town.darwin

Easily, one of the weirdest places in California that Total Escape has visited. This small desert community has some bizarre stuff. The Darwin Falls hike attracted us, the desert scenery kept us & the town perplexed us. Old mining town turned artists refuge? By all the 'no trespassing' signs, we figured the real recluse types live here. Maybe the next cyber cult, biker joint, hippy hangout? No DSL, forget it.

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Death Valley Map

Mount Whitney Zone Map

California Atlas

elevation: 4746'

population: 54

zip code: 93522

Desert

terrain:
hidden desert valley, with mining history

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location:
Inyo County
W of Death Valley National Park
off Hwy. 190

recreation:

Back Road Exploration

Barker Ranch

Charcoal Kilns

Darwin Falls Hike

Goler Wash

Hiking

Off Roading

Old Mines

Panamint Valley

Photography

Sightseeing

Saline Valley Road

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Death Valley National Park

Inyo National Forest

Darwin Falls Wilderness BLM

Argus Range Wilderness

Surprise Canyon Wilderness

Inyo Mountains Wilderness

Malpais Mesa Wilderness

Coso Range Wilderness

darwin campgrounds

Lone Pine Campground
Whitney Portal Camping
North Mojave BLM Camping
Spangler Hills OHV Camps

description:
You hafta know where you're going to find this spec of a town. And once you there you will wonder "why on earth would anyway stay here?" Let's just put it this way 'some people like their solitude'. A historic mining center just west of Death Valley National Park & tucked up behind Panamint Springs.

nearby towns:
Death Valley
Panamint Springs
Olancha
Lone Pine
Ballarat
Randsburg
Trona
Ridgecrest

local links:

Darwin-pedia
Saline Valley Camping
Randsburg Mojave Maps
Panamint Valley

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