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Stop by JoBurg to see the sights or just stretch them legs. Located on Highway 395, in the Rand Mining area, these local desert towns were indeed named after South African places. Check out 'boot hill' cemetery for the Burro Schmidt crew.

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elevation: 3570'

population: 165

zip code: 93528

Desert

terrain:
High desert with active mining

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location:
Kern County
South of Ridgecrest
on Hwy 395

recreation:

antique shops

back roads

Fossil Falls

old mines

mountain biking

ghost towns

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Death Valley National Park

Trona Pinnacles

Sequoia National Forest

Red Rock Canyon State Park

Spangler Hills OHV

Randsburg OHV Trails

Panamint Valley Camping

El Paso Mountains

johannesburg campgrounds

Lone Pine Campground
Spangler Hills OHV
Mojave Desert OHV Camping

description:
Blink & miss it kinda town. Located along deserted Hwy.395 in a rustic mining area in the high desert. Locals sometimes call it Jo-burg. Or "the burg" referring to either this place & nearby Randsburg, or both. Great back country camping spots can be found throughout the Ridgecrest deserts.

nearby towns:
Randsburg [Ghost Town]
Mojave
Olancha
Panamint Springs
Red Mountain
Trona

local links:

Skidoo Story
Randsburg - The Living Ghost Town
Mojave Desert - Highway 395

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