Images of Mojave Trails National Monument – Eastern California, taken in October 2021.

Mojave Trails National Monument was created in 2016 and is under the control of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is the largest national monument in the contiguous United States.

With no facilities or visitor centers the best way to explore the park is along the 105-mile stretch of old US Route 66 and several other tributaries. This is primarily a wilderness park with its most famous feature being the Amboy volcanic crater, a National Natural Landmark. The aptly named Marble Mountain Range runs along the northern boundary of the park and the rugged Sheephole Mountain is to the south. I was disappointed to find that a large section of US 66 was closed due to several bridges being washed out so I had to work to find my way around the park using I-40 which runs along the northern border of the monument.