Inyokern

Inyokern is best known within California for Inyokern Airport, a public airfield that has long served the Indian Wells Valley. The community lies in the Mojave Desert between the southern Sierra Nevada and the El Paso Mountains, where Highway 395 connects the valley with routes through eastern California. During the Second World War, the airport was developed by the U.S. Navy as an auxiliary field for the nearby Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake, linking this small desert settlement to the region’s aerospace and defense history. Today, Inyokern is a practical base for exploring the broad basin and desert roads around Ridgecrest. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Indian Wells Valley and eastern California.

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