California desert region hikes
Approximately 20% of California’s land is desert, located in Mono, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Imperial, Riverside Counties… most falling in the eastern portion of California. Almost all of the Baja California peninsula is desert, right down to the beaches on the Sea of Cortez. The Mojave joins in Sonoran desert in Joshua Tree National Park, which is reason enough to explore this fabulous landscape. Anza Borrego Desert has way more cacti and vegetation than the barren Death Valley terrain. But Death Valley offers abundant acreage, seclusion, hot springs, scenic canyons, mining history, the tallest mountain peaks and the lower point in the nation. Inyo has impressive mountains that sit just east of the Sierra Nevada and is a volcanic wonderland along Highway 395 with indian petroglyphs, cinder cones and ancient lava flows.
California Desert Hiking Maps
Baja Almanac
Baja Map Set by NatGeo
Bodie Ghost Town Map
Death Valley Maps
Inyo National Forest
Jawbone Canyon Map
Joshua Tree Maps
Mojave Desert by Tom Harrison
Mojave Map by NatGeo
Mono Lake Map
San Diego Backcountry Map
Anza Borrego Desert Map
Verdugo Mountains Map