The Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area (OHV) offers over 57,000 acres of open public land where you can ride anywhere your skill and machine will take you.

Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Opportunities: The Spangler OHV Area provides a wide variety of riding opportunities including cross country play, trail riding, advanced technical routes, 4-wheel drive trails, and Enduro, Technique Trials, European Scramble and Hare Hound competitive events. The area provides an uncrowded riding opportunity in the Western Mojave Desert three hours north of Los Angeles.

Services: Food and fuel are available in Ridgecrest. The nearest medical facilities are also located in Ridgecrest at the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital, telephone 760-446-3551. BLM Rangers also frequently patrol the OHV Area to offer assistance and information.

Rules and Regulations:

Camping is permitted anywhere in the open area, but is limited to a maximum of 14 days. The draining of holding tanks is prohibited.

Green or Red Sticker OHV registration is mandatory for ALL vehicles which are not "street legal".

Visitors from outside the state of California must have a valid permit/registration from an off-highway vehicle program in your home state. If no valid permit/registration in your home state, you will have to purchase a "Non-Resident OHV Permit" for California.

Vehicles must have legal headlights and taillights if they are used at night.

All commercial or competitive OHV use requires a permit.

The Spangler Hills are home to the Desert Tortoise. Collecting tortoises is prohibited. Please avoid handling or disturbing these desert creatures.

Pack out all garbage and litter, keep the area clean for your next visit.