Description - This BLM Backcountry Byway in the California Desert Conservation Area offers sweeping vistas of the Panamint, Nelson, Inyo, Whie, Last Chance, Saline and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges. The area encompasses a variety of significant historic and prehistoric sites.
Attractions
- Salina Valley Road leads from US 190 north to Death Valley Road near Big Pine. The route is best driven in a 4-wheel drive vehicle due to necessary high clearance. Seasonal closures occur along this dirt route.
Recreation - The Salina Valley Road is known for it's archeology, historical and scenic attractions. Climate - The desert region experiences typically clear days with with low precipitation and humidity.
Temperatures are most comfortable in the spring and fall, with an average high / low of 85 and 50 degrees F respectively. Winter brings cooler days, around 60 degrees F, and freezing nights. It occasionally snows at the higher elevations. Summers are very hot, over 100 degrees F during the day and not cooling much below 75 degrees F until the early hours of the morning. Location -
This byway is located in the Desert Region of eastern California. It leads from U.S. Highway 190 north to Death Valley Road near Big Pine.
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