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Mojave National Preserve
Directions
Map showing location of Mojave National Preserve.
 

Mojave National Preserve is located east of Barstow, Calif., between I-15 and I-40.
From I-15: Exit Kelbaker Road at Baker, Calif., or Zyzyx Road, Cima Road, or Nipton Road.
From I-40: Exit Kelbaker Road, Essex Road, or Goffs Road.

Directions to Kelso Depot Visitor Center
From I-15: Exit Kelbaker Road at Baker, Calif., and drive south 34 miles to Kelso Depot.
From I-40: Exit Kelbaker Road (28 miles east of Ludlow, Calif.) and drive north 22 miles to Kelso Depot.

Directions to Hole-in-the-Wall and Mitchell Caverns
From I-40: Exit Essex Road and drive north 10 miles to the junction with Black Canyon Road. Mitchell Caverns is 6 miles northwest of this junction on Essex Road. Hole-in-the-Wall is 10 miles north on Black Canyon Road.

Airports
LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is located 140 miles southwest of the preserve.
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) is located 60 miles northeast of the preserve.

photo of mojave mound cactus bloom  

Did You Know?
Mojave National Preserve was established in 1994 through the California Desert Protection Act. Now managed by the National Park Service, the area was known as the East Mojave Scenic Area, under the Bureau of Land Management.

Last Updated: April 28, 2008 at 14:57 EST