Near Barker Dam Road 1.5 miles east of Park Road, on the left when traveling east.
Built by cowboys to water their cattle,
Barker Dam today is a small, ephemeral
lake that attracts an array of animal life
in an otherwise parched environment.
A 1.3-mile loop trail with interpretive
markers leads to the rain-filled pool. . . . — — Map (db m263737) HM
Like most gold mines in Hollywood movies, the Desert Queen Mine has
a colorful history. Frank L. James discovered gold here in 1894. Ownership
of the mine transferred from his hands to others by way of murder, robbery,
bank foreclosure, sale, . . . — — Map (db m251292) HM
Native Americans thrived here for millennia. Mining and cattle ranching first brought European Americans here in the 1860s.
The Homestead Act of 1862 accelerated the influx of newcomers. Hot summers, scarce water, and lack of wood for . . . — — Map (db m268517) HM
On Pinto Basin Road at Old Dale Road, on the right when traveling north on Pinto Basin Road.
The Old Dale Road (to your left) leads to the Dale Mining District, outside the park. The Black Eagle Mine Road (to your right) dead-ends at a barricade just outside the park, beyond which is one of the most extensive mining operations in the . . . — — Map (db m282333) HM
On Park Boulevard 16 miles south of 29 Palms Highway, on the right when traveling south.
Hidden from clear view by this forest of
Joshua trees are the remains of Ryan Ranch, a
homestead established in 1896. Hike the
˝-mile dirt road to the site, where you'll find
the decaying adobe brick walls of the ranch
house and bunkhouse. . . . — — Map (db m258648) HM
On Barker Dam Road 1.5 miles east of Park Road, on the left when traveling east.
At the edge of the Wonderland of Rocks sits
the Wall Street Mill, the finest example of a
gold processing mill remaining in the park.
A two-stamp mill, the building that covers
it, the well that supplied it water, and the
well pump all . . . — — Map (db m263532) HM
What is it?
William F. Keys carved and erected the stone to mark the site of a deadly shoot-out. After the May 11, 1943 gunfight, described by Keys as an ambush, Worth Bagley lay dead and the dispute between the two over access to water . . . — — Map (db m150910) HM
