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 camp turned artists refuge? By all the 'no trespassing' signs, we figured the real recluse types live here. Odd place to live, but to each their own.

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elevation: 4746'

population: 43

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 roads

hiking

off roading

old mines

Panamint Valley

photography

sight seeing

Saline Valley Road

Tucki Mine DVNP

Telescope Peak Hike

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 NFS
North Mojave BLM Camping
Spangler Hills OHV Camps
Wild Rose Canyon Camp
Thorndike Campground
Mahogany Flat Campground

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. Wondrous scenery, a desert mountain region w/ vegetation.

nearby towns:
Death Valley
Panamint Springs
Olancha
Lone Pine
Ballarat [Ghost Town]
Randsburg [Ghost Town]
Trona
Ridgecrest
Skidoo [Ghost Town]

local links:

Darwin-pedia
Saline Valley Camping
Panamint Valley

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