an unusual fossil, please contact Collecting Area permitted in designated areas. Contact the or otherwise packed to prevent use. Target Camp Clipper is located 42 miles west of supplies, and individuals to seek noise has been compared with the low California Department of Parks and P.O. Box 1 and continue southeast for 26 miles to your nearest museum of Natural History. Battle Mountain Field Office park you intend to visit to learn more shooting is illegal in the Mojave National Needles off Historic Route 66 National employment and better living conditions. notes of a cello or a low flying airplane, Recreation manages diverse cultural, Essex, CA 92332 Amboy Crater. From Needles, travel 2(5 If you discover a new species, it will he (See map, E-6) In addition to the many RECREATION INFORMATION about their camping facilities. Some parks Preserve, but hunting is allowed and is Trails Highway. Turn north on an When Interstate 40 was completed in and is produced by the interaction historical and natural resources for 50 Bastian Road (760) 923-2586 miles west on Interstate 40 and exit south named after vol i! trilobite fossils found here, this rock oiler iamily and group campsites. regulated by the California Department of unmaintained dirt road at the townsite 1979, the old two lane roadway tell into between the moving sand rubbing against posterity while offering an abundance of Battle Mountain, NV 89820-1420 Whatever outdoor recreation activity von on Mountain Springs Road. Continue on collecting area yields green epidote. Campsite reservations can be made 1 Ms! i .n id ( '..ime. fcf Bagdad. Drive 3 1/2 miles and take general disuse and lost its official U. S. the stationary sand below. Kelso sand is recreational and educational opportunities. (702) 635-4000 Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular enjoy, the following niloiuiulion will help tx> Historic Route 66 for 1 I miles to the Prom Amboy, lake Historic Route GC> east dolomite, ehrysocolla, chalcedony, year-round by calling DESTINET at (800) the 11isl left entering the lava hills. Highway "Route 00" designation. very polished and most of it is about the In the desert. these include Red Rock Internet: www.rw.bLm.gov/Battie_MLn Recreation Area assure safe and enjoyable visits for Crater. for 10 miles until you reach a road that serpentine, marble, garnet and specular 444-7275. CSP: Hunting or the possession of loaded same size, and these conditions cause the Canyon, Saddleback Butte, An/a Borrego P.O. Box 360 everyone. goes to the town ol Cadiz. Take Cadiz hematite, iron and kenatite, chalcedony firearms is prohibited in most units of the 'Through books, television, songs, and sand grains to vibrate at similar Desert, the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, Las Vegas Field Office 5 1 72 I Iwy. 78 PD Chambless Rock Collecting Road t ill the pavement ends, crystals, geodes and gold. SVRA: You can camp anywhere in the State Park system. 2 movies. Route 06 has become an frequencies as they rub against each Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve, Salton 4765 West Vegas Drive Borrego Springs, CA 92004 Campfires l J Old Woman Mountains approximately 1 miles. 'Turn left on the Ocotillo Wells SVRA. There are several (See map, E-5) Explore this area in the enduring pari of American culture. You other, much like a musical instrument, to Sea, Pieacho Stale Recreation Area and the Las Vegas, NV 89108 (760) 767-5391 To protect sparse Wilderness first dirt road and park near the base of You can access rock collecting sites in create trie Aboom'"1 sound. Massive (702) 647-5023 tables, ramadas, and fire rings scattered SVRA: Possession of loaded firearms is Marble Mountains for hematite and can still take a stroll down memory lane Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Area. vegetation and the the fourth ridge. From there, hike for the northern Marble Mountains by way of natural Avalanches on booming dunes can Internet: www.rw.blm.gov/Ijas_Vegas throughout the SVRA for your prohibited. magnetite, found In reddish brown iron on Route 00 between Ludlow and Palomar Mountain State Park fragile desert (Sec map. G-5) Taking its name from the 3/4 mile northwest. The fossil site is Kelbaker Road and a pipeline road which sometimes be heard lor 15 miles. convenience. (deposits ueai mining shafts, and apple- Needles, south of Interstate 40. U. S. Forest Service (USFS): 'The USFS P.O. Box 175 ecosystem, bring shape ol one of its granite rock monoliths, below a tilled row of dark brown rocks. runs along the northern border. To Igrecn cpidole found in the washes. An benefits Americans in many ways through Palomar, CA 92060 firewood from USFS: Target shooting and "plinking" are the massive Old Woman Mountain range access southern sites, use any of several abandoned quarry yields sizable chunks Sandy areas create some of the most management of the National Forests and National Park Service (760) 742-3462 home. USFS: The USFS offers developed. Iamily, permitted in some areas and are regulated by dominates the 146,020 acre wilderness, unmaintained dirt roads along Historic of limestone and marble. uD Mitchell Caverns Natural interestipg desert habitat for wildlife. Sand Grasslands, forestry research, and Internet: tvww.nps.gov Regulations group, undeveloped, and remote camping county ordinances and Federal regulations. ranging from an elevation of 800 feet to Route 66 National 'Trails Highway before Preserve/Prbvidence Mountains holds water much longer than regular cooperation with forest managers on state Pieacho State Recreation Area vary among opportunities. For specific information on over a mile above sea level. and after the town of Chambless. The next canyon lias a tiny mountain of State Recreation Area desert soils, and desert plants thrive on and private land. It offers a variety of Death Valley National Park P.O. Box 848 \ agencies and camping in USFS areas, contact the near­ USFWS: Some National Wildlife Refuges allow est USFS office. To make reservations at [garnet, with dark red and brown crystals this bounty of water. Dune primrose, outdoor recreational opportunities and Death Valley, CA 92328 4900 Pieacho Road seasons. hunting during hunting season. Target At the highest elevations, you can fine popular campgrounds, call forming small clusters. Green epidote is (See map, E-l) This area is administered verbena, desert sunflower, and the ajo lily manages special areas. The Cleveland, San (760) 786-2331 Winterhaven, CA 92283 • shooting is not allowed on National Wildlife juniper-pinyon woodlands, rocky outcrops, ,,••'.•••" 1-800-280-CAMP. scattered about and much of it contains Notes by the California Department of Parks are some of the wildllowers you may see Bernardino, Angeles, Sequoia and Inyo Internet; www.nps.gov/deva (760) 393-3052 Always check Refuges. Call USFWS for current information. and rugged peaks that are home to bright metallic hematite blades. Farther and Recreation and is open year round on the dunes during the spring. Further National Forests surround the California ^ \ with the bighorn sheep, desert tortoise, and up the dunes you will find desert willows. USFWS: Camping is permitted at some east is yet another canyon with a gray for camping, rock climbing, picnicking, Desert. Joshua Tree National Park Salton Sea State Recreation Area local office Pets numerous raptors. These plants also support animal National Wildlife Refuges. Contact the ridge of limestone imbedded with many hiking, and cavern tours. The limestone 74485 National Park Drive 100-225 State Park Road before populations, and you can find animal USFWS for more information. interesting fossils. eaves known as Mitchell Caverns feature U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 North Shore, CA 92254 building a Pets are welcome in all areas if kept on a Traces of prehistoric trails and historic tracks all over the dunes. intricate formations and remain at a The USFWS manages a system of land and (760) 367-1260 (760) 393-3059 eampfire. leash. National Park and California State mining routes offer interesting hiking and To access the site, turn north from constant temperature of 65 degrees. waters for the conservation of fish and Internet): www.nps.gov/jotr Park regulations are strictly enforced. horseback riding, but be prepared for Chambless on Mactull Avenue and travel Located 7 miles south of Kelso, off wildlife and associated ecosystems. National Remember to clean up after your pet. When long, dry stretches. Do not depend on Vehicle Travel 2.2 miles to the southern foothills of the Access to the caverns is by guided tour Kelbaker Road, the dunes are accessible Wildlife Refuges offer recreational oppor­ Mojave National Preserve California considering leaving pets in vehicles or mapped springs for water; carry one gallon Visitor Centers Fire Permit mountains. only, which lasts about 90 minutes and via a 3-riiile graded dirt road. A walk to the tunities to the public, including wildlife 222 E. Main Street, Suite 202 trailers, be aware that temperatures can rise of water per person per day. Due to diverse topography, plants, soils requires a 1.5 mile hike. The caverns are highest ridge and back takes about 2 observation, nature photography, hiking, Barstow, CA92311 and land ownership in California, off-high­ quickly to lethal levels in the summer heat. hours, 'phe dunes are closed to motor Bureau of Land Management (BLM): A equipped with stairs, railing, and special fishing and hunting. Refuges in the (760) 255-8800 CA Welcome Center way vehicle (OHV) regulations vary from Access to this wilderness requires four- IJp Marble Mountain Fossil Beds vehicles. eampfire permit is required at all times. A lighting for viewing the cave's amazing California Desert include Cibola, Havasu, Internet: wivw.nps.gov/moja 2796 Tanger Way Suite 106 area to area. Flash Hoods are common in wheel drive vehicles. From Essex, free permit is available at all BLM offices (Si'c maj), E 6) One of the classic display of stalactite, stalagmite, cavern Imperial, and Salton Sea National Wildlife Barstow, CA92311 PROTECTED RESOURCES California, on Historic Route 66 National and visitor centers. Open fires may be the desert, so avoid crossing washes, and Cambrian trilobite fossil sites in the coral, and flowstone formations. Refuges. Lake Mead National Recreation Area Trails Highway, take the graveled and £1 Graitite Mountains (760) 253 4813 banned completely during periods of high wait a few hours after a heavy rain. Check western U.S. is located at this beautiful 601 Nevada Highway Historic and Archaeological Sites sandy Sunflower Road southeast lor 7 m fire danger. Outside of existing eampfire with the appropriate land management outcrop in a 60-foot thick formation over Tours are offered daily at 1:30 p.m. Boulder City, NV 89005 miles. The road follows the northeastern (See map, C-3) The Granite Mountains are Big Bear Discovery Center rings, please use a metal fire pan. Firewood agency before you visit an area. 550 million years old. Trilobites were weekdays and at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 FOR MORE INFORMATION (702) 293-8907 The California Desert possesses thousands of boundary of the wilderness. the southernmost peak in a ribbon that North Shore/Highway 38 collection is restricted to down and dead historic and archaeological sites. The small marine crustaceans that and 3:00 p.m. on weekends and state includes the New York and Providence Internet: www.nps.gov/lame P.O. Box 66 BLM: All BLM-managed public lands in Rangers and other staff are in the California materials. petroglyphs and intaglios left by the earliest resembled modern day horseshoe crabs. holidays from Labor Day through Mountains. Rising over 7,000 feet in Fawnskin, CA 92333 the California Desert are designated as Desert to help you have an enjoyable and Indian inhabitants, the trails of early Spanish 3J Clipper Mountain Wilderness Memorial Day. During the summer, elevation, this range with its towering (909) 866-3437 one of three vehicle-use categories: sale visit. Contact any of the offices listed National Park Service (NPS): In Death explorers, the vestiges of mining camps and You can identify the site by the quarry weekend tours are offered only at 1:30 granite spires is a noted area landmark. U. S. Forest Service (See map, F-3) This wilderness below for site-specific information and Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, roads used by later settlers, and the holes and pink, dark green and light- p.m. Reservations are required 2 weeks in Internet: www.r5.pswfs.gov Interagency Visitor Center encompasses a large mesa with canyons assistance. campfires are permitted in designated J Open Areas are open to vehicle use remnants of General George Patton's WWII brown shale spread along the hillside. advance for private group tens larger The Granite Mountains Natural Reserve, and hills to the southeast. Follow the old Drawer R campgrounds. Where fireplaces are not anywhere within the posted boundaries. desert warfare training areas are just a few of By just splitting the shale, you will have than 10 people. managed by the National Park Service and Angeles National Forest World War II trail 7 miles up the northern Jet. Hwy. 395 & Hwy 136 provided, fires are restricted to portable Travel off established routes the sites that provide a rich and important an excellent chance of finding a complete the University of California, is one of more 701 North Santa Anita Avenue slope of the Clipper Range to glimpse the Lone Pine, CA 93545 stoves. In I lie Mojave National Preserve, (cross-country) is permitted. legacy of more than 10,000 years of human trilobite, one of the first animals on A small campground with six fee than 30reserves that provide protected Bureau of Land Management bighorn sheep that reside within this area. Arcadia: CA 91006 (760) 87(5-6222 open campfires are limited to existing history in North America. Visit these sites Earth with eyes and a skeleton. campsites is available on a first-come, lands for academic research. Internet: www.ca.bhn.gov (818) 574-1613 www.nv.blm.gov eampfire rings or a metal fire pan. The J Closed Areas are closed to all motorized and reflect on the forces and events that first served basis. It is situated at 4,300 Mojave Desert Information Center azwiviv.az.blm.gov collection of wood, living or dead, anywhere vehicle use. have shaped our nation and our personal Cleveland National Forest Mojave National Preserve within NPS lands is prohibited. lives. 10845 Ranelio Bernardo Road P.O. Box 241 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, Cainplires are allowed restrictions. No cross-country travel is tare 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 DO NOT RATION WATER: it will only do Inyo National Forest i Learn how to use a topo catalytic converters or exhaust pipes can 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 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 Barstow Field Office 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 (760) 878-2400 200 Palm Canyon Drive Mine Shafts and Tunnels 2601 Barstow Road 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 Borrego Springs, CA 92004 Barstow, CA 92311 from a distance, take care not to disturb the training areas still have unexploded • 'Travel and cam]) on durable surfaces endangered species populations. 'These defined. It is easy to San Bernardino National Forest (760) 767-5311 (760) 252-6000 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 1824 S. Commercecenter Circle Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/barstow 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 when shafts or tunnels. They are extremely San Bernardino, CA 92408 Mojave Desert Multi-Agency Use of eampfire 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 and All fireworks are prohibited on (661) 383-5588 Information Center odorless toxic fumes. Entering mines can Bakersfield Field Office 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 Portion ol BLM, NPS, USFS, USFWS and California State Parks also disturb wildlife (bats and mice) living 3801 Pegasus Drive 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. topographic Sequoia! National Forest 43779 15th Street West in them. State Parks land. Bakersfield, CA 93308 Dead wood may not be gathered. other areas, vehicles are limited to • Enjoy rock art (petroglyphs and picto- J Historic and archaeological sites are For more LNT information call 1-800- any law enforcement agency. map 900 W. Grand Avenue Lancaster, CA 93534 (661) 391-6000 approved routes of travel. graphs) by viewing, sketching or pho­ protected by law. Severe civil and crimi­ 332-4100. Dress Properly Porterville, CA 93257 (661) 942-0662 Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bakersjleld U.S. Forest Service (USFS): Campfire tographing it. Do not mm^^/flm?---- nal penalties will be brought against Vehicles (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 Bishop Field Office restrictions vary depending on the level of trails and routes. Ride responsibly and materials to trace " harm these resources. Conviction can your attitude and awareness than on and minimize exposure. Be sure to use Keep your vehicle well maintained. Cany P.O. BoxD 785 N. Main Street, Suite E J 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 Jet. Hwy. 14 & Jawbone Rd. Bishop. CA 93514 National Wildlife Refuges 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 Cantil, CA 93519 Be sure to Tread Lightly! by: (760) 872-4881 Internel: www.fws.gov USFWS: Some refuge roads and trails are contact can well as civil penalties such as vehicle ing; a wide-brimmed :V road conditions and beware of flash MILITARY EXPLOSIVES (760) 373-1146 Internet: www.ca.blm.gov/bishop U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): closed to motorized vehicles. accelerate the hat, sunglasses and V floods. If you are stranded, stay with your confiscation or site restoration costs. • Travel only where permitted; Large areas of the desert have been and Cibola National Wildlife Refuge Campfires are not permitted on most disintegration of sunscreen. Desert tem­ vehicle; it is much easier to spot a vehicle Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic • Respect the rights of others; are still used as bombing ranges and BoxAP I National Wildlife Refuges. these ancient fig­ peratures can reach over 90" F than a person on foot. Area Visitor Center Hunting and Target Shooting Wilderness • Educate yourself; training arenas by the U.S. Armed Forces. Blythe, CA 92225 ures. Local rock and drop below 50°F in one day. 5 1 500 Hwy. 74 • Avoid driving throught wet areas and 'There are still many unexploded devices (520) 857-3253 The majority of public lands managed by art societies and DESERT SAFETY TIPS Supimer temperatures can exceed Palm Desert, CA 92260 1 The 1964 Wilderness Act defines wilder­ areas easily scarred by churning Backcountry Permits lying around. Do not handle anything the BLM and USFS are open to bunting. amateur archaeolog- -w* 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 backcountry 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 below freezing. A wide range of camping opportunities are man, where man himself is a visitor who 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. available in the California Desert, from does not remain." There are 8 million unprepared. Harsh weather conditions the appropriate office for the area you will these lands. Hunting opportunities exist Carry Plenty of Water developed campgrounds to primitive acres of wilderness in the California J 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 backcountry. Regulations vary among apply to the specific wilderness area that Acquire a knowledge of desert survival bearing mammals and big game, except places of ancestral, religious or cultural tered by the BLM, NPS, USFS and USFWS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 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 within the California Desert. A gallon of Fire wish to visit for more information. and mechanical transport, such as country areas. 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 For Emergencies 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. 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 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 DIAL 911 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 campgrounds in the California desert. BLM ulations, call the California Department of Tell someone where you are going and history and culture. ness values for you and other visitors. areas. The managing agency is the best gallon. When the fUz:~-^ j^P plant cover means the desert does not harm, stay clear of suspicious drums, also allows dispersed camping and has a Fish and Game at (562) 590-5132. when you plan to return. Stick with your ( 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, / ^J3 \a$ta f*iW*t bags or chemical odors. Visible fumes, • The California Desert has remnants of old right, can be just as dangerous and for "snowbirds" that flock to the desert in J Use "Leave No Trace" tech­ back. Do not travel in the desert back- it is time to turn Slita^ 1 \ •—**% dead plants or animals in the immediate Federal Interagency Communication 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 Center 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 (909) 383-5651 BLM-managed lands unless posted camps and training areas. Please approach water for your ger. Report any suspected hazardous visitor center for a Recreation Opportunity ing through wilderness, and Survey (USGS) topographic maps, which, When driving off maintained roads, avoid otherwise, as long as such activity is these sites with caution. An abandoned vehicle. waste to your local law enforcement office. Guide (ROG). camping in wilderness. All California residents and visitors are show land contour i and specific featun s. siopi ing in tall grass or brush. Hot