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Ballarat California is located in Panamint Valley, which sits parallel to the much larger Death Valley (to the east). There's not much out here, except off-roading trails, old mines & awesome desert scenery. If you wanna camp primitive in Death Valley, this is the perfect area to do it. 4x4 trails will lead you up dead end canyons & over ridges. Old mines everywhere. Plenty history in & around Balarat to explore, including the old green truck that Charles Tex Watson drove as he tried to escape. The Barker Ranch (or Manson Cabin) is just up the hill a piece.
elevation: 1000' population: 5 zip code: 93562

Desert

terrain:
deep desert valley running parallel to Death Valley

location:
near Death Valley National Park
Hwy 190, N of Trona

maps

recreation:

  • Back Road Exploration
  • Camping
  • Hiking
  • Mining Camps
  • Ghost Towns
  • Off-Roading
  • Panamint Valley
  • Charcoal Kilns
  • Barker Ranch
  • Goler Wash
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    parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

  • Death Valley National Park
  • Trona Pinnacles
  • Darwin Falls Wilderness

    • Southern Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set
    Southern Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set

    Campgrounds campground reservations
    To make a campground reservation nearby click below

    Lone Pine Campground

    		 tent camping

    description:
    Small desert ghost town with RV parking, a shower & maybe a general store. Historic graveyard & mining camp. Plenty of canyons to explore in your 4x4.

    nearby towns:
    Panamint Springs
    Death Valley
    Randsburg
    Red Mountain
    Johannesburg
    Trona
    Darwin
    		local links:

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    Search : Ghost Towns of Northern California (Pictorial Discovery Guide)
    Ghost Towns of Northern California (Pictorial Discovery Guide)

    Amazon.com's Price: $14.93
    Search : Southern California's Best Ghost Towns: A Practical Guide
    Southern California's Best Ghost Towns: A Practical Guide

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    Search : Death Valley to Yosemite: Frontier Mining Camps & Ghost Towns--The Men, The Women, Their Mines and Stories
    Death Valley to Yosemite: Frontier Mining Camps & Ghost Towns--The Men, The Women, Their Mines and Stories

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    Search : California Ghost Town Trails
    California Ghost Town Trails

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    Search : Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains
    Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains

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