Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 |
View from highway |
Photo - Welcome to California highway sign |
| 0.0 0.0 |
California - Nevada State Line |
East to Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 1.4 2.2 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 1.7 2.8 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 3.3 5.3 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 4.3 6.9 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 4.8 7.8 |
Yates Well Road |
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| 5.3 8.5 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 5.5 8.8 |
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View from highway driving West. |
| 6.3 10.1 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 6.8 10.9 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 7.3 11.7 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 8.1 13.1 |
Point of Interest |
Elevation 3000 feet |
| 8.2 13.2 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 8.8 14.1 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 9.8 15.8 |
Nipton Road |
Junction of highway # 164. East to the community of Nipton 'Gateway to the Mojave National Preserve'. Mojave National Preserve's vast expanse of desert lands include elements of three of the four major North American Deserts: the Mojave, Great Basin, and Sonoran. Campgrounds: Black Canyon Equestrian & Group Campground. Facilities include pit toilets, water, and a picnic shelter with tables. Hole-in-the-Wall Campground. Facilities include pit toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, trashcans, and drinkable water. There are no utility hookups but there is a dump station. Mid Hills Campground. The road to the campground is not paved and is not recommended for motorhomes or trailers. There are 26 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings. Pit toilets, trashcans, and drinkable water are provided.
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| 10.2 16.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 10.3 16.6 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 11.1 17.9 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 11.7 18.8 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 11.7 18.9 |
Point of Interest |
Elevation 4000 feet |
| 11.9 19.1 |
Roadside Turnout, paved no services |
South side of highway |
| 12.2 19.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 12.7 20.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 13.1 21.1 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 13.9 22.4 |
Point of Interest |
Moutain Pass 4730 feet |
| 20.7 33.3 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 20.7 33.3 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 21.3 34.3 |
Baily Road |
Access to emergency call box |
| 21.7 35.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 22.1 35.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 22.8 36.7 |
Roadside highway turnout with emergency call box |
North side of highway |
| 23.2 37.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
Both sides of highway |
| 23.6 37.9 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 24.3 39.1 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 24.7 39.8 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 25.7 41.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 25.9 41.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Mescal Ditch |
| 26.3 42.3 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 26.7 43.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 27.2 43.7 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 27.5 44.2 |
Point of Interest |
Elevation 4000 feet |
| 27.7 44.5 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 28.2 45.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 28.7 46.2 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 29.2 47.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 29.4 47.3 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 30.1 48.4 |
Cima Road |
Access to Mojave National Preserve.Rose-colored sand dunes, volcanic cinder cones, Joshua tree forests, and mile-high mountains are all part of the scene at Mojave National Preserve. |
| 31.6 50.9 |
Roadside Highway Turnout California State Rest Area |
Picnic tables, toilets, telephone. Both sides of highway |
| 32.7 52.7 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 33.7 54.2 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 34.7 55.8 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 37.2 59.8 |
Halloran Summit Road |
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| 37.2 59.8 |
Point of Interest |
Elevation 4000 feet |
| 38.4 61.8 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 40.8 65.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 42.7 68.7 |
Roadside highway turnout with emergency call box |
Gravel, North side of highway |
| 43.5 70.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Bale Ditch |
| 44.1 70.9 |
Halloran Springs Road |
Services, fuel off highway. South side of highway |
| 44.6 71.8 |
Point of Interest |
Elevation 3000 feet |
| 44.7 72.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 46.8 75.3 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 48.7 78.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 49.7 80.0 |
Point of Interest |
Elevation 2000 feet |
| 51.3 82.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 53.3 85.8 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 53.4 86.0 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 55.3 89.0 |
Roadside highway turnout with emergency call box |
North side of highway |
| 56.6 91.1 |
Community of Baker, California - Photo Baker highway sign |
Gateway to Death Valley National Park. Death Valley is a land of extremes -- the driest, lowest, hottest. Summer temperatures average over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one of the hottest places on earth. At 282 feet below sea level, it is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. It is the driest place in North America with an average annual rainfall of only 1.96 inches. |
| 58.6 94.3 |
Junction of highway # 127 (Kelbaker Road) |
North to Death Valley National Park. North to communities of Tecope, Tecope Hot Springs,California Shoshone, California.
Access to Mojave National Preserve |
| 59.0 95.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Mojave River |
| 59.2 95.2 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 61.1 98.3 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 62.0 99.8 |
View from highway |
Looking south at The Devils Playground area |
| 64.1 103.2 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 64.3 103.5 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 64.4 103.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 64.9 104.5 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 66.3 106.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Turtle Ditch |
| 66.4 106.8 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 67.4 108.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 68.4 110.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 69.3 111.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 70.1 112.8 |
Rasor Road |
The Rasor Road exit off I 15 is the entrance to the Rasor Road Off Highway Vehicle Park, this is BLM property also at Rasor Road exit there is 24 hr fuel service Gasoline, Diesel , Off road racing fuel convience store. |
| 71.5 115.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 72.0 115.8 |
View from highway |
Looking west at the Soda Mountains |
| 72.3 116.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 73.3 117.9 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 73.8 118.8 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 73.9 118.9 |
Basin Road |
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| 74.8 120.3 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 75.7 121.9 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 77.8 125.2 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 78.5 126.3 |
View from highway |
Driving west |
| 79.3 127.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 80.2 129.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 82.6 132.9 |
Aston Road |
Access to the community of Dunn, California. |
| 83.3 134.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 84.2 135.5 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 86.7 139.6 |
Roadside Highway Turnout State Rest Area |
Toilets, picnic tables. Both sides of highway |
| 90.5 145.6 |
Field Road |
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| 91.1 146.6 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 93.9 151.1 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 94.8 152.5 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 96.6 155.5 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 97.6 157.0 |
Harvard Road |
Access to community of Harvard, California. Services, fuel off highway. |
| 98.5 158.5 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 101.5 163.4 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 102.5 165.0 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 103.5 166.5 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 105.5 169.7 |
Minneola Road |
Services off highway |
| 106.8 171.9 |
Agricultural Inspection Station |
Both sides of highway |
| 107.7 173.3 |
Access to the community of Yermo, Califormia |
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| 109.4 176.1 |
Calico Road |
Access to Regional Park campground. Emergency call box at highway |
| 110.5 177.9 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 112.2 180.5 |
Ghost Town Road |
Access to The Ghost Town of Calico, north of highway. Access to R V campground, full hookups, north of highway. Services, fuel off highway. 1881 marked the beginning of one of the largest silver strikes in California history and the birth of Calico. This authentic silver mining town lives on as one of the few original mining camps of the Old West.
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| 114.4 184.1 |
Fort Irwin Road |
Access to emergency call box |
| 115.4 185.7 |
Emergency Call Box |
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| 115.7 186.2 |
Junction of Old Highway # 58 |
Access to the communities of Hinkley, Four Corners, Bakersfield. |
| 116.3 187.1 |
City of Barstow |
Eastern Corporate Limits. Elevation 2300 feet |
| 118.6 190.8 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Mojave River |
| 118.9 191.4 |
East Main Street |
Junction of Interstate Business Route # 15 ( The historical Route 66 for city of Barstow.
Junction of highway # 40, east to cities of Needles, Kingman |
| 121.0 194.7 |
City of Barstow, California |
Junction of highway # 247. South to Lucerne Valley,California, Yucca Valley, city of Palm Springs, California.
South to Joshua Tree National Park. The city of Barstow is centrally located in the western Mojave at the entrance to the Mojave National Preserve and is home to the U.S. Army National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, Marine Corps Logistics Base, NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Network, Veterans Home of California, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad's classification yard.
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| 121.0 194.7 |
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