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ModerateModoc Volcanic Scenic Byway — Lava Beds to Medicine Lake Highlands
Lava, obsidian, and no crowds. True Modoc country.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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ModerateOnion Valley to Kearsarge Pass Road — Inyo Mountains Eastern Sierra Approach
Straight up the Sierra's eastern wall.
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ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Mojave Desert Historic Trail
The oldest government road in California.
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ModerateJohnson Valley to Barstow
Classic Mojave crossing for desert veterans
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BLM Sheep Creek Dispersed Area
Remote desert dispersed camping along Sheep Creek wash with scattered creosote and good stargazing potential.
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Shasta-Trinity National Forest Medicine Lake Dispersed Sites
High-elevation volcanic lake surrounded by scattered dispersed sites in the Modoc Plateau's glass flow country.
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BLM White Mountain Dispersed Area
High-desert dispersed camping beneath California's ancient bristlecone pines at 8,000+ feet elevation.
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BLM Coyote Flat Dispersed Area
High desert flats with scattered Joshua trees and wide-open camping above the Antelope Valley.
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BLM Pilot Knob Dispersed Area
Desert camping beneath a volcanic plug with views across Imperial Valley to the Salton Sea and Mexico border.
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BLM Hole-in-the-Wall Dispersed Area
Remote volcanic rock dispersed camping in the Mojave National Preserve with otherworldly formations and zero light pollution.