The map below is under construction and does not necessarily reflect the current OHV open area boundaries. Please check the map on-site to make sure you stay in the riding area.
Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area
Bureau of Land Management Barstow Field Office Barstow, CA 92311
The riding area is between Interstate 15 and the Mojave National Preserve, about 25 miles southwest of Baker (CA). Access roads are Basin Road and Rasor Road east of the I-15. Both of these roads are graded dirt roads.
Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area
Overview
Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area is an exciting and more remote area for the off-highway vehicle user. The area has rolling hills, open valleys, and sand dunes that invite the rider willing to travel to this area.
Vegetation consists of creosote scrub, some annual grasses and wild flowers.
Download a brochure and map for the Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.
Off-Highway Vehicle Use
In addition to the riding and camping activities, this area provides access and support facilities for staging OHV and 4X4 vehicle touring into the adjacent area of the Mojave Trails National Monument (MTNM). This and other surrounding limited use areas require vehicles to travel on designated routes. There is also street legal vehicle access into the Mojave National Preserve along the Mojave Road. Access roads to Rasor are Basin and Rasor Roads via Interstate 15, 12 miles southwest of Baker, CA. The following partial list of regulations and tips should help OHV users and other recreationists appreciate and enjoy the use of these public lands. Please visit the State of California OHV page for more information about California’s regulations and requirements. There is less primitive camping available at the Each site is equipped with a shade structure, parking area, table, fire pit, and grill. Vault toilets are centrally located. Campfire permits are required and may be restricted in fire season (typically May-October). Fire danger is extreme during most of the year. Campfire permits can be obtained online at www.preventwildfireca.org.Hunting & Shooting
The Rasor OHV Recreation Area, as well as surrounding Limited Use Areas, are open to recreational shooting with the exception of the Afton Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The Afton Canyon ACEC is closed to recreational shooting except legal shotgun hunting outside a ½-mile perimeter of the campground and middle of railroad trestle.
Camping