Dry Lakes - Playas
In desert basins, where rivers merge but do not drain, a dry lake bed or playa may form. Playas usually appear to be flat and featureless areas that contain seasonal, shallow lakes that often evaporate quickly, sometimes leaving salt deposits behind.Emerson Dry Lake
Named for L. M. Emerson who owned a mill on the southwest edge of the ...Anderson Dry Lake
Anderson Dry Lake on the western boundary of the area is used for casual riding for intermediate ...Galway Dry Lake
A dry lake, 3 miles long located in the Upper Johnson Valley 5.5 miles southwest of Ludlow. ...Soda Lake
Soda Lake lies at the terminus of the Mojave River. In wet years, the playa may contain standing ...Mojave National Preserve - North Mojave [Satellite Image]
Racetrack Playa
The remote Racetrack playa is home to the mysterious moving rocks of Death Valley. The rocks on the dry lake slide in ...Death Valley National Park - North Mojave [Satellite Image]
Broadwell Dry Lake
Nice and flat, big and broad, Broadwell dry lake north of Ludlow fronts the ...Ludlow - East Mojave
Dale Dry Lake
Dale dry lake east of 29 Palms is a small playa with a gravel surface.Twentynine Palms - South Mojave
Harper Dry Lake
Harper Dry Lake Marsh, located at the edge of one of the largest dry lakebeds in ...Barstow - West Mojave [Satellite Image]
Lucerne Dry Lake
A photo tour of the lake with an interactive mapLucerne Valley - West Mojave
Soggy Dry Lake
Johnson Valley OHV areaLucerne Valley - West Mojave
Reeves Dry Lake
Out of the way dry lake in eastern Apple ValleyVictor Valley - West Mojave
El Mirage Dry Lake
El Mirage dry lake, located west of Adelanto, is the grand-daddy of the ...Victor Valley - West Mojave [Satellite Image]
Coyote Dry Lake
The huge Coyote dry lake has been in hundreds of ...Barstow - West Mojave
Koehn Dry Lake
- - West MojaveBristol Dry Lake
On the floor of this beautiful and broad valley lies Bristol dry lake. Sandy and dry ...- East Mojave
Superior Dry Lake (East)
This large dry lake is the eastern most of the 3-lake chain. Remote and isolated ... Barstow - West MojaveSuperior Dry Lake (Central)
Far back in the Superior Valley north of Barstow lie ...Barstow - West Mojave
NATURAL FORMATIONS
Rock Formations
Sand Dunes
Dry Lakes
Water Sources
Craters
Arches & Bridges
Views & Vistas
Geology
Many of the dry lakes along the Mojave River were water-filled lakes at one time. The model of the Natural Mojave River illustrates how they may have looked and interacted thousands of years ago.
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