Pioneertown in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Red Dog Saloon

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, January 17, 2025

1. The Red Dog Saloon Marker

Inscription.
This property has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 34° 9.41′ N, 116° 29.776′ W. Marker is in Pioneertown, California, in San Bernardino County. It is on Mane Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53535 Mane Street, Yucca Valley CA 92284, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Coachella Valley,

in the Peninsular Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Pioneertown (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Warren's Well (approx. 5.4 miles away); Joshua Tree Retreat Center - Institute of Mentalphysics (approx. 7.8 miles away); Morongo Indian Village (approx. 8.6 miles away); Willie Boy (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Integratron (approx. 10.9 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is on the northeast side of the building near the porch

Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. This is the registration form for the Pioneertown Mane Street Historic District. A description of Red Dog Saloon is on Section 7, Page 11. A photo of the original structure from before a 1966 fire is seen in Figure 29.

Constructed in 1966, the Red Dog Saloon is an in-kind replacement of a former building of the same name that burned in a fire. The former building was made of railroad ties and possessed wood board and batten cladding. The replacement building with its faux-adobe walls, echoes many of the features of the original, including the parapet sign, chamfered

corner, and elevated, wraparound wood porch.

The table
Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, January 17, 2025

2. The Red Dog Saloon
The marker is visible here on the left side of the steps.
tops and the front bar are etched with hundreds of names of visitors who have visited the bar over the past fifty-plus years.

(Submitted on January 17, 2025, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California.)

East exterior of Red Dog Saloon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, January 17, 2025

3. East exterior of Red Dog Saloon

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2025, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 17, 2025, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.