Amazing Desert Oddities

Start: San Diego

End: Baker

3 - 6 Days, 13 Stops, 496 Miles

A big part of any road trip is stumbling upon bizarre roadside attractions—and there are plenty to experience in the California desert.

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Created by California Travel Experts

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Trip Itinerary Overview

13 stops on this route

Stop 1

San Diego

1600 Pacific Hwy, San Diego

Stop 2

Desert View Tower

In-Ko-Pah Park Rd, Jacumba Hot Springs

Stop 3

Borrego Springs Sculptures

1624 Borrego Springs Rd, Borrego Springs

SPOTLIGHT Stop 4

La Casa del Zorro Desert Resort & Spa

3845 Yaqui Pass Rd, Borrego Springs

Stop 5

Font's Point

Fonts Point Dr, Borrego Springs

Stop 6

Shields Date Garden

80225 US Hwy 111, Indio

SPOTLIGHT Stop 7

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Golf Resort Palm Springs

67967 Vista Chino, Cathedral City

Stop 8

Pioneertown

5240 Curtis Rd, Pioneertown

Stop 9

The Integratron

2477 Belfield Blvd, Landers

Stop 10

Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Art

62975 Blair Ln, Joshua Tree

Stop 11

Amboy Crater

Stop 12

Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve

Kelso-Dunes Road, Mojave National Preserve

Stop 13

Baker

72734 Baker Blvd, Baker