Baker, California
About Baker
The community was named after R.C. Baker, railroad president. Baker was developed primarily to provide gasoline and services in the remote desert area along the highway between Las Vegas and Barstow. One of the first to move to and develop Baker was 'Dad' Fairbanks of Death Valley fame and founder of Shoshone, CA.
Downtown Baker Photos
Nearby parks & recreation:
Mojave National Preserve
Baker attractions: 134-foot thermometer at the Bun Boy restaurant, erected in honor of the 1913 date when the Death Valley temperature reached 134 degrees
Baker Map
World's tallest thermometer