Doin’s In The Desert
This is only a partial list of what there is to do and see in our desert
We recommend you call before you go

Amargosa Opera House
P.O. Box 8, Death Valley Junction, California 92328
Marta Becket performs on Saturdays from October through May at 8:15 pm
Reservations needed
760-852-4441

Beatty Museum & Historical Society
P.O. Box 224, Beatty, Nevada 89003
Look into the past of the Bullfrog Mining District, the last real gold boom in the West
Open every day from 10 am to 4 pm
775-553-2303

Bureau of Land Management
2160 Barstow Road, Barstow, California 92311
Good source for information on public lands from Joshua Tree National Park
to Fort Irwin and from San Bernardino National Forest to Stateline
Open Monday thru Friday from 7:45 to 4:30
760-252-6000

Calico Early Man Site
P.O. Box 535, Yermo, California 92398
Located about 15 miles northeast of Barstow off Interstate 15
Guided tours on Wednesday at 1:30 and 3:30.
On Thursday through Sunday at 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, and 3:30
760-218-0827

Calico Ghost Town
P.O. Box 638, Yermo, California 92398
A real place back in time for you to explore
Open daily
760-254-2122

California Route 66 Museum
16825 “D” Street, Victorville, California 92393
The heritage of Route 66 and its communities
Open Thursday through Monday from 10 am to 4 pm and
Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm
760-951-0436

China Ranch Date Farm
P.O.Box 61, Shoshone, California 92384
A date farm near the Old Spanish Trail and the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad bed.
Take a tour, visit the gift shop, stay at the Bed & Breakfast
Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm
760-852-4415

Colorado River Historical Society & Museum
2201 Hwy 68, Bull Head City, Arizona 86430
Preserving the history of the Tri State’s ancient and recent past
Open every day but Monday from 10 am to 4 pm
928-754-3399

Daggett Museum & Historical Society
P.O. Box 105, Daggett, California 92327.
More than forty exhibits of history and collectibles
Museum open by appointment only, but well worth the effort
760-254-2629

Death Valley National Park
A place of legend and a place of trial
This is a vast area, call for information and directions
760-786-2331

Desert Discovery Center
831 Barstow Road, Barstow, California 92311.
Home of the Old Woman Meteorite
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm
760-252-6060

Eastern California Museum
P.O. Box 206, Independence, California 93526
One of the largest collections of Owens Valley Paiute
and Shoshone basketry in the world
Open every day but Tuesday from 10 am to 4 pm.
760-878-0364

Goldstone Tracking Station
Tours are available to groups. Call Karla Warner and ask her about it.
760-255-8688

High Desert Gold Diggers, Inc
Dedicated to the study of prospecting
Meets the second Tuesday each month at 7:30 at Hansen Hall at the
Church of The Valley, 14933 Wakita Blvd, Apple Valley, California 92307
760-951-7364

Hi-Desert Nature Museum
57090 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, California 92284
Nature and history of the high desert region
Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm
760-369-7212

Hole-In-The-Wall State Park
Visitor’s center, camp grounds, developed trails
Call for information
760-928-2572

Kelso Depot Visitors Center
35 miles south of Baker on Kelbaker Road
A wonderful old Railroad depot restored as the major
visitor center for Mojave National Preserve
Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm except Christmas Day
760-733-4456

Kelso Dunes
43 miles south of Baker on Kelbaker Road
One of the few “singing sand dunes”, they are about
700 feet high and cover a 45 square mile area
Ask for information at Kelso Depot
760-733-4456

Kern Valley Museum
P.O. Box 651. Kernville, California 93238
Open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm
760-376-6683

Lane House and Museum at Calico Ghost Town
36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, California 92398
History and natural history of Calico, a 19th century silver mining town
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm
760-254-3828

Manzanar National Historic Site
5 miles south of Independence on Hwy 395
Japanese American World War II Internment Center
Open daily from 8:30 to 5 pm
760-878-0441

Maturango Museum
100 E. Las Flores Avenue, Ridgecrest, California 93555
A museum of cultural history, natural history and geology of the Northern
Mojave Desert, emphasizing our Indian Wells Valley
Open every day from 10 am to 5 pm
760-375-6900

Mitchell Caverns/Providence Mountains State Park
P.O. Box 1, Essex, California 92332
The only limestone caves in the California State Park system
Schedule depends on the season; call before you go
760-928-2586

Mohahve Historical Society
P.O. Box 21, Victorville, California 92393
Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting materials pertaining to the
history of the Victor Valley
Meets at 7 pm on the fourth Thursday of each month (except July and August)
in the Regency Room of the Sterling Inn at 17738 Francesca in Victorville
760-949-2276

Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association (Friends of the Mojave Road)
37198 Lanfair Road, G-15, Essex, California 92332.
In the 1914 Goffs School House, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Open by appointment only
760-733-4482

NTC and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Museum
Bldg 222 First Street, Ft. Irwin, California 92310.
Our history, then and now
Open Monday through Friday 11 am to 4:30 pm, except Holidays
Weekend tours by appointment.
760-380-6607

Needles Museum
929 Front Street, Needles, California 92363
Mining and railroad memorabilia, local Indian artifacts
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm
760-326-5678

Old Spanish Trail Association
P.O. Box 7, Marysville, Washington 98270
Established in 1994 to study, preserve and
protect America’s 15th National Historic Trail
360-653-5330 or 760-256-5570

Pahrump Valley Museum & Historical Society
401 E. Basin Road, Pahrump, Nevada 89041
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
775-751-1970
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
HCR 33, Box 5500, Las Vegas, Nevada 89124
197,000 acres located just a few miles west of Las Vegas
Open daily
702-515-5350

Rhyolite Ghost Town
One of the largest ghost towns in Nevada, with many original buildings still standing
For information, contact the Beatty Museum
775-553-2303

Route 66 Mother Road Museum
681 N. First Street, Barstow, California 92311
Historic photographs and artifacts related to Route 66 and Mojave Desert communities
Located in the historic Harvey House in Barstow
Open Friday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm.
760-255-1890

San Bernardino County Museum
2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, California 92374
Exhibits, programs, lectures, field trips, family activities
Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 am to 5 pm
909-307-2669

Searles Valley Historical Society
13193 Main Street, Trona, California 93562
Includes Old Guest House Museum, Searles Valley History House,
Trona Railway Museum, and the Trona Railway Caboose
Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday from 9 am to noon,
Tuesday and Friday from 10 am to 1 pm., and by appointment
760-372-5222

Shoshone Museum Association
P.O. Box 38, Shoshone, California 92384
The Museum building was built in Greenwater in 1902, then moved
To Zabriskie, then to its present location
Open every day from 8:30 to 4 pm
760-850-4414

Stone Hotel
Located in downtown Daggett
This 19th century hotel is currently closed for restoration but can be viewed from outside

Twenty Mule Team Museum
26962 Twenty Mule Team Road, Boron, California 93516
This history of borax mining in Death Valley and Boron
Open every day from 10 am to 4 pm
760-762-5810

Victor Valley Museum & Art Gallery
11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, California 92307
History and cultural arts of the High Desert
Open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm
and Sunday from noon to 4 pm.
760-240-2111

Western America Railroad Museum (WARM)
685 N. First Street, Barstow, California 92311
Railroad history and artifacts of the High Desert and the Pacific Southwest
Located in the historic Harvey House in Barstow.
Open Friday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm
760-256-WARM