Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The US Bureau of Land Management operates this kid-oriented, educational center in an
adobe building near I-15. Activities include animal-feeding, art club and monthly pro-
grams from drums to composting, and you can get info on exploring the local deserts. The
star exhibit is the Old Woman Meteorite, the second-largest ever found in the USA, weigh-
ing in at a hefty 6070lbs.
Calico Ghost Town
THEME PARK
( 800-862-2542;
www.calicotown.com
;
36600 Ghost Town Rd, Yermo; adult/child $8/5;
9am-5pm; )
This endearingly hokey Old West attraction is a cluster of pioneer-era buildings amid the
ruins of a circa 1881 silver mining town, reconstructed nearly a century later by Walter
Knott of
Knott's Berry Farm
.
Admission is cheap, but you'll pay extra to go gold panning,
tour the Maggie Mine, ride a narrow-gauge railway or see the 'mystery shack.' Old-timey
heritage celebrations include Civil War reenactments and a bluegrass 'hootenanny.'
Take the Ghost Town Rd exit off I-15; it's about 3.5 miles uphill. There's also a camp-
ground (tent/RV sites with full hookup $30/35).
Sleeping & Eating
Only when the Mojave freezes over will there be no rooms left in Barstow. Just drive
along E Main St and take your pick from the string of national chain motels, many with
doubles from $40.
Oak Tree Inn
MOTEL
( 760-254-1148;
www.oaktreeinn.com
;
35450 Yermo Rd, Yermo; r incl breakfast $53-74;
)
For class and comfort, steer towards this three-story, 65-room motel near the freeway,
where rooms have black-out draperies and triple-paned windows. It's 11 miles east of town
(exit Ghost Town Rd off I-15). Breakfast is served at the adjacent 1950s-style diner.
Lola's Kitchen
MEXICAN
(1244 E Main St; mains $5-12;
4am-7:30pm Mon-Fri, to 4:30pm Sat;
)
