60, 10, or 210 East to I-15 North. About 23miles North of I-15/I-215 merge to Bear Valley Rd in Hesperia/Victorville. East on Bear Valley Rd about 13 miles, bear right onto Hwy 18. Take Hwy 18 10miles through Lucerne Valley, continue straight as road becomes Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd. Continue on Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd out of Lucerne Valley about 14miles, Bessemer Mine Road will be on the left shown by pointer cones and a large brown sign. See Access Road for final destination.
From Orange County/San Diego:
North on I-15 about 23miles North of I15/I215 merge to Bear Valley Rd in Hesperia/Victorville. East on Bear Valley Rd about 13 miles, bear right onto Hwy 18. Take Hwy 18 10miles through Lucerne Valley, continue straight as road becomes Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd. Continue on Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd out of Lucerne Valley about 14miles, Bessemer Mine Road will be on the left shown by pointer cones and a large brown sign. See Access Road for final destination.
From Phoenix:
West on I-10 through Palm Springs, take CA-62/Palms Hwy (exit #117). North on Hwy 62 about 21miles, turn left onto Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd. Take Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd about 31.5miles. Bessemer Mine Road will be on the Right shown by pointer cones. See Access Road for final destination.
From Las Vegas:
South on I-15 at the I-15/I-40 intersection take the Barstow Rd/Hwy 247 exit. South on Barstow Rd/Hwy 247 about 33miles into Lucerne Valley. Turn Left onto Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd. Continue on Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd out of Lucerne Valley about 13miles, Bessemer Mine Road will be on the left shown by pointer cones and a large brown sign. See Access Road for final destination.
Northern California:
South on I-5 or Hwy 99 to Hwy 58. Take Hwy 58 East to I-15. North on I-15 about 3miles to Barstow Rd/Hwy 247 exit. South on Barstow Rd/Hwy 247 about 33miles into Lucerne Valley. Turn Left onto Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd. Continue on Hwy 247/Old Woman Springs Rd out of Lucerne Valley about 13miles, Bessemer Mine Road will be on the left shown by pointer cones and a large brown sign. See Access Road for final destination.
Final Destination:
Take the Bessemer Mine gravel road for about 3miles, Soggy Lake will be obvious and appear on the left. Bessemer Mine road is smoothly graded about 3/4ths the way, the final 1/4 is a little rocky and worth going slow for. Tow vechicles and RVs should have no trouble if taken reasonably. This area is frequented by RV owners.
Access Road:
This is the Bessemer Mine Rd Turn off. There are a few of these brown signs widely spread along 247, be sure to take right one, it'll say "Bessemer Mine Rd" near the bottom.
GPS Waypoints:
Soggy Lake: N34 27.136 W116 41.235
Bessemer Mine Rd Turnoff: N34 24.714 W116 43.442
Lucerne Valley (Gas/Market/AutoParts): N34 26.631 W116 56.812