If you become stranded, stay with your vehicle. Always start out with a full tank of gas from any of the preserve's entry points as distances are long across the Lonesome Triangle. Mojave National Preserve appeals to those who like their outdoor experiences to be unenhanced and largely unaccompanied. There you can still find the open spaces that characterized the West in frontier times. So long as you do no harm to the land or to its plants and animals, you are free to enjoy this vast resource unhindered.
Visitors typically like to camp, hike, picnic, explore, photograph, sketch or ride horseback.
They also enjoy visiting historic sites, climbing sandy mountains, following canyon creeks to little springs, observing wildlife and birds, and entering the subterranean world of Mitchell Caverns, part of a state recreation area within the boundaries of the national preserve. It is a varied park that appeals to a variety of visitors. To date, however, park officials are surprised to find so few of those visitors are from Nevada. In fact, more foreign visitors find their way there than do those from a state that is adjacent to this beautiful natural area. .