Cinder Cones, Lava Flows, and Lava Tube

Easy to get into lava tube without the crowds

To get there takes a bit of pluck and patience but worth it. Located in the Mojave National Preserve which takes up a sizable but seemingly empty desert landscape between I40 and I15, there’s lots to ...

Must Stop

After researching and reading other accounts, we were very hesitant in going here. I am so glad we did. The drive I era was east. Just make sure to park at the roundabout. It says it was .8 Mike’s, b...

Well worth the effort

The cinder tubes are located approximately 5 miles up an unmarked dirt track about 20 minutes out of Barker, in the Mojave National Preserve. Totally un-commercialialised these caves are easy to acces...

hmmm.... go ahead to do it but keep your expectations in check. Bring proper lights.

This was part of a two-day Mojave loop, coming north-bound from Amboy, Granite Pass and Kelso Dunes, on our way to stay over night in Primm. First off, program this destination into your mapping, as ...

Just Another Part of the Beauty of the Desert, and Not too Far from the Road.

Cinder Cones near Baker on Aiken Road is part of the lowest section of the Mojave Desert and the gateway to Death Valley. The entire area from the drive there to the Lava Tube is beautiful. There is ...