Baker is the last California town on Interstate 15, which is the main southern California route to Las Vegas. We are on the western edge of the Mojave National Preserve and near the southern boundary of Death Valley National Monument.

Surrounding Baker is a open and stark desert land. Majestic mountains rise from the salt encrusted dry lake beds. Towering sand dunes reach eternally to the sky and are shaped and reshaped by the ever shifting desert winds. Ancient volcanoes scattered about the vast wilderness and the remnants of there power can be seen throughout the wide span of the Mojave. Joshua trees and other plants reach forth with a thorny greeting to the unwary visitor. Desert creatures watch silently as man explore their arid environment.

Baker is proud of our heritage and is home to the "World’s Tallest Thermometer" which commemorates the high summer temperatures for which we are so justly famous. as well as the "Gateway to Death Valley" and the "Entrance to the Mojave National Preserve".

Whatever brings you to our Beautiful Desert, be it the solitude, recreation, exploration, study, adventure or just a quick stop on the road to Las Vegas.  The People of Baker and the Baker Chamber of Commerce Welcome You.