MIDHILLS CAMPGROUND Picnic Tables Metal Firerings Vaulted Toilets Drinking Water Garbage Collection There are 26 campsites The water is very good quality... Water Supply is Limited Elevation 5,600' Midhills Campground Midhills Campground The Hackberry Complex Fires June 22, 2005, two dry lightning storms started multiple fires. These fires combined and burned over 71,000 acres. It swept through Midhills campground on June 23. About 70% of the campground was damaged or destroyed by fire. Burn area at Midhills Campground Burn area at Midhills Campground Do not put your tent near dead trees, because strong winds may cause the tree to fall. Watch where you walk. Burned stump holes and root chambers can collapse and create tripping hazards Avoid walking through burned ares, as you may trample seedlings or aid spreading weeds. Do not cut dead trees or collect dead or downed materials. Obey all signs. Hole In The Rock Campground HOLE IN THE ROCK CAMPGROUND Fee Area / $12.00 Elevation 4,400' There are 35 campsites for RVs There are 2 walk-in tent sites Mitchell Caverns Campground Mitchell Caverns Campground MITCHELL CAVERNS CAMPGROUND Fee area. Mitchell Caverns $4.00 M-F 1:30pm Weekends/ Holidays 10:00am, 1:30pm and 3:00pm WILDLIFE Wildlife you might see in Mojave National Preserve include big horn sheep, mule deer, burros, cougars, bob cats, foxes, coyotes, desert tortoise, quail, jack rabbits, and rattlesnakes. RATTLESNAKE FACTS DIRECTIONS: See map for Southern California From I-40 take exit#100 north. (About 40 miles west of Needles) From I-15 take exit#272 Take Cima Road a couple miles past Cima Turn left on Cedar Canyon Road Turn Right on Black Canyon road About 3 miles turn right Follow signs to Midhills Campground ROAD CONDITIONS: Most roads are paved... kind of old, but decent condition. Midland C.G. is a couple miles of dirt surface. Most of the campsites at Midhills Campground have small parking areas that would be a tight squeeze for RVs and trailers. SEASON: Mojave National Preserve is open year round AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: (In degrees Fahrenheit) Granite Mountain Elevation 4,200' Zzyzx Elevation 930' January 50/36 61/34 February 54/38 69/40 March 59/41 74/46 April 68/48 83/53 May 75/54 93/61 June 85/63 103/70 July 90/67 109/77 August 89/66 107/75 September 83/61 100/68 October 73/52 77/55 November 59/41 73/43 December 50/34 62/34 Average Annual Precipitation 8.5 inches 3.37 LOCAL RADIO STATIONS 97.9 FM Rock with local news. Vaulted toilet at Midhills Campground Water at Midhills Campground Firering and Grill at Midhills Campground Camped here Feb.5, 2007 We have camped here several times and never saw another person. The couple times we did see other people, they were park workers and officials. The sheriff drove through one time. PHOTO HERE Kelso Sand Dunes KELSO SAND DUNES At 700' they are the third highest sand dunes in North America. There are dispersed camping on Kelso Dune Mine Road. Take Kelso Dunes Road miles and turn on Kelso Dunes Mine...

This storm took everybody by surprise. It snowed about 18 inches Sept 2003 It snowed two nights in a row, then melted the third day, turning the roads to mud. Early the next morning, drove out while the ground was still frozen. Mojave National Preserve 2701 Barstow Road Barstow, CA 92311 760-255-8801 Sign for Zzyzx Road I-15 west from Baker, CA Zzyzx Road and Mineral Springs Soda Lake Marsh Area on Zzyzx Road Zzyzx Road (pronounced Zye-Zix) You will see the sign on Interstate 15 8 miles west from Baker California. CSU Desert Studies Center 4 miles Vaulted toilets, picnic tables, and garbage receptacles at the Orientation Center. Needle Mountains Also see: AFTON CANYON Also see: ALAMO LAKE Also see: BLAIR VALLEY Also see: BOX CANYON Also see: CARRIZO BADLANDS Also see: CIBOLA / COLORADO RIVER Also see: CHOCOLATE MOUNTAINS Also see: COLORADO DESERT Also see: CRAGGY WASH Also see: CRYSTAL HILL Also see: DEATH VALLEY Also see: DOME ROCK MOUNTAIN Also see: GLAMIS Also see: GOVERNMENT WASH Also see: GREG'S HIDEOUT Also see: JOSHUA TREE Also see: LAKE HAVASU Also see: NEEDLE MOUNTAINS Also see: OSBORNE WASH Also see: PAINTED CANYON Also see: PALM CANYON Also see: PALO VERDE Also see: PLOMOSA ROAD Also see: SALVATION MOUNTAIN Also see: SCADDAN WASH Also see: SLAB CITY Also see: SWANSEA TOWNSITE Also see: TRONA PINNACLES Also see: WAGON WHEEL CAMPGROUND INDEX Complete free campground listing CAMPING ADVICE AND TIPS TOURIST PHOTOS Artistic view of Juniper Tree Cattle have been at Midhills Campground Funny clouds over Mojave Desert www.eugenecarsey.com dispersedcampgrounds.com Free camping and campgrounds CALIFORNIA CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE MOJAVE DESERT KELSO SAND DUNES MIDHILLS CAMPGROUND