Birchum Springs / Bircham Springs Picnic Area

Restricted camping in the Western Mojave Desert

Inyo county • CA • USA / Western Mojave Desert

Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake . This is a private-use, members-only campground. Contact them for use.

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All camping is subject to limited case-by-case approval and require at least two Naval command-approved guides. Road to site passes by one of the largest Joshua Tree forests. Area has petroglyphs, old miners stone cabin, rock shelter, and obsidian.

closest towns — Ridgecrest, CA

date of first addition of the campground to the database — 2019-01-28

driving directions — On restricted roads: From Mountain Springs Canyon Road, south on Birchum Spring Road for approximately half mile. Then southeast on Birchum Springs Campsite Road for about half mile.

elevation — 5531-feet

firepits — Y

gcs for campground — 35.9349489,-117.4736716

map — Homewood Canyon

nearby/close attractions — Petroglyphs

picnic — Y

private-use-members-only — Y

reservations (required or not accepted) — Y

zone (geology region or geographic area named by state) — Western Mojave Desert

Nearby campgrounds: China Lake Sierra Vista RV Park