The California deserts include the hottest average temperature on the planet at Death Valley, and lowest land elevations in the U.S. Explore this amazing California attraction that offers incredible things to see and do. In the California deserts region are Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino and Inyo Counties. The Sonoran Desert in California is the LOW Desert, and the Mojave Desert is the HIGH Desert.

CITIES & TOWNS

Amboy Baker Barstow Big River Blythe Boron Borrego Springs Brawley Cabazon Calexico California City Calipatria Cantil Cathedral City Cherry Valley China Lake Chiriaco Summit Cima Coachella Daggett Death Valley Junction Desert Center Desert Hot Springs Earp El Centro Essex Felicity Fort Irwin Furnace Creek Goldstone Heber Hinkley Holtville Imperial Indian Wells Indio Inyokern Johannesburg Joshua Tree Keeler

Kelso Landers La Quinta Ludlow Mecca Mojave Morongo Valley Needles Newberry Springs North Shore Ocotillo Wells Olancha Oro Grande Palm Desert Palm Springs Palo Verde Panamint Springs Picacho Pioneertown Rancho Mirage Red Mountain Ridgecrest Ripley Rosamond Salton City Shoshone Stovepipe Wells Tecopa Thermal Thousand Palms Trona Twentynine Palms Vidal Vidal Junction Westmorland Winterhaven Yermo Yucca Valley Zzyzx

AIRPORTS

Southern California International Airport

ATTRACTIONS

Artist's Drive
Old Route 66
Mitchell Caverns
Afton Canyon
Cima Dome
Amboy Crater
Tecopa Hot Springs Park
Harmony Borax Works
Zabriskie Point
Dante's View
Badwater
Calico Ghost Town Regional Park
Scotty's Castle
Randsburg Ghost Town
National Trails Highway

DESERT COUNTIES

Imperial
Inyo
Riverside
San Bernardino

MILITARY

Chocolate Mountains Gunnery Range
China Lake Naval Weapons Center
Twentynine Palms US Marine Corps
Fort Irwin National Training Center
Edwards Air Force Base

PARKS & RECREATION AREAS

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
Cinder Cones National Natural Landmark
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
Picacho State Recreation Area
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Region
Salton Sea State Recreation Area
Dos Palmas Preserve
Mount San Jacinto State Park
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Red Rock Canyon State Park
Desert Tortoise National Area
Eureka Dunes National Natural Landmark
Pinnacles National Natural Landmark
Rainbow Basin National Natural Landmark
Death Valley National Park
Mojave National Preserve
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
Cibola National Wildlife Region
Joshua Tree National Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Imperial National Wildlife Region
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
Parker Dam
Keys View
Imperial Wildlife Area
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

LAKES

Bristol Lake
Cadiz Lake
Darby Lake
Salton Sea
Imperial Reservoir
Palen Lake
Emerson Lake
Owens Lake
Mojave River
Harper Lake

MOUNTAINS & NATURAL PLACES

Telescope Peak
11,049 '
San Jacinto Peak
10,834'

Panamint Valley
Amargosa Range
Mojave Desert
Imperial Valley
Pacific Crest Trail
Mojave Desert