BLM Issues OHV Route Closures in West Mojave Desert

In response to a federal court order it receive in January 2026, the BLM has closed approximately 2,200 miles of OHV routes in designated Desert Tortoise Critical Habitat in the western Mojave Desert for OHV Recreation. In the greater Jawbone region OHV routes to be closed are in the Rand Mountains, Red Mountain area, Cuddeback Lake, and Kramer Hills. In the Barstow region, OHV routes to be closed…

G26 California OHV Grant Applications – Public Review and Comment

2026 California OHV Grant Application – G26 Public Review The Friends of El Mirage is inviting the public to comment on its preliminary grant applications to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHMVR) Division to help manage off-highway vehicle recreation opportunities on public lands. The preliminary applications are available on the OHMVR Division’s Website […]

Trail Capacity Program Award

Friends of El Mirage is excited to announce the support of American Trails and Bronco Wild Fund through the 2025 Trails Capacity Program. FOEM has received a grant in the amount of $9,956 to assist in the maintenance, signing and removal of old boundary fencing within the 2019 Congressionally designated Expansion Area inside the El Mirage OHV Recreation Area. Along with our partner, the Roughwheelers 4-Wheel Drive Club, Friends of El Mirage will work to remove nearly one mile of fence line that marked the old boundary of the OHV area.

2025 California OHV Grant Application – Public Review

2025 California OHV Grant Application – Public Review Published: March 3, 2025. The Friends of El Mirage is inviting the public to comment on its preliminary grant application to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHMVR) Division to help manage off-highway vehicle recreation opportunities on public lands. This year’s grant applications include funding requested […]

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Contact the Friends of El Mirage Our Mailing Address is: 75 Colusa Rd, El Mirage, CA 92301 You can reach us by phone at our NEW number: (760) 678-0808 Our Delivery Address is: 20471 Mountain View Rd. El Mirage, CA 92301 Or, you can reach us by email with this contact form. Please allow a few days for […]

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Privacy Policy Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy. Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for […]

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Rules and Regulations

Registration and Licensing of Vehicles Vehicles operated on bladed dirt roads and paved highways (publicly maintained roads) must be registered for highway use. These roads may be crossed on one side of the road to another, but are not to be used for travel. (38025 CVC) All required safety equipment must be installed on such […]

Permits

Vehicle Entry Permits Each vehicle driven into the area will be required to have a Daily, Weekly, or Season pass (valid from Oct. 1st to Sep. 30th). Daily passes are valid from the day of purchase until NOON the following day. You can purchase a pass at recreation.gov, or from the staff at the Visitor […]