The Devils Playground is a large sandy region in the Mojave Desert

Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...

 in the state of California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Dunes and salt flats stretch for approximately 40 miles in a generally northwest-southeasterly direction in the Mojave National Preserve

Mojave National Preserve

Mojave National Preserve is located in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, USA, between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. The preserve was established October 31, 1994 with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act by the US Congress...

. The Cronese Mountains

Cronese Mountains

The Cronese Mountains are found in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California in the United States.-Geography:The small range is found north of Interstate 15, southwest of the town of Baker. The mountains are located at the northwestern edge of the Devils Playground and Mojave National...

 are located at its northwestern edge. The "playground" lies between the town of Baker

Baker, California

Baker is a census-designated place located in San Bernardino County, California, USA. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 735.Baker was founded as a station on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad in 1908,...

 and the Providence Mountains

Providence Mountains

The Providence Mountains are found in the eastern Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, U.S. The range reaches an elevation of at Edgar Peak and is home to the Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve in the Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, and the Mojave National...

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The Devils Playground consists mostly of relatively flat plains except for some hills and small mountains at the northern end, where it merges with several dry lake beds, and the Kelso Dunes

Kelso Dunes

Kelso Dunes, also known as the Kelso Dune Field, is the largest field of eolian sand deposits in the Mojave Desert. The region is protected by the Mojave National Preserve and is located near the town of Baker, San Bernardino County, California and the Preserve Visitor Center...

 near the southern end of the area.

The Rasor OHV Area lies at the northwestern edge of the Devils Playground in the Mojave River

Mojave River

The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains and Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California. The river is notable as most of its flow is underground, while its surface channels remain dry most of the time, with the exception of the headwaters and several...

 Wash, near the Mollhausen Mountains

Mollhausen Mountains

The Mollhausen Mountains are found in the Mojave Desert of California in the United States. The small range is found south of Interstate 15 southwest of the town of Baker. The mountains are located at the northwestern edge of the Devils Playground and south of the Soda Mountains....

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Devils Playground is located at 34°56′54.95"N 115°49′36.01"W (34.948598, -115.826668).

See also

• Category: Mojave National Preserve

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