Odessa Canyon (68.11 miles away)
Barstow, California
Red Buttes
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Red Buttes is numbered 86A and resides entirely within Red Rock Canyon State Park. It splits two red buttes and connects Last Chance Canyon with Pleasant Valley Road, and you can drive it in either direction. Visually, it contrasts reddish-brown lava rock against whitish volcanic tuff and mixes, and, from start to finish, will give you something to look at. Volcanic bombs (balls) line the trail in sections twice the size of the vehicles most likely driving this trail. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that this area was active with mining, and towards the eastern end, there are numerous old car carcasses and mining equipment.
The road is non-technical and suitable for any high-clearance vehicle. Dispersed camping is prohibited within the State Park.
