Each of the California Desert National Conservation Lands offers something breathtaking and unique to experience and explore – a crucible for the spirit. Discover the California Desert below.
Amargosa Basin
Unique for its abundance of flowing springs that compose the Amargosa Wild and Scenic River—the only free-flowing river in the Mojave Desert.
Silurian Valley
An iconic California Desert landscape, with mountain ranges towering thousands of feet above an enormous expanse of creosote bush and saltscrub.
Panamint Valley
Completely ringed by sharp mountain ranges, the alkali flats on the valley floor shimmer in the summer heat.
Chuckwalla Bench
Where interlacing channels and canyons filled with ironwood, Palo Verde trees, bunchgrasses, and ocotillo separate expanses of “desert pavement.”
Yuha Desert
Formerly underneath the waters of ancient Lake Cahuilla, the Yuha is a land of mudhills and sand dunes, lizards and nighthawks, torrential floods and dust storms—a truly classic “desert.”
Conglomerate Mesa
A remote and secret escape, Conglomerate Mesa is coveted by die hard desert lovers, eco-adventurers, and desert peak summiteers. The top of the Mesa offers vistas of some of California’s most well-known natural treasures.
Centennial Flats
Centennial Flats is a gateway to the California Desert. Millions of visitors travel through the area via Highway 190 each year on their way to Death Valley National Park.