Jawbone Canyon OHV Area
BLM Lands
Location: From Ridgecrest, go east on CA 178 to Trona-Red Mountain Road, or west from US 395 onto Searles Station Road.
Phone: (760) 384-5400 »
Season: year round
Fee: no
Reservations: no
Description: The Jawbone Canyon OHV Area provides a wide variety of riding opportunities including cross country play, trail riding, advanced technical routes, 4-wheel drive trails, and Enduro, Technique Trials, European Scramble and Hare Hound competitive events. The area provides an uncrowded riding opportunity in the Western Mojave Desert three hours north of Los Angeles.
Staging areas offer a convenient place for camping, unloading, free play and staging competitive events. Dispersed camping permitted throughout the park, with a 14-day stay limit. Staging areas are accessible with two-wheel drive vehicles.
Activities:
Mountain Biking
Hiking/Backpacking
Camping
Wildlife Viewing
Services and Facilities:
Entries marked HA indicate handicapped accessible.
HA Visitor Center
HA Exhibits
Campground (Primitive)
Interpretive Programs
Restrooms
Notes: Green Sticker OHV registration is mandatory for ALL vehicles which are not \"street legal\". The Spangler Hills are home to the desert tortoise. Collecting tortoises is prohibited. Please avoid handling or disturbing these desert creatures.
Nearby Public Lands: View vicinity map »
Address: Ridgecrest Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 300 S. Richmond Rd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone: (760) 384-5400 »
Weather: NOAA CA Weather »
Presented by the Public Lands Interpretive Association (PLIA)
Online Public Lands Information Centers are operated by the Public Lands Interpretive Association, a non-profit, educational organization, in cooperation with federal and state land management agencies.
Website and contents © 1997 - 2013 Public Lands Interpretive Association. All Rights Reserved.