Moose Anderson Day 2025Poker Run Registration
Friends of Jawbone’s Poker Run event for Moose Anderson Day is returning! The Poker Run will take place on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Please use the form below to sign up for our event.
Details regarding the course layout, entry fees, day-of-event schedule and more will be announced soon.


Start in Dove Springs, at the intersection of SC129, SC5 and SC94
Proceed along SC94
Turn onto SC161
Collect Second Card at intersection of SC161 and SC120
Proceed along SC120
Turn north onto SC82
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Alternate Route
Turn West from SC82 onto SC88
Continues North along SC78
Switchback onto SC65
Resume North onto SC82
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Collect Third Card and switchback Southeast onto SC51
Collect Fourth Card and drive South toward Dove Springs via SC5
End back at original staging area, collect Fifth and final card.
Schedule of Events (Tentative):
8:00 – 10:00 AM – Registration/Check-In for Participants opens.
10:00 AM – Participants gathered for Mandatory Driver Orientation Meeting.
10:00 – 12:00 PM – Self Starting window opens, Poker Run checkpoints open.
1:30 PM – Mid-Course Checkpoints close
2:00 PM – All Poker Run Checkpoints close.
2:00 – 4:00 PM – Participants gather for lunch and awards ceremony.
Rules:
Driver/Operator Rules:
All drivers/operators must attend a brief driver orientation meeting at the start of the event to receive their Scorecards.
Drivers must abide by all laws and regulations governing OHV use.
Drivers must observe reasonable and prudent speeds along the course.
Player Rules:
Your Scorecard must be handed in before 2:00 PM, or you will be marked “DNF” (Did Not Finish.)
Scorecards that were purchased but not started/played are eligible for refunds. There are no refunds for lost, stolen, damaged or DNF Scorecards.
Hands will be judged according to the hand rankings list present on each Scorecard. Rare, but technically possible combinations such as Five of a Kind, Five Flush, OR Flush House are invalid.
In the case of a tie, there will be a draw for high card to determine the winner.
Only two (2) redraws are allowed per hand played. Only one card can be redrawn per redraw. Redrawn cards overwrite previously drawn cards, players cannot pick between the original card and a redrawn card.
All decisions of the judges are final!
Located on Highway 14 at Jawbone Canyon Road in Cantil, California, approximately 20 miles north of Mojave.
Lat 35.301517° Lon -118.0016° (Google Maps)
Physical Address: 28111 Jawbone Canyon Rd, Mojave, CA 93501
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1902, Cantil, CA 93519
Office Phone Number: (760) 373-1146
Dedicated to Ed Waldheim

Founder of the Friends of Jawbone (FOJ)
Friends of Jawbone is a non-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3). If you or your business would like to support Friends of Jawbone, please click here.
Special Thanks To:
Please join us in thanking our Supporters:
Sponsors of our 27th Moose Anderson Day:
Terra-Gen
High Desert 4 Wheelers
Peak Production
Doug Varner
Jawbone Channel
J’s Maintenance
Desert Search & Rescue
Jawbone Canyon Store
FunTime ATV Rentals
Rinco
Bakersfield UTV & Stereo
Shaw Charitable Fund
PIONEER MEMBERSHIP
If you would like to sponsor a future event, please contact us at:
(760) 373-1146
Friends of Jawbone enjoys support from the California Off-Highway Recreation Division of the California Department of State Parks and Recreation.
Visit: https://ohv.parks.ca.gov
