Barstow, incorporated in 1947, is a city in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County and is an important transportation hub, It is also home to the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow and is the closest city to Fort Irwin National Training Center which is approximately 37 miles to the northeast.

As a transportation hub the following major highways go to and from Barstow:

• Interstate 15 (I-15) originates in the Greater Los Angeles area, heads north through Riverside and San Bernadino, and then northeast through Victorville before it reaches Barstow. It then heads northeast through the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas, Nevada and beyond into Utah. It is a heavily trafficked interstate.
• Interstate 40 (I-40) originates in Barstow and heads east through the Mojave Desert all the way to Needles, California and then beyond into Arizona where it goes through Kingman and Flagstaff before heading to New Mexico and Texas.
• California State Route 247 originates in Barstow and heads south to Lucerne Valley and then east and southeast to Yucca Valley where it intersects with Interstate 63 which goes through Morongo Valley, on its way to the Coachella Valley.
• California State Route 58 is a major east-west interstate highway that runs west from Barstow where it crosses California State Route 14 near the community of Mohave Before heading to Tehachapi and then Bakersfield in Kern County. California State Route 14 is a major north-south interstate that connects to Lancaster, Palmdale and the Santa Clarita Valley.

 

Barstow Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center

The Barstow Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of businesses and professionals with a mutual interest in promoting commerce and tourism throughout the High Desert region. The chamber's goal is to assist businesses and organizations in marketing their products and services. The Barstow Chamber offers numerous networking opportunities and an excellent membership directory. Members comes from Barstow, Victorville, Hesperia, and the surrounding areas.

 

Barstow Harvey House

The Barstow Harvey House, completed in 1911, also known as the Barstow Station and Harvey House Railroad Depot, is a historical building originally constructed as a Harvey House Hotel and Santa Fe Railroad Deport. The building currently houses city offices, the chamber of commerce and visitor center and two museums. It also serves as an Amtrack Station.

 

Western American Railroad Museum

The Western American Railroad Museum, established in 2001, is railroad museum located on the east side of the Harvey House Railroad Depot in Barstow. The museum displays all types of railroad artifacts, artwork, uniforms, tools, and memorabilia inside. The outdoor part of the museum displays locomotives, rolling stock, and all types of equipment.

Fort Irwin National Training Center

Fort Irwin National Training Center, also referred to as Fort Irwin NTC, and Fort Irwin, is a major military training center for the United States Army, consisting of 7.1 square miles of desert, in the Mojave Desert. The High Desert military center is approximately 37 miles northeast of Barstow in the Calico Mountains of San Bernardino County.

 

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

The Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, constructed in 1942, is a large United States Marine Corps Supply and maintenance facility in the Mojave Desert just east of Barstow and a major employer in the Barstow area. Its primary mission is to rebuild and repair ground combat and combat support equipment and to support other Marine installations on the West Coast of the United States including the Air Ground Combat Center

 

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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, also called the Goldstone Observatory, is a satellite ground station located in Fort Irwin north of Barstow, It was established in 1958 and is a major employer in the Barstow area.

 

Barstow Community College

Barstow Community College (BCC) is a two-year public community college in Barstow which is in the Mojave Desert region of San Bernardino County. The main campus is in Barstow with a second campus located at the U.S Army National Training Center at Fort Irwin. The college offers the Associate of Arts degree, the Associate of Science degree and numerous vocational programs and certificates. BCC serves Barstow, Baker, Yermo, Newberry Springs, and the surrounding communities.

 

Calico Mountains

The Calico Mountains of California are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert located in both San Bernardino County and Inyo County. The mountains are located in a northwest southeast direction and are just north of Barstow and Yermo. Calico Peak is the highest point at 4,491 feet in elevation. The Fort Irwin Military Reservation is nearby and the Calico Ghost Town, a major tourist attraction, is located at the western edge of the mountains just north of Interstate 15.
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Calico Ghost Town

The Calico Ghost Town is a former mining town, founded in 1881 in the Calico Mountains of San Bernardino County in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. It was founded a silver mining town and is a Calfironia Historical Landmark and major tourist attraction. Located just north of Interstate 15, the town is about three miles northeast of Barstow and about three miles north of Yermo. At its peak, Calico had over 500 silver mines and a population exceeding 1,200.
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Fishponds - Mojave

Fishponds is one of the locations where the Mojave River rises to run on the surface of its course through the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County. The site of the ponds is in the eastern section of Barstow. Fishponds was named after the Mohave tui chub fish that are found only in the Mojave River. Note that the fish term is spelled Mohave, while the river term and region is spelled Mojave.

Solar Energy Generating Systems

Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) is a concentrated solar thermal plant in the Mojave Desert approximately 14 miles northwest of Barstow. The facility covers 1,600 acres and was commissioned in 1984. It has 936,384 collectors and produces 354 megawatts.