DESERTS .....

Recreation -

Recreational opportunities on federal lands. This is your one-stop source for information about recreation on federal lands.

Desert USA -

Things to do in the Desert.

Deserts in the USA -

One definition of a desert is an area where the annual evaporation exceeds the annual precipitation, implying a hot, dry region. An alternative definition is an area with sparse vegetation, which includes arctic tundra. This page uses the first definition.

Deserts in the World -

The graph compares the sizes of the world's largest deserts. See Types of Deserts for more information about individual deserts throughout the world. Click on Types of Deserts for World Information.

Hiking in the USA Deserts - Badlands - Gorges -

Welcome to the Desert ........

Adventure Photo Tours -

Las Vegas, Nevada. Adventure Photo Tours will take you on a Photo Safari to places too beautiful for words. These private or semi-private half and full-day tour packages in the Mojave Desert take you to some of the most fascinating geographic locations in the United States. Due to the spectacular scenery, most of our locations have been used as backdrops on movie sets. Everyone from Roy Rogers and Audie Murphy to William Shatner of Star Trek were filmed in these wonderful locations.

Borrego Springs -

San Diego's Desert Getaway - Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce. A desert oasis surrounded by the largest state park in the nation -- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Once you experience the grandeur, serenity and gracious hospitality that is Borrego, you will want to come back again, and again, and again....

California Desert -

There are about 25 million acres of desert in California and Southern Nevada. That's a lot of territory filled with all kinds of things to see and do. Whatever you enjoy, we built these pages to help you plan your desert adventure. Start here before you hit the road and you are bound to have a better trip.Our driving tours can lead you to treasured places and save you miles and miles out on the dusty trails. Other pages give you the weather, tips for safe travel, and a schedule of events to help you plan ahead.

California Deserts of Kern County -

For a glimpse into the Earthâs geologic past, visit our high desert region where visitors often feel a sense of familiarity due to the areaâs frequent use by the film industry. The desert communities, with their wide selection of accommodations, restaurants and services, are excellent hubs for discovering natural wonders.

California Mojave Desert -

Exploring the Northern Mojave Desert.

California Mojave Desert State Parks -

California State Parks - Mojave Desert Office Sector Office serves as an information source for the Western Mojave Desert.

Carefree / Cave Creek Chamber -

Some of the most spectacular sights of the desert await you just a short drive north of Phoenix and Scottsdale. Towering saguazo cacti, majestic mountains and huge boulders add to the magical landscapes. Expect the unexpected in the extraordinary desert paradise.

Death Valley -

Although Death Valley is in California, it's right on the California-Nevada border, closer to Las Vegas than to Los Angeles. Apart from the unexpected snowcapped mountains of winter, it's a lonely and arid place pockmarked with suspicious looking mounds and crackling salt flats, crisscrossed by crevassed earth and powdered with relentless sand dunes. This is where Scorcese men, wearing lightweight suits, gold pinkie rings and dark sunglasses, talk serious business while turkey buzzards make allegorical circles overhead.

Death Valley National Park -

Named features on maps of Death Valley include the Funeral Mountains, Coffin Peak, Hell's Gate, Starvation Canyon and Dead Man Pass - this is clearly a place with a bad history, reflecting the troubles and misfortunes endured by the pioneers who first traversed, inhabited and mined the region during the end of the last century.

Desert Botanical Gardens -

Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of the Desert Botanical Garden is to exhibit, conserve, study and disseminate knowledge of arid-land plants of the world, with a particular emphasis on succulents and the native flora of the Southwestern United States.

Desert Centre - Osoyoos, British Columbia -

Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada. Tucked into the southernmost corner of British Columbiaâs beautiful Okanagan Valley, this extraordinary habitat is home to one of North Americaâs most fragile and endangered ecosystems. The area hosts one of the largest concentrations of species at risk (over 100 rare plants and over 300 rare invertebrates) in Canada and is of international importance. The Desert Centre is an interpretive education and research facility offering insight into this sensitive ecosystem, its plants and animals. While on your holiday, golfing or wine touring in the Okanagan, we invite you to take a fascinating excursion along the elevated boardwalk and experience the intimate beauty of our special desert.

Desert Guide -

The Official Guide of the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority.

Desert Racing -

DesertRacing.com - Score international - MDR - Best in the desert. Laughlin, Nevada - Offroad racing and more.

Desert USA Magazine -

An online travel and adventure guide to the American Southwest Deserts.

Desert Water Sports -

Recreation Desert Water Sports ...a list of links to......more information on desert water sports at a specific park.

Digital Desert -

California Mojave Desert & Southern California Mountain Forests..

Dirt Road Magazine -

Jeeping the Mojave.

La Ruta de Sonora Ecotourism Association -

Arizona. La Ruta de Sonora Ecotourism Association is your gateway to the unique Sonoran Desert ecosystem that encompasses the shores of the Sea of Cortez, the verdant wetlands of the Colorado River Delta, stark vistas of the Pinacate volcanoes, and a multitude of cultural sites such as ancient Hohokam petroglyphs and the missions established by Father Kino. As your tour hosts, La Ruta transports you to these rare and unique sites in small groups with specialized attention to leave each guest with their own unique understanding of the Sonoran Desert. Come with us to experience it.

Living Desert -

Carlsbad, New Mexico. Dedicated to the interpretation of the Chihuahuan Desert, Living Desert State Park is an indoor/outdoor living museum displaying more than 40 native animal species and hundreds of succulents from around the world.

Lost Dutchman Goldmine Museum -

Apache Junction, Arizona. The Superstition Mountain Museum collects, preserves and displays the artifacts, history and folklore of the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction and the surrounding region. Perhaps nowhere in the entire United States is there an area full of legend, history and intrigue as the rugged 160,000 acre Superstition Mountain range in Central Arizona.

The Mojave National Preserve -

The National Park Service.

Off The Beaten Path -

Dedicated to providing travelers with the highest quality experiences in the Rockies, Desert Southwest and Alaska. We are committed to incorporating uncommon, authentic experiences, as well as the best accommodations and most knowledgeable guides into every vacation, in order to provide travelers with an insightful understanding of the region, and a thoroughly enjoyable vacation. Off The Beaten Path is devoted to protecting and promoting the health and well being of our treasured geographic region and its people.

One World Magazine -

A Literary Adventure through the Deserts.

Palm Springs -

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The Desert -

Marc Deneyer - Sud Maroc, South Morocco, Desert #1.

Scorpions in the Tunisian Desert -

Read a brief account of two men hunting for scorpions along the rim of the Sahara Desert.