Barstow Field Recreation Sites

The Barstow field region provides for a wide variety of recreational activities. Within its boundaries are two BLM campgrounds, Afton Canyon and Owl Canyon; the Rainbow Basin National Natural Landmark; the Juniper Flats and Ord Mountain Route Networks; five Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas, Stoddard Valley, Johnson Valley, El Mirage, Dumont Dunes, and Rasor; and fourteen Congressionally-designated Wilderness Areas, either partly or completely within the field area. Six other areas covered by the Barstow Field Office are still being considered for wilderness designation, totaling more than 300,000 acres; designated Wilderness totals more than 587,000 acres; and more than 300,000 acres are covered by the five Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas.

• Klamath National Forest - Yreka
• San Justo Reservoir - Hollister
• Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary - San Francisco
• Tahoe National Forest - Nevada City
• California Coastal National Monument - Hollister
• Millerton Lake - Friant
• Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge - Elk Grove
• Fort Ord - Hollister
• Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation area - Barstow
• Joshua Tree National Park - Twentynine Palms
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