Federal Court Orders OHV Route Closures in Mojave Desert

[Crusty]

Friends Of Jawbone

www.jawbone.org

Published: February 4, 2026
In January 2026, a federal court judge ruled against the BLM and ordered the closure of as much as 2,200 miles of OHV routes in designated Desert Tortoise Critical Habitat in the Mojave Desert until a new route designation plan is undertaken and completed. Route closures could start as soon as late March 2026, and the BLM does have the option to appeal this decision. Although the court has spoken, and loudly, what’s next is in the BLM’s hands.

In the greater Jawbone region OHV routes to be closed are in the Rand Mountains, Red Mountain area, Cuddeback Lake, and Kramer Hills.

In the Barstow region, OHV routes to be closed are north of Harper Valley and Hinkley, north of I-15 to the Cronese Lakes, and in the Ord, Newberry and Rodman Mountains.

Federal Court Orders OHV Route Closures in Mojave Desert – Friends Of Jawbone

www.jawbone.org

This is bad news, if you enjoy OHV Access in this area or in general....support however you can.

 

[Dune-Track-N]

dang, that's gonna be bad we use all of that area regularly

access from CalCity to Randsburg = closed
access from Ridgcrest to Randsburg = closed
x15 site = closed
mick city = closed
husky monument = closed
koi pond = closed
tonka town = closed
calico to state line = closed
johnson valley to slashX = closed
giant rock = closed
thors finger = closed

 

[Realbadlarry]

Those pieces of shit NEVER friggen stop... more BULLSHIT OHV use has ZERO impact on the tortoise. The RAVENS have EVERYTHING to do with it..again a friggen Judge deciding on how things should be run...

this will effectively Close MOST Of the hight desert outside of JV and Stodard wells....imagine EVERYONE in JV.... that's what they wanted since 81 so they can shut that down too.... it's all a Plan and the fuckers Don't stop......

 

[Sand Shark]

There is a huge fenced off area to protect the tortoise near Cal City heading toward Jawbone. Not to mention all the solar fields.

 

[HozayKwarvo]

Who took Ed's place at FoJ?

Contact the orgs that supposedly fight for public access and find out what they are doing to stop this.

CORVA, Cal4Wheel, AMA Disst37, etc etc etc, can't swing a dead cat without hitting an org that covers the desert and fights for access... who's got the ball on this one and what are they doing?

 

[TheSPAINishLover]

...but CA is the best cuz the weather.

 

[Crusty]

...but CA is the best cuz the weather.

So you didn't enjoy our trips to Pismo, Hungry Valley, Glamis and most of all Dumont?

Put down the hater-aid cuh...

 

[rivermobster]

Who took Ed's place at FoJ?

Contact the orgs that supposedly fight for public access and find out what they are doing to stop this.

CORVA, Cal4Wheel, AMA Disst37, etc etc etc, can't swing a dead cat without hitting an org that covers the desert and fights for access... who's got the ball on this one and what are they doing?

I think this is a done deal already.

This suit started back in 06! The BLM finally ran out of options. The CBD wins again.

 

[Crusty]

HUGE Area will be lost.

 

[1HasBeen]

Emmer Effers

 

[TheSPAINishLover]

So you didn't enjoy our trips to Pismo, Hungry Valley, Glamis and most of all Dumont?

Put down the hater-aid cuh...

 

[Crusty]

If you want to hear more about this and how to help fight it - here's the upcoming Zoom meeting Friends of Jawbone has posted about.

"This may be the only meeting that takes place before closure go into effect"

MEETING - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

February 18, 2026
9:00AM - 11:00AM

Join on Zoom

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting​

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

Meeting ID: 841 7294 6557

Passcode: 007631
(669) 900-9128 (Dial In)

 

[Rockwood]

...but CA is the best cuz the weather.

Shaddup puto. You guys don't even have 2200 miles of public trails to close in the entire state.

 

[TheSPAINishLover]

Saddup puto. You guys don't even have 2200 miles of public trails to close in the entire state.

But we have more trail miles open (now) and can drive SxS on the streets.

Hey, at least you still have y0re sc00ter chavalita.

 

[TheSPAINishLover]

If you want to hear more about this and how to help fight it - here's the upcoming Zoom meeting Friends of Jawbone has posted about.

"This may be the only meeting that takes place before closure go into effect"

MEETING - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

February 18, 2026
9:00AM - 11:00AM

Join on Zoom

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting​

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

Meeting ID: 841 7294 6557

Passcode: 007631
(669) 900-9128 (Dial In)

Cowards won't do it in person! LOL

I've seen the future. Here's how it goes down...

 

[Rockwood]

But we have more trail miles open (now) and can drive SxS on the streets.

Hey, at least you still have y0re sc00ter chavalita.

It's for sell. Quicieras comprar pendejo?

 

[TheSPAINishLover]

It's for sell. Quicieras comprar pendejo?

Are you kidding? The handle bars would like ape hangers for me, hawmie. #midgetgang

 

[Rockwood]

Are you kidding? The handle bars would like ape hangers for me, hawmie. #midgetgang

I think you'd be aight. I look like a circus bear on it.

 

[Sand Shark]

...but CA is the best cuz the weather.

This is federal land and it is due to the BLM not properly managing the area. This is a federal issue, not a state issue. Dove Springs is the only OHV area and not effected.


Oh and today is a nice 70 degrees.

 

[TheSPAINishLover]

This is federal land and it is due to the BLM not properly managing the area. This is a federal issue, not a state issue. Dove Springs is the only OHV area and not effected.


Oh and today is a nice 70 degrees.

You just done schooled most of these mofos.