Is Magical Nipton Ca Abandoned ? Joshua Tree HWY 164 Nevada 

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Growing up I remember that everyone wanted to vacation in California. Today, I don't hear many saying that anymore. Love your vids!

THOSE BRIGHT LIGHTS BY THE POWER PLANT IS PRIMM NEVADA ALSO KNOWN AS STATELINE, WITH IT'S 3 CASINO HOTELS THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS. I WAS A CRAPS AND BLACKJACK DEALER THERE FOR YEARS.

I really like how you have added the maps to show where you are going

Hey Russ, there is a lot of history of that Nipton hotel. Movie stars from the 30’s to the 50’s would ride the train and get off at the hotel and stay there. There are movie stars names on each of the doors in the hotel. From what I remember there’s probably only eight rooms, with two bathrooms and two showers.We stayed there several times in room 3 which was Clara Bows room. We would stay there when we were traveling from Nipton two Laughlin through the mountains with our Manx dune buggy club. There are two memorials just outside the hotel in the garden that we placed there for two of our friends. As far as I know they should still be there. In the hotel just outside the rooms is a sitting area with couches for people to visit. Lots of memorabilia in the glass display cases along with pictures of all the stars and items from the past. Just outside of the hotel is a covered patio area that had a hot tub on the deck. At the restaurant there was a older gentleman named Bill and he was the cook. He had a dog that stayed with him inside the restaurant. Bill was a grumpy old guy and he made it very clear that when you ordered food it only came a certain way, no exceptions. In 2017 the town was sold to a large cannabis company that was hoping to turn it into a cannabis retreat but that never happened and now the town is back on the market.

I lived there in Nipton 40 years ago. The house is gone now, it was last house before rr on north side. Brings back fun memories

Back when 163 was still a two lane road, I was a passenger in a old pickup with no air con and the winds were so bad that I lost my hat somewhere along that road.

Thanks! I have always wondered what Nipton was like every time we saw the sign on I-15. I guess we can skip now.

Oh my gosh, thank you Russ, thank you!! As I'm taking care of one chore or another, cooking or laundry or something else, I can watch your video at the same time, and I am traveling with you! I feel the road moving beneath me, the warmth surrounding me, and smell the air! You give me such a wonderful gift! I dream one day of having a home in one of those small towns you pass in Arizona or Nevada, and when that happens, I wish to extend to you the open invitation to come for iced tea/ iced coffee, lemonade, and/or a meal and/or a snooze!!

Boy that Nipton is like a ghost town like I have never seen one before. The Joshua trees are gorgeous when they are that large. But isn't it sad when you see ghost towns and stores closed all because of what I wonder? Have a good one, and be careful out there...Carolyn and Colin Hogarth B.C.

I was a trucker and we always went across Hover Dam until they closed it to trucks after 911. Then we were forced to take that road.

Nipton was purchased by someone some years back and most of the buildings were renovated by the new owners. The place was supposed to be turned into some sort of marijuana retreat but I don't know if the plan ever came to fruition. BTW, that railroad track is a very busy line. Long trains carrying mostly shipping containers pass through there several times a day.

Hey Russ funny you showing that area. Thanks. I did camp down in the camp area called key hole. The next exit down there’s writings on the rocks very beautiful area for sure.

Road Trip! Thanks for the maps and the captions for the highways.

In the “middle of nowhere” means you can’t get any further from anywhere. You are there! 👍👍👍

164 is one of my favorite roads. I have taken it dozens of times as a shortcut from CA to Boulder City NV.

Endless sea of Joshua trees! Wow! Drone is really helpful to get an idea of vast area. Quaint looking cafe in Nipton.

Hi Russ, be careful, Drive carefully, watching you as you Drive, as always awesome video , keep safe

Russ, I went to high school in Bullhead City, and we used to go to the petroglyphs in Grapevine Canyon quite often. It's only 2 miles off the highway and the road is well-maintained. The only time you'll have a problem is after a rainstorm.

Very nice drive, Russ! Thanks for having us along!

"Yuckdonalds" I like that!😂 That's even better than Mc Slop.

Thanks mister and i really appreciate you showin the maps ,it ties everything together PEACE and happy travels :)

Yeah! Road trip. Nice mix with map , drone lets me see the trip from a good prospective. 👍🚐RVerTV. Thank you. 😎👽

Did you realize that the "lights" you're seeing is actually sunlight reflecting off the mirrors surrounding each tower on the solar power station. The mirrors surrounding each tower reflect sunlight directly to the top of that tower. The heat generated there heats a liquid which is then used to generate electricity.

👍👍 I was always curious about that town. Thanks, now I know.

🙋‍♀️That was a wavy walkway! 👍

Russ, You should check out the old mining town called Nelson, you are near it.

Love a good roadtrip!! Thanks for the video Russ 👍

Thanks for Sharing! I really enjoy the ride! Stay Safe!

That road used to be very narrow steep and winding until like 1993 or 94. This was the improvment

Hey Russ!!! "THE CAMERAS " doing a "GREAT JOB"!!! Be Safe!!!

Outstanding! As always, thanks Russ 😊

Great trip Russ, I've never been down that stretch before and now I want to check it out so thank you!!!

Hey Russ great video thanks for taking us along on the journey very enjoyable too watch always travel well sir the grandkids says hello your friends lance and family

My Dad has a home in Ft Mohave and I travel the road from Searchlight to Nipton and on to Primm quite often. Missing the area lately with no travel so I loved watching this video and your travels thru Pahrump and Death Valley, my preferred route from up North. Cheers and enjoy the travels!

Some smooth footage on the way to an oddly quiet tourist area.. Looked like lots of quiet!

Very well done video, I really enjoy these parts on the map. Thanks for taking us along.

Great drive today, take care out on the road.

Nice ride! Enjoyed the trip. Nice weather. Be safe.

I enjoy your videos very much, And thanks for the Google Maps snap shots! Keep doing this, please.

I usually say “Hi Joshua!” When driving by. ❤️❤️🙌🏽🙌🏽

I hit that sub button. I adore these video they truly help me on my road adventures.

We've watched alot of your videos and its inspired our travels as does this one!! Love the Joshua Tree Highway gotta see it for ourselves!! Thanks!!

Your maps are great.

Russ thanks for all these videos if I'm wondering about taking my motorcoach down a certain rd for elevation & roughness I just get on RU-vid look for your videos! 😊 Thanks again! Safe travels

I USED THAT ROAD ABOIUT 50 YEARS AGO THEY JUST PAVED THE ROAD BEAUTIFUL DRIVE I ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO I CAN'T DRIVE ANY MORE KEEP UP THE GOOG WORK.

Love this roadtrip. Interesting. Appreciate your efforts.

164 is a nice back road into CA, good alternate way home from Grand Canyon too. the Joshuas sure are beautiful along there, thanks for getting all this great video of the area. too bad Nipton was closed its a great little stop.

This was to be my 5th year in and around Needles for the winter.....COVID...So, you keep me going with these videos....Stay safe friend.

So many Joshua trees and I received your coffee mug yesterday that’s a nice coffee mug having a cup of coffee with it now 👍

Love the drone shots, thanks Russ.I have never seen a Joshua Tree before. They're really amazing trees.

Love it!!! Keep it up Russ!

Hello! Nice vídeos about the wide open spaces of the beautiful American West by your RV. Its good way to see these enchanting lands so far to me. I m from Belo Horizonte. Congratulations!

Hi Russ😃Great video👍Thanks.

The railroad is the Union Pacific main line between Las Vegas and Southern California.

OH Russ this is just awesome! I used to drive from Vegas to Palm Springs all the time. Drove down the 15 to Nipton Rd then went left to Cima, Kelso and Amboy coming on into 29 Palms then south from there on through Joshua Tree and down into PSP. It was 4.5 hours door to door. There were cattle stations well stocked then in the late 1990's. Incredible drive day or middle of the night. Thanks so much for this ride!

Nipton is alive and well. Ghosts yes, ghost town no. About 30 people here who love to be in the middle of nothing. :) I look after things here including the currently closed commercial side which indeed shuttered initially for COVID but will be entertaining visitors again soon. RVs are welcome and we have random day campers. Come on back!

I’ve been on this road well at least the part that heads off to Las Vegas featured at the beginning and the end of the video. We try to travel it at night though, temps are just too high in June when we pass through. Thank you for the daytime tour.

Interesting road.

❤️❤️❤️watching your video, be safe

Nice video very well done! I’am from Nova Scotia Canada and I could live here in a heartbeat!

If you want to see Joshua trees just make a trip to Meadview AZ. Simple enough. Not to mention the mouth of the Grand Canyon and the beginning of Lake Mead

Interesting road drip. The Joshua trees are gorgeous.

2.69 in Searchlight. we've hit over $3 bucks now, here in Reno. Used to play down in Laughlin, mid-nineties, Russ...in a rock/dance band, at the Riverside. Drove that entire trip from LV down to the river...good number of times. ( i actually grew up in Las Vegas!) Love these Road Trip Vids of your's. Keep 'em comin!

BFE at it's finest, cool video.....

I was there this time last year... there was one guy hanging out thats it. Town seemed closed..Great drive!

8:17 There is a place where i grew up like that. It's where NJ, NY and PA are all connected. Pretty, much like the Del Water Gap....but i wouldn't cry if i never saw it again. I keep hearing the drums of "go west, young man" and "chase the sun" Maybe I've done the Adirondack trail enough times. That sound to "go south and west, but not to CA" keeps getting louder...

Woot! Woot! Palm Gardens! Nipton was open when I took my sister through in November, 2020. There was a for sale sign for the whole town then. I have no clue if the town was bought.

Enjoyed your video. Thanks

I learned today that the housing at US-95/NV-163 was named Palm Gardens. I've been going to Laughlin since it was all 2 lane road. I thought Palm Gardens was an, uh, interesting place to build housing. Love your videos and am a subscriber.

I miss traveling there. It's been 8 months now...love the videos Russ!!!

Hey Brother,Thanks again.

I'm watching this while camping

Welcome to Nevada 😊😊

This is so cool, love Nevada and can't wait for this Death Valley road trip!!!

Thanks for the videos. Be safe. 👻👻👻

That big Joshua Tree was a pretty cool find. Probably at least a few hundred years old. They don't grow very fast. It seemed like I've seen Joshua trees at the upper end of the low desert and the lower end of the high desert. Just an observation. Thanks for posting this. There's a certain amount of nostalgia regarding my days when I was an OTR driver.

I drove to Nipton and the Walking Box Ranch last time I was in Vegas. Nipton is tiny town with a hotel and general store. The Walking Box Ranch has a ton of history. Silent film actress Clara Bow and her husband used to live there. It is now owned by the National Park Service.

That large Joshua Tree was likely close to 500 years old, possibly even older. They are a unique species in that they need to grow in hot, dry desert areas, however they need a period of Winter dormancy to thrive, therefore they are generally only found at elevations of 2K to 6K in the Mojave Desert where there are some nights in Winter that dip below freezing.

Cool Cal Nev Ari

Very nice road trip, the town of Nipton had a gold mine called vanderbilt they pulled gold out up until the 80's lots of history, then not too long ago there was a weed farm maybe it shut down, but nice road trip looking fwd for more.

That road thru christmas tree pass you can do in a 2 wheeler. Beautiful ride,lots of history. You come back on 95 by Calnevari.

Thanks 👍

Helios One was cool at the end

Hi Russ! Keep it going!

man, your low-key "yay" makes me crack up!

I remembered seeing them the first time my flight landed in Vegas.

Amazing road in Land of Cowboy .. ja greetings from mar del plata Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇺🇸🇦🇷🇦🇷🇺🇸🇦🇷

Ave Caesar!

Nipton is for sale for 2.5 million dollars.They tried to make it a big cannabis growing center but couldn’t get the investors. Nice travels Russ, beautiful sky, stay safe !!

Thanks Russ! Nice to see you can avoid Vegas!! Onward to Death Valley!💀☀️🔥

Two years ago I broke down and coasted into Nipton...from the west. Was 420 festival..Easter weekend. Left my RV and drove the 1960 CJ5 back to Boise. The 'town' was pretty busy,, the RV park sucked..and only $300 per month for? and sandy water supply. I gave the RV away via Craigslist. Live and learn.

A year later I stop at Lil gift shop here .2 nice gals run it .bought some finds ..Jan 22..kool Lil store ..

I lived about 15 minutes from there..up in the mountains off grid..we drove to nipton for snacks

Store motel in Nipton is closed because owner died. Last time I was there in 2017 it was still a going enterprise. The owner was one of the best Tex Mex cooks this side of El Paso. He lived in the back of the restaurant.

THANKS

I just toured Nipton on Sunday.

Muy lindos videos del estados unidos profundo , el de los pequeños pueblos ..estoy haciendo turismo gracias a ti ...saludos 👍🇦🇷👍✌️😀

Just a couple of miles up Christmas Tree pass dirt road turn left and park past the restrooms to see the Indian petroglyphs after about a 10- 15 minute walk. Many dozens to see.

You drove right by the Walking Box Ranch without stopping? I'm sure it's closed right now but it was the getaway home of movie stars Rex Bell and Clara Bow. Beautiful desert place.