{"id":2343,"date":"2023-02-23T16:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T00:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owlsheadgps.com\/temp\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:27:19","slug":"johnson-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owlsheadgps.com\/owlshead\/johnson-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2343\" class=\"elementor elementor-2343\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-516e650 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"516e650\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2143972\" data-id=\"2143972\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd9782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdd9782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5491d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5491d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Johnson Valley offers a riding opportunity for every skill level. The South east portion of the riding area offers a large mass of hills known to rock crawlers world wide as the \u201cHammers.\u201d This area is for experts and has gained the attention of off-roaders in recent years through an event called \u201cKing of the Hammers.\u201d Experts only need apply. North of the Hammers offers a quality riding experience for novice and intermediate riders and some small dune riding experience.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson Dry Lake on the western boundary of the area is used for casual riding for intermediate and novice riders. It is also used extensively as a staging area for competitive motorcycle events.<\/p>\n<p>A recent expansion of the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base has drastically changed the shape of Johnson Valley and will affect access to The Hammers and other popular areas in Johnson Valley. A significant portion of the center of Johnson Valley is now closed to all vehicle access. Some popular areas, such as the Hammers and Rock Pile, are now in a Shared Use area which will be closed to the public certain times of the year for military training exerscices. The boundaries on this edition of the map reflect an approximate boundary which is subject to change as the final boundary is surveyed. 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