Mojave National Preserve

Located in stunning deserts of Southern California, the Mojave National Preserve was established in 1994 by the California Desert Protection Act. Of the preserve’s 1.6 million acres, half are designated as wilderness. Park visitors can observe the many species of birds and animals, as well as the diversity of plants that grow among the park’s wide range of elevations. This unique desert landscape encompasses three of North America’s four major deserts and preserves rocks dating back 2.5 billion years in the Clark Mountains. Together with its natural wonders, the preserve also protects the culture of the Mojave and Chemehuevi tribes that have inhabited the region for more than ten thousand years and continues to honor the spiritual and cultural significance of the land and the earth’s living creatures.