| Mojave Road | |
|---|---|
 Vehicles traveling the Mojave Road stop for a break at Marl Springs | |
| Location | Colorado River to Wilmington, Los Angeles, the end marker. |
| Coordinates | 35°N 115°W / 35°N 115°W |
| Built | Prehistory |
| Architect | Mohave Indians |
| Architectural style(s) | Dirt Trail/Road – Route 66 |
| Designated | 19 March 1985 |
| Reference no. | 963 |
| Designated | 27 September 2021 |
| Reference no. | 100007003 |
  Location of Mojave Road in California | |
The Mojave Road, also known as Old Government Road (formerly the Mohave Trail), is a historic route and present day dirt road across what is now the Mojave National Preserve in the Mojave Desert in the United States. This rough road stretched 147 miles (237 km) from Beale's Crossing (the river crossing site on the west bank of the Colorado River, opposite old Fort Mohave, roughly 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Bullhead City, Arizona), to Fork of the Road location along the north bank of the Mojave River where the old Mojave Road split off from the route of the Old Spanish Trail/Mormon Road.
A four-wheel drive vehicle is required for all but a few short stretches of this road, which is unmaintained. The old road from Fork of the Road eastward along the Mojave River is interrupted after 10.9 acres (4.4 ha) by private property, below the site of the old Camp Cady (on the north bank of the Mojave River, roughly 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Newberry Springs). The road is resumed at an access point from the north in Manix Wash. Under optimal conditions, its full length of 133 miles (214 km) from Beale's Crossing to Manix Wash can be travelled in 2 to 3 days.[1]
- ^ Casebier, DG (2010). "General Guidelines". Mojave Road Guide: an Adventure Through Time (4th ed.). Essex, California: Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association. pp. 39–38. ISBN 978-0-914224-37-2.