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Applewhite Campground — San Bernardino National Forest
Flat, no-frills BLM-adjacent camp at the base of Lytle Creek canyon — close enough to the trail to…
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San Bernardino National Forest — Middle Lytle Creek Ridge Dispersed Camp
Ridgeline dispersed camping above Lytle Creek canyon with canyon wind, wide desert views, and hard separation from the…
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San Bernardino National Forest — Lone Pine Canyon Road Upper Dispersed Camp
High-desert pinyon-juniper dispersed camp along upper Lone Pine Canyon, tucked against the eastern San Gabriels with big views…
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San Bernardino National Forest — Lytle Creek Wash North Fork Dispersed Camp
Sandy wash-bottom camping along Lytle Creek's north fork — gritty desert-meets-mountain feel at the toe of the San…
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ModerateLytle Creek Road to Lone Pine Canyon — San Gabriel Mountains Desert Approach
Wild canyon in the shadow of the Inland Empire.
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Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark — Searles Dry Lake Tufa Spires
Over 500 tufa spires rising from a dry Mojave lakebed — ancient, bizarre, and close enough to Trona…
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Wildrose Peak Trailhead — Panamint Crest Summit Access
The jump-off for Wildrose Peak at 9,064 ft — one of Death Valley's most rewarding day hikes, with…
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Charcoal Kilns — Wildrose Canyon Historic Beehive Ovens
Ten nearly perfect stone beehive kilns built in 1877 to fuel Panamint Valley silver smelters — one of…
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Mahogany Flat Campground — Death Valley National Park
Highest campground in Death Valley at 8,133 feet — the literal trailhead camp for Wildrose Peak and Telescope…
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Panamint Springs Resort Campground — Death Valley National Park
The only developed camp and fuel stop on the western side of Death Valley — a genuine lifeline…