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Goffs

Goffs, California

Near-empty railroad town in the Mojave, bypassed by Route 66 in 1931.

Cost
Free
Time to allow
20 min
Goffs
el-toro · CC BY 2.0

Goffs began as a railroad siding in 1883 and was a Route 66 stop until a more direct road opened in 1931. A restored 1914 schoolhouse now holds a small mining-history museum, and otherwise there is little but desert quiet. The pin is the settlement.

Good to know

  • Bring water, no services
  • Stop on the way to Mojave National Preserve
Vehicles
Fine in any car

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