BLM Closure Map in West Mojave Desert

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…

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 […]