Worth the trip from California City: Balls 8, 11 mi off
Around California City, the places to visit include 7 museums, a landmark and a state park. Our list finds nothing inside California City, but 11 places within 40 miles. Roughly 31K visitors a year make it to César E. Chávez National Monument. A longer outing takes you to St. Francis Dam, 55 mi off.
St. Francis Dam
Former dam in Los Angeles County, California, US.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
At the edge of the map sits Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, 40 mi out.
Orange: California City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
These 22 are all within 60 miles.
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6Red Rock Canyon State Park
California state park in Kern County featuring scenic desert cliffs, buttes, and spectacular rock formations.
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9Air Force Flight Test Museum
Military aviation museum at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA.
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12César E. Chávez National Monument
U.S. National Monument in Keene, Kern County, California.
13Joe Davies Heritage Airpark
Aviation museum in Palmdale, California, United States.
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
State historic park in California, USA.
Naval Museum of Armament & Technology
Military museum in Ridgecrest, California.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in California City → · California City’s history →
Photo credits
St. Francis Dam: Stearns, H.T. USGS, Public domain · Vasquez Rocks: Thomas from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Balls 8: NASA/Tony Landis, Public domain · Angeles National Forest: Geographer at en.wikipedia, CC BY 1.0 · Red Rock Canyon State Park: Jean trans h+, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Trona Pinnacles: Doug Dolde at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve: Thomas, CC BY 2.0 · Burro Schmidt Tunnel: Kurtis2014, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crystal Lake Recreation Area: Magi Media at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · César E. Chávez National Monument: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Western America Railroad Museum: Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · California Route 66 Museum: Sanfel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ESMoA: Teamone Esmoa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maturango Museum: Qfl247 (talk) (Transferred by Citypeek/Original uploaded by Qfl247), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick., Public domain · Western Hotel: Rosi25, CC BY-SA 3.0
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