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Managed by BLMCalifornia BLM Los Padres National Forest Olancho Dunes Ridgecrest Resource Area 300 S. Richmond Rd. Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 760-384-5400 Located 2 miles east of Olancho on State Hwy. 190 Designated "Open Area" consisting of 57,000 acres.
Panamint Dry Lake (South) Ridgecrest Resource Area 300 S. Richmond Rd. Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 619-384-5400 Designated "Open Area" of 2,240 acres. Dry lake bed. Spangler Hills Ridgecrest Resource Area 300 S. Richmond Rd. Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 619-384-5400 Located 10 miles north of Red Mountain on Trona Rd. Rolling hills, steep mountains, open valleys and rocky terrain. Designated "Open Area" of 57,000 acres. Jawbone Canyon / Dove Springs 2811 Jawbone Canyon Rd. Cantil, Ca. 93555 619-373-1146 Located 20 miles north of Mojave on Hwy. 14. Access is Jawbone Canyon Rd. and Dove Springs Rd. Steep canyons, hill climbs, and trail riding opportunities. Contains two designated "Open Areas" for a total of 8,750 acres of riding opportunities. Rasor BLM Barstow Field Office 2601 Barstow Road Barstow, CA 92311 (760) 252-6000
Imperial Sand Dunes (Mammoth Wash) El Centro Resource Area 1661 S. 4th St. El Centro, Ca. 92243 619-337-4400 Approximately 12,000 acres. Location is 15 miles west of Yuma on I-80. Sand Dunes. Designated "Open Area". Arroyo Salado El Centro Resource Area 1661 S. 4th St. El Centro, Ca. 92243 619-337-4400 Located 10 miles west of Hwy. 86 on Hwy. 78. Rolling hills and sand washes. Designated "Open Area" consisting of 4800 acres. Adjacent to Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Recreation Area. El Mirage BLM Barstow Field Office 2601 Barstow Road Barstow, CA 92311 (760) 252-6000
Rice Valley Dunes Palm Springs-South Coast Resource Area P.O. Box 2000 63-500 Garnet Ave. Palm Springs, Ca. 92258-2000 619-251-4800 Located 5 miles south of Rice Valley on Hwy. 62. Access is Santa Fe Road. Sand dunes. Designated "Open Area" consisting of 3770 acres. Area of little use. DANGER—contaminated with unexploded ordinance. | Dumont Dunes BLM Barstow Field Office 2601 Barstow Rd. Barstow, Ca. 92311 760-252-6000 Located 30 miles north of Baker on Hwy. 127, off Dumont Dunes Rd. Steep and tall sand dunes. "Open Area" of 8,150 acres. Stoddard Valley BLM Barstow Field Office 2601 Barstow Rd. Barstow, Ca. 92311 760-252-6000 Located between Victorville and Barstow. Adjacent to I-15. Access is Hodge and Sidewinder roads. Rolling hills, steep mountains and open valleys. Designated "Open Area" consisting of 50,000 acres. DANGER—Open mine shafts Johnson Valley BLM Barstow Field Office 2601 Barstow Rd. Barstow, Ca. 92311 760-252-6000 Located 15 miles east of Lucerne Valley on Hwy. 247. Access is Camp Rock, Boon and Bessemer Mine. Rolling hills, steep mountains and open valleys. Designated "Open Area" consisting of 140,000 acres. Superstition Mountain El Centro Resource Area 1661 S. 4th St. El Centro, Ca. 92243 619-337-4400 Located 15 miles northwest of El Centro via County Hwy. S-80, Huff and Wheeler Roads. Varied terrain consisting of 13,000 acres; dry lakes, badlands, rocky mountains and sand dunes. Military bombing range north and south of area is closed to entry. Imperial Sand Dunes (Glamis / Gecko) El Centro Resource Area 1661 S. 4th St. El Centro, Ca. 92243 619-337-4400 Approximately 22,000 acres. Located 25 miles east of Brawley on Hwy. 78. Sand dunes. Designated "Open Area". Heavy use area. BLM Ranger Station. DANGER: Adjacent military bombing range. Plaster City El Centro Resource Area 1661 S. 4th St. El Centro, Ca. 92243 619-337-4400 Located 15 miles west of El Centro on Cty. Hwy. S-80. Consists of 41,000 acres of rolling hills and desert flats. Military bombing range north of area is closed to entry. Imperial Sand Dunes (Buttercup Valley) El Centro Resource Area 1661 S. 4th St. El Centro, Ca. 92243 619-337-4400 Approximately 11,000 acres. Located 10 miles southeast of Niland on the Niland / Glamis Road. Sand dunes. Designated "Open Area". Watch for closed area boundary at south end of area. Lark Canyon (McCain Valley) El Centro Resource Area 1661 S. 4th St. El Centro, Ca. 92243 619-337-4400 Located 70 miles east of San Diego. Exit I-8 at Boulevard. Rolling hills, riding limited to designated trails with overall wheel width to 40" or less. 1200 acres. |
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Angeles National Forest Mt. Baldy Ranger District 110 N. Wabash Ave. Glendora, Ca. 91740 818-335-1251 Rowher Flat Saugus Ranger District 30800 Bouquet Canyon Rd. Saugus, Ca. 91351 805-296-9710 Tujunga Ranger District 12371 Little Tujunga Canyon Rd. San Fernando, Ca. 91341 818-899-1900 Littlerock Valermo Ranger District 34146 Longview Rd. Pear Blossom, Ca. 93553 805-944-2187
Corral Canyon Descanso Ranger District 3348 Alpine Blvd. Alpine, Ca. 91901 619-445-6235 Wildomar Trabuco Ranger District 1147 East 6th St. Corona, Ca. 91719 909-736-1811
Los Padres National ForestLos Padres National Forest Ojai Home Page Alamo Mountain Mt. Pinos Ranger District Star Route Box 400 Frazier Park, Ca. 93225 805-245-3731 Ballinger Canyon Mt. Pinos Ranger District HC1 Box 400 34580 Lockwood Valley Rd Frazier Park, Ca. 93225 805-245-3731 Black Mountain (Pozo-LaPanza) Santa Lucia Ranger District 1616 N. Carlotti Dr. Santa Maria, Ca. 93454 805-925-9538 Santa Barbara Ranger District Los Prietos Ranger District Star Route Santa Barbara, Ca. 93105 805-967-3481 Ortega Trail Ojai Ranger District 1190 E. Ojai Ave. Ojai, Ca. 93023 805-646-4348
San Bernardino National ForestSan Bernardino National Forest Lake Arrowhead Area Arrowhead Ranger District 28104 Hwy. 18 / P.O. Box 350 Skyforest, Ca. 92385 714-337-2444 Big Bear Lake Area Big Bear Ranger District Box 290 Fawnskin, Ca. 92333 909-866-3437 San Jacinto Area San Jacinto Ranger District P.O. Box 518 54270 Pine Crest Idyllwild, Ca. 92349 909-659-2117 Lytle Creek Area Cajon Ranger District 1209 Lytle Creek Rd. Lytle Creek, Ca. 92358 909-887-2576
State Vehicular Recreation AreasArroyo Grande, California (Pismo Dunes) 576 Camino Mercado Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Phone: (805) 473-7230 1,500 ACRES RIDING ON BEACH AND SAND DUNES. Hours: Day Use 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily Camping reservations required for holidays Call: MISTIX 1-800-444-7275, 10-56 days in advance. Fees: Day Use Entrance $4, Camping $6 Ocotillo Wells P.O. Box 360 Borrego Springs, Ca. 92004 619-767-5391 42,000 acres of desert terrain / picnic tables / shade ramadans / fire rings / dump station Open daily –24 hours—no reservations Hungry Valley P.O. Box 1360 Lebec, Ca. 93243-1360 Ranges from 2600’ to over 8,000’ on adjoining Los Padres National Forest. 137 miles of OHV trails in Hungry Valley’s 19,000 acres, and over 150 miles of National Forest OHV routes pass through high desert, rolling hills, arroyos, scrub land and steep pine-forested mountains. / Many activities available / nice campsites and riding / fees
Managed by other jurisdictionsGlen Helen OHV Park P.O. Box 6950 San Bernardino, Ca. 92412 General Office: 909-880-3090 Practice riding available, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday call: 1-800-386-4469 Park Moabi 825 E. 3rd St. San Bernardino, Ca. 92415 619-326-3831 Riding and camping fees |