Panamint Springs
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Panamint Springs is private resort in Inyo County, California.[1] It consists of a motel, cabins, RV and tent campsites, restaurant, and gas station, all operated by Cassell Enterprises, LLC.[1] It lies at an elevation of 1926 feet (587 m).[2]
Location
Panamint Springs Resort is located along State Route 190 (SR190) between Old Toll Road and Panamint Valley Road. The closest store and gas station to Star Wars Canyon,[3] the site features a motel, campground, restaurant, and the last gas station for many miles in either direction on SR190.
Although not official by the Board of Geographic Names, Caltrans calls the SR190/Panamint Valley Road intersection 2.5 driving miles east of Panamint Springs Panamint Junction. Towne Pass, a landmark when traveling to Death Valley, is 13.9 driving miles east on SR190. Beyond the pass, SR190 descends about Script error: No such module "convert". to the dry bed of Lake Manly.
The Darwin Falls Wilderness, a U.S. Wilderness Area, is located just west of the resort. The nearby area also features the Darwin Falls, a small but scenic waterfall, grotto and creek that are the only year-round water supply in the driest part of North America; despite the similarly named wilderness, the falls are located in and administered by Death Valley National Park. The dirt road entryway to the trail to Darwin Falls is located ¼ mile west of the resort.
History
Panamint Springs Resort was originally owned and operated by Buffalo Bill Cody’s cousin, Agnes Cody and her husband W.A. Reid.[4] The motel was opened in 1937 when the first toll road was constructed traversing the Panamint Valley. A post office operated at Panamint Springs from 1940 to 1946,[5] but it no longer receives mail at all.[6] Ownership transferred to Peter and Elizabeth Clarkson in 1958 in a motel exchange with Agnes Reid.[7] In 1986 the managers found it too expensive to install telephone lines to the remote resort.[8] It has been owned by the Cassell Family since 2006.[5]
From 1989 to 1998 Panamint Springs Resort operated the Panamint Springs Airport at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., just south of California State Route 190. Panamint Springs Airport had a single unpaved northeast/southwest runway. While not operated as an airport, the runway was still used for landing.[9]
From 1942 to 1945 the US Army operated the Panamint Spring Auxiliary Airfield at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., 2 miles north of Route 190 on a dry lake bed. The runway was used for the training of World War II pilots. After the war, the runway was abandoned and no trace can be found today.[10]
See also
Notes
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