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Mojave National Preserve
Piute Springs
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Piute Springs
6.1 miles west of US 95 on the unmarked Mojave Road (turn at mile marker 75), then 3 miles west on an extremely rough unmarked dirt road.

A narrow ribbon of willows, cottonwoods, and rushes thrive along a half-mile section of Piute Creek. 

The ruins of Fort Piute, one of a string of military outposts built along the Mojave Road, islocated at this spring. Please respect these ruins; don't climb on the foundations or remove anything from the area.

 
All vehicles operating within Mojave National Preserve must be street-legal in accordance with California DMV requirements. This includes current registration and tags, lights and turn signals, and valid insurance. California "Green Sticker" and "Red Sticker" programs are not recognized within the preserve.

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Mojave National Preserve was established in 1994 through the California Desert Protection Act. Now managed by the National Park Service, the area was known as the East Mojave Scenic Area, under the Bureau of Land Management.
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Last Updated: March 30, 2008 at 16:23 MST