Desert Discovery Center
Desert Discovery Center is a park in San Bernardino County, Southern California, California which is located on South Barstow Road. Desert Discovery Center is situated nearby to the health club Cora M. Harper Fitness Center, as well as near the fire station Barstow Fire Protection District Station 361.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Desert Discovery Center and Barstow Harvey House.
Desert Discovery Center
Museum
Photo: Model Citizen, Public domain.
The Desert Discovery Center is a public-run community education center located in Barstow, California. The center is staffed by the Bureau of Land Management and focuses on promoting awareness of desert life to local residents. Desert Discovery Center is situated 440 feet northwest of Desert Discovery Center.
Barstow Harvey House
Railway station
Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barstow Harvey House, also known as Harvey House Railroad Depot and Barstow station, is a historic building in Barstow, California. Originally built in 1911 as Casa del Desierto, a Harvey House hotel and Santa Fe Railroad depot, it currently serves as an Amtrak station and government building housing city offices, the Barstow Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, and two museums. Barstow Harvey House is situated 1 mile north of Desert Discovery Center.
Barstow High School
School
Barstow High School is a public high school located in Barstow, California. The school serves about 1,400 students in grades 9 to 12 from across the city and in outlying areas. Barstow High School is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Desert Discovery Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barstow and Nebo Center.
Barstow
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Barstow is a city of 24,000 people in the southern desert of the state of California. The city's location at the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 40, as well as its position on the old Route 66, make it a frequent pit stop for travelers passing through on their way to more exotic destinations.
Nebo Center
Quarter
Nebo Center is a neighborhood and former census-designated place in Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 1,174 at the 2000 census. Nebo Center is situated 4 miles east of Desert Discovery Center.
Lenwood
Village
Lenwood is a census-designated place in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, in San Bernardino County, California. The population was 3,623 at the 2020 census, up from 3,543 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Mojave River, 3 miles west of Barstow. Lenwood is situated 5 miles west of Desert Discovery Center.
Desert Discovery Center
- Type: Park
- Address: 831 South Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311
- Category: recreation area
- Location: San Bernardino County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.89014° or 34° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-117.02097° or 117° 1′ 16″ westOperator
Bureau of Land ManagementOpen location code
8564VXRH+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1216375236OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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