Rainbow Basin/Owl Canyon Campground

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Bureau of Land Management

Campground · Bureau of Land Management Fees: $6 per night, payable via self-serve drop box. Overview Rainbow Basin Natural Area is an Area of Critical Environmental Concern with outstanding views and geological and paleontological features.. Many visitors come to see exciting multi-colored rock formations and walk the scenic canyons. A variety of desert adapted wildlife are found here, including the desert tortoise. Owl Canyon Campground is a first-come first-served campground with 22 campsites (no hookups). Campsites include a picnic table and a fire ring. Fee is $6.00 per night. There is a single tap centrally located for potable water that is brought in weekly by truck. It is advised to bring your own drinking water. There are vault toilets , but no dump facilities. Holding tanks can be emptied at facilities in the towns of Baker and Barstow. Please take all trash out with you. Permits are needed to remove fossils. If any are found, please leave them in place and notify the… Getting there: Rainbow Basin Natural Area is located 8 miles north of Barstow, California, off Irwin Road (not Fort Irwin Road). The main acess route is Fossil Bed Road. Phone: 760-252-6000 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/15172 Source: Recreation.gov. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: Bob Wick/BLM