Not much is going on in Baker, California. Most visitors use this small town in the middle of the desert as a stop for gas and food on the drive between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Shoshone, California, is a small town of about 20 people located near Death Valley National Park. To the north is Death Valley Junction and to the south is Baker.
The tiny almost-ghost town of Death Valley Junction, also known as Amargosa, has a remarkable story that makes it worth a detour. It sits in the California desert south of Death Valley National Park and only five miles from the Nevada border.