The station is located along Highway 14 at Jawbone Canyon Road about 19 miles north of Mojave. The station, open seven day a week, offers area information, maps, fire permits and has an interpretive center.

Along the way is Black Pipe, (GPS: N35.3097, W118.0644) part of the original Los Angeles Aqueduct, built between 1908-1913. The riveted iron pipe is a siphon, one of 23 in the system, used to bring water up and over the canyons. The original aqueduct was 233 miles in length, but was extended to 338 miles in 1940.

Not far from there is Blue Point. (GPS: 35.3189’N, 118.08295’W) Blue Point is a rock formation named for its bluish-green volcanic debris, colorized by small copper deposits, and is found at the intersection of Jawbone Canyon Rd. and SC176. The formation was once considered sacred by Native Americans who seasonally lived in the area. It was mined in the 1950s for commercial use in roofing materials. Roofing granules were produced in six colors: light green, blue-green, purple, bronze, pink, and blue, according to a California Division of Mines and Geology report.

Splitting from SC176 and onto SC251 will lead you to Butterbredt Springs. (GPS: 35.3755’N, 118.107’W) Named for a Nineteenth Century rancher, the spring provides water and a riparian habitat for local wildlife and migrating waterfowl. The Audubon Society and the spring’s landowner have made the spring and surrounding area a wildlife sanctuary where hunting and vehicular travel are restricted.

After looping around SC124 and SC103, riders begin heading south toward San Antonio Mine, (GPS: 35.4013835’N, 118.08565’W) and the Josie Bishop Gravesite and Claim (GPS: N35.3800, W118.0510)