Calico is an old West mining town that has been around since 1881 and was abandoned in the mid-1890s after silver lost its value. The town that once gave miners a good living lost its hustle and became a “ghost town.” Today, Calico is part of the San Bernardino County Regional Parks system, which is visited by people from across the country and from all over the world.

Barstow is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is situated in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, approximately 70 miles northeast of San Bernardino, and has a population of approximately 23,000 people.