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El Mirage Dry Lake

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El Mirage Dry Lake is located near Adelanto, CA, featuring flat, open terrain typical of a dry lake bed. Temperatures can range from highs in the 90s during summer to lows in the 30s in winter. Nearby attractions include the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, offering opportunities for off-road enthusiasts.

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Bureau of Land Management

BLM Land — Barstow Field Office

Permits are available for sale on-site using a fee machine. The fee machines at EL Mirage sell $15 daily, $30 weekly and $90 annual passes.

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Location

El Mirage Dry Lake is located in California

Coordinates

34.62300063 N
117.54200075 W

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Access

Drive-In
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WiFi
Available
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Fair
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
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Features

For Campers

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For Vehicles

Big Rig Friendly

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Drive Time

1 hr 24 min from Los Angeles
1 hr 56 min from Bakersfield
1 hr 58 min from Oxnard
2 hrs 20 min from San Diego

Alex P.

Ranger

Reviewed Aug. 13, 2020

Very open, great for OHV

This place is huge! The dry lake bed is where a lot of the off roaring happens, but there are lots of places to explore too. Be aware that it’s very dusty, obviously the large amount of OHV vehicles causes a giant dust cloud, and it can be windy so the sand gets picked up even more. It’s not our favorite place as the constant dust can be a bit irritating when you’re not participating in the off roading. If you just want to go and ride, this place is very cool.

robherr

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 11, 2018

Desert camping at its finest

Very flat and open, if you like desert camping this might be the place for you. If you're into dirt bike riding there is a wide field of view. If you are into Rockets this is a great place because in some areas there's no vegetation whatsoever.

Note that it does get windy at night so if you camp outside be prepared to be pelted by small rocks and sand all night.

Reservations available at recreation.gov

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