Topographic Map:
Getting There:
Take your favorite route to Interstate 15
and head to Barstow. Transition to I-40
east, drive approx. 50 miles and exit at
Ludlow, your last chance for gas and ice
cream. Go north on Crucero road. In less
than a block the pavement will end. Keep
going straight ahead. The road forks when
you reach the lake, keep left and follow the
shoreline. Our campsite is on the left side
of the road about 7.9 miles north of
Ludlow, just past a faded white sign for the
Broadwell Toxic Waste Dump. Approx.
coordinates are N34 49’55.1”, W 116
11’26.6”.
Southern California Camping Club
January 2010 Camping Trip
Broadwell
Lake
Trip Leader / Emergency Contact:

Jeremy (jroldham@socalcamping.com)
Cell phone: 714-271-7069
Important Phone Numbers:
Bureau of Land Management Ranger HQ
(760) 252-6000
Newberry Springs Fire Department
(760) 257-3076
All other emergencies
911
Nearest Hospital:
Barstow Community Hospital
555 South 7th Avenue
Barstow, CA 92311
(760) 256-1761
January 15th – 17th, 2010
Latitude 34°49’55”N
Longitude 116°11'26"W
Elevation 1281'
Introduction:
Campsite Amenities:
Weather / Almanac:
This month’s campsite is on the western
shore of Broadwell Lake, named for
Herbert Broadwell, a fireman aboard the illfated southbound "Alkali Express" on the
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad.
Broadwell was boiled alive by the wreckage
of his steam engine when it reached a
stretch of track that had been undermined
by a flash flood in August of 1908.
Our beachfront campground offers only
whatever amenities you bring along. Our
camping spot features a large, level
clearing and a stone fire ring but there are
no tables, no bathroom and no water. Be
self-contained and prepared to pack out
everything you pack in.
Friday January 15th
Sunrise 6:58 am
Sunset 5:05 pm
Nearby 2 meter repeaters:
Saturday January 16th
Sunrise 6:57 am
Sunset 5:06 pm
WA6TST is located in Ludlow and can be
reached at 147.885, -0.6 offset, no PL.
Things to see and do:
For you hikers, there are no ‘official’ trails, but
the easy level terrain is wide open for crosscountry travel. You may especially enjoy a
stroll across the lake, where the eastern
shore is a designated wilderness.
A raised berm and a few rotting ties are all that
remain of the Tonapah and Tidewater railroad.
Vegetation is sparse and is predominantly
creosote bush desert scrub, desert wash
scrub, and sand dune plant associations.
Wildlife is typical for the Mojave Desert;
including a small herd of bighorn sheep,
coyote, black-tailed jackrabbits, ground
squirrels, kangaroo rats, roadrunners,
rattlesnakes, and several species of lizards.
Removal, disturbance, or attempting to
remove archaeological materials is a
felony. Selling, receiving, purchasing,
transporting, exchanging or offering to do
so is prohibited by law.
For the offroaders, there are many pipeline
and powerline roads, but we recommend the
drive north to the petroglyphs at Mesquite
Springs. Nearby is the famous Mojave
Megaphone. Continue further north to the old
railroad siding at Crucero, then west into the
back end of Afton Canyon.
For rock collectors, there is jasper,
chalcedony and calcite in the Cady Mountains
to the west. Don’t overlook the barite and
copper mines with exposed ores such as
malachite, cuprite, bornite and chrysocolla.
We hear rumors of flame and lace agate in
this region too. This area is discussed by
James Micthell in his ‘Gem Trails of Southern
California’.
Mostly Sunny. High 64° F
Partly Cloudy. Low 37° F
Mostly Sunny. High 65° F
Partly Cloudy. Low 35° F
Sunday January 17th
Sunrise 6:57 am
Sunset 5:07 pm
Mostly Sunny. High 59° F
Mostly Cloudy. Low 39° F
The mysterious “Mojave Megaphone”, an object
of unknown origin, sits atop a nearby hill.