Mojave National Preserve
Singing dunes, cinder cones & Joshua tree forests
A million and a half acres of quiet desert between the LA–Vegas freeways — the booming Kelso Dunes, lava cinder cones, and the densest Joshua tree forest anywhere. Empty, dark-skied, and wonderfully strange.
What to see
- Kelso Dunes
- Cinder Cone lava beds
- Cima Dome Joshua trees
- Kelso Depot
- Hole-in-the-Wall
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