California
Mojave National Preserve — Lanfair Valley BLM Dispersed Camp
Wide-open Lanfair Valley flats off the Mojave Road corridor — classic desert dispersed camping with Joshua tree stands…
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California
DifficultMojave Road — Fort Piute to Government Holes via Piute Gorge Wash and Lanfair Valley (Classic Interior Segment)
Army ghost road. Basalt gorge. Zero shade.
California
Kelso Depot Visitor Center — Mojave National Preserve Desert Railroad Hub
Restored 1920s railroad depot in the heart of the Preserve — the best intel stop between Needles and…
California
Hole-in-the-Wall Campground — Mojave National Preserve
The Preserve's most-used developed camp, wedged into volcanic ring-dike country with pit toilets, water, and direct access to…
California
Mojave National Preserve — Government Holes Road Dispersed Camp
Flat desert camping along the historic Mojave Road corridor near one of the route's most storied water stops…
California
DifficultMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (East-to-West Classic Full Crossing)
America's oldest overland route. Still unforgiving.
Arizona
Clifton Historical District — Copper Era Mining Town Gateway to the Gila Box
Clifton's old copper-era jail, cliff-cut streets, and flood-scarred storefronts mark the northern trailhead for the Gila Box overland…
Arizona
Roper Lake State Park Campground — Safford Desert Basecamp
A developed state park campground on the edge of the Sonoran Desert, with a natural hot spring tub…
Arizona
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area — Gila River Corridor Dispersed Camp
BLM dispersed camping along the Gila River inside the Gila Box RNCA — cottonwood-shaded benches, hot springs nearby,…
Arizona
ModerateArizona BDR Southern Connector — Clifton to Safford via the Gila Box Riparian Area and Gila River Crossings
Three river crossings through Arizona's best-kept canyon.