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Explore Cinder Cone Lava Tubes, Mojave National Preserve, California
The lava tube is located about 5 miles east of Kelbaker Road on the unpaved and unsigned Aiken Mine Road. A High clearance vehicle is recommended.
To Aiken Mine Road: From Interstate 15: 19 miles south of Baker, Calif. on Kelbaker Road; turn north (left) onto Aiken Mine Road.
From Interstate 40: 28 miles west of Ludlow, Calif., turn north onto Kelbaker Road; continue 23 miles to Kelso Depot Visitor Center (see below).
From Kelso Depot Visitor Center: 15 miles north of Kelso on Kelbaker Road; turn north (right) onto Aiken Mine Road.
From Jct. of Kelbaker & Aiken Mine Roads: Follow Aiken Mine Road, passing an old water tank and corral after 1.6 miles. At about 4.5 miles, bear left at a fork in the road. Continue another 1/4 miles, past a horse corral to the left, to where the road widens into a circular parking area.
From the parking area, walk uphill on a very rough roadway about 300 yards to a rock cairn (may not be visible) or metal post marking a beaten path toward a cinder cone to the east (right). This trail leads to the lava tube entrance.
The lava tube is not maintained by the National Park Service. Enter at your own risk.
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