Destinations · California
Palmdale
CA · 34.5880, -118.1000
From Palmdale, California, Byway's registries place 1 public land unit and 27 campgrounds within 30 miles.
Understand
In 1933, the U.S. government established Muroc Air Base (from a founder's name, Effie Corum, spelled backwards), now known as Edwards Air Force Base. They also bought Palmdale Airport in 1952 and established an aerospace development and testing facility called United States Air Force Plant 42. One year later, in 1953, Lockheed established a facility at the airport. After this time, the aerospace industry took over as the primary local source of employment, where it has remained ever since.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Public land
- Angeles National Forest · 6 mi
Campgrounds
- Messenger Flats Campground · 15 mi
- Mt. Pacifico Campground · 15 mi
- Lightning Point Group Campground · 16 mi
- Monte Cristo Campground · 17 mi
- Bandido Group Campground · 18 mi
- Horse Flat Campground · 18 mi
- Chilao Campground · 19 mi
- Buckhorn Campground · 20 mi
Named places
- B-52 · 1 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft · 1 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark · 1 mi
- A-12 · 1 mi
- Blackbird Airpark · 1 mi
- U-2 · 1 mi
- SR-71 · 1 mi
- D-21 · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Angeles National Forest · 18 mi
- Santa Clarita · 26 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 27 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 27 mi
- Glendale · 29 mi
- Pasadena · 29 mi