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Maps - El Mirage Dry Lake, CA


El Mirage Dry Lake is located about thirteen miles northwest of the town of Adelanto, California (see full directions below). Click on the map to view the full size image.

Lake Entrance: topo map
Walt's Cove Camp: topo map

Directions to El Mirage


  • Go to Mapquest.com.

  • Do a search with Mapquest for Adelanto, CA.

  • In Adelanto, while going north on 395, turn left (west) on Chamberlain Way (formerly Crippen Road).

  • Proceed to the T and turn right.

  • Follow El Mirage Road about seven miles (there is a hard left to the west right after the T) to the wooden El Mirage Dry Lake access sign.

  • Turn right and go about two to three miles on a dirt along some stout looking posts marking the boundary of Elmer to a crossroad with a stop sign.

  • Turn left and see a rough looking road down to the lake bed, power poles crossing the lake at this southern end of the lake, and a outhouse structure on the eastern shore out in the rough.

  • Head out across the lake bed under the wires bearing west of north to find the camp about 3 or 4 miles out on the far shore.

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