List of California desert topics

• Mojave Desert (High Desert)
• Sonoran Desert
  • Colorado Desert (Low Desert)
  • Yuha Desert
  • See also: Lower Colorado River Valley Deserts
• Great Basin Desert

Desert Valleys include the:

• Owens Valley
• Deep Springs Valley
• Eureka Valley
• Saline Valley
• Death Valley
• Panamint Valley
• Indian Wells Valley
• Fremont Valley
• Antelope Valley
• Victor Valley
• Lucerne Valley
• Lanfair Valley
• Coachella Valley
• Imperial Valley
• Lower Colorado River Valley
• Death Valley

• Category: Flora of the California desert regions
• Category: Fauna of the Mojave Desert
• Category: Fauna of the Colorado Desert
• Category: Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
• Wildflower superbloom

The deserts contain many national, state, county, municipal, and conservation foundation managed parks, recreation and scenic areas, wildlife preserves and nature reserves, and wilderness areas.

• Mojave National Preserve (National Park Service)
• Death Valley National Park
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
• Mount San Jacinto State Park
• Red Rock Canyon State Park
• Mojave Narrows Park

• Algodones Dunes - Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
• Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge

• Devils Punchbowl County Park, Littlerock, California
• Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark
• Mitchell Caverns National Preserve
• Mecca Hills National Preserve
• Saddleback Butte State Park. Lake Los Angeles, California
• Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
• Rainbow Basin National Natural Landmark, Barstow, California
• Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark, Amboy, California
• Cima volcanic field

• Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
• Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
• Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park