We visited the Mojave Lava Tube in January of 2022 while on a quick weekend trip to Mojave National Preserve. It was a fun short cavern to explore but it is important to note that the final section of road in is NOT suitable to low clearance vehicles. There is a place to park beforehand and you can walk the last remaining distance.
From the national park website:
The Lava Tube at Mojave National Preserve basaltic lava tube feature in the Cima Dome Volcanic Field. A short, rocky hiking trail leads from a primitive parking area, to a skylight in the tube, where a ladder leads hikers into the lava tube. Access requires high clearance from Aiken Mine and Kelbaker Roads. Be sure to check road conditions at go.nps.gov/MojaveRoads before you go.
The stairs take you down into a level area below the surface and then a rocky trail leads into the darkness of the cavern.
The cavern itself is not horribly long and the floor is relatively flat. The fun part is the openings that bring in streams of sunlight that shine across the lave tube expanse.
I think that what each person experiences would depend on the time of day, we were there about 2:45pm. Check out that grinch!
More information, including directions, can be found on the Mojave NP website. There are no bathrooms, no pit toilets, and no trash cans. Please pack everything out!
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