Vulcan Mine Road
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🏞️ Attractions
The Kelso Depot, Restaurant and Employees Hotel or Kelso Depot, now also the Mojave National Preserve Visitors Center, is located in the Mojave Desert within the National Park Service Mojave National Preserve, on Kelso Cima Road at the junction of Kelbaker Road in Kelso, California, between Baker and Interstate 15 to the north and Interstate 40 to the south. It was placed on the National Register


Kelso Dunes, also known as the Kelso Dune Field, is the largest field of aeolian sand deposits in the Mojave Desert. The region is protected by the Mojave National Preserve and is located near the preserve's visitor center in Kelso Depot. The nearest major town is Baker. The dune field covers 45 square miles (120 km2) and includes migrating dunes, vegetation-stabilized dunes, sand sheets, and sand

The Mitchell Caverns, within the Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve, are three solutional limestone caves, only two of which are open to the public, located on the east side of the Providence Mountains at an elevation of 4,300 feet (1,300 m), within the Providence Mountains State Recreation Area. The caverns are located in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Edgar Peak is a 7,162-foot-elevation (2,183-meter) summit in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Edgar Peak is a 7,162-foot-elevation (2,183-meter) summit in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
The Mitchell Caverns, within the Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve, are three solutional limestone caves, only two of which are open to the public, located on the east side of the Providence Mountains at an elevation of 4,300 feet (1,300 m), within the Providence Mountains State Recreation Area. The caverns are located in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
🛒 Amenities & services
🍽️ Food & drink
- The Beanery
🚰 Drinking water
- Drinking water
🚻 Toilets & showers
- Public toilets
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Who runs Vulcan Mine Road?
Vulcan Mine Road is operated by National Park Service.
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