Afton Canyon's surface water makes it unique in the southern California desert. Known locally as The Grand Canyon of the Mojave for its dramatic geological formations, this is the only place where the Mojave River flows above ground year-round - providing significant riparian (riverbank) wildlife ha...

The Mojave River rarely flows above ground - this is one of the few places it does.

Although this area is centered around a river, it has a forceful desert energy, the mountains rising up dry and forbidding in the near distance. The river itself is in Amargosa Canyon, which breaks up the dryness with dense vegetation, some of which forms hanging gardens of a kind. The river is shal...

The Antelope Valley Indian Museum celebrates Great Basin Indian cultures. The exhibits represent and interpret American Indian groups, both aboriginal and contemporary, of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Californian cultural regions. A number of the artifacts on display are rare or one-of-a-kind ite...

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located in southern Nevada 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Encompassing over 23,000 acres of spring-fed wetlands, Ash Meadows is a desert wetland ecosystem providing habitat for at least 25 species found nowhere else in the world.Thirteen species are endanger...

These salt flats are the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. Reached by hike - don't walk on the flats in hot weather, though.

The Barstow field region provides for a wide variety of recreational activities. Within its boundaries are two BLM campgrounds, Afton Canyon and Owl Canyon; the Rainbow Basin National Natural Landmark; the Juniper Flats and Ord Mountain Route Networks; five Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas, Stod...