Nipton, Ivanpah, & Lanfair Roads

Top Attractions

 

Hotel Nipton, built in 1910.

www.nipton.com.  Their website is inactive as of 2020.

Hotel Nipton

Privately-operated hotel and store.
Nipton went out of business in 2020. Their property is closed to the public.

Built in 1910, this charming hotel on the preserve's northern boundary reflects the railroad, ranching, and mining history of the small community at Nipton.

 

Lanfair Valley: rich in both history and natural beauty.

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Lanfair Valley

No signs or services.

South of the New York Mountains along Ivanpah and Lanfair roads, this high valley shelters an impressive Joshua tree forest and was an early ranching and homesteading center. From 1893 until 1923, the Nevada Southern Railway ran up the valley from Goffs providing services to homesteaders and ranchers in the valley and to miners in the mountains beyond. While little evidence remains of the homesteads that once dotted the valley, tracts of private property still exist. Please respect the rights of landowners.

 

The New York Mountains have provided shelter for many plant species in Caruthers Canyon.

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Caruthers Canyon

Undeloped camping,hiking, no signs or services

About 5.5 miles west of Ivanpah Road on New York Mountains Road, then 2.7 miles north on an unsigned road, Caruthers Canyon is located in the rugged New York Mountains. Surrounded by mountains rising over 7,500 feet, a botanical "island" of chaparral plants remains from wetter times of the past. High clearance and four-wheel drive recommended.