Welcome to
Amboy
Amboy is the iconic Mojave Desert ghost town on Route 66 — anchored by Roy's Motel & Cafe (1938) and its towering neon sign. Owner Albert Okura purchased the entire town in 2005 and has been restoring it ever since.
Amboy Crater, a 79,000-year-old extinct volcano cinder cone, sits a few miles west and is a National Natural Landmark. The drive into Amboy from either direction is one of the most cinematic stretches of all of Route 66.
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Roy's Motel & Café
The most iconic Googie-era neon sign on all of Route 66 — and the heart of the Amboy ghost town
Amboy Crater
A 250-foot volcanic cinder cone rising from the Mojave floor — a moderate desert hike with panoramic rim views
Bristol Dry Lake & the Amboy Salt Flats
A vast white salt pan just south of Roy's — a working commercial salt operation in a strikingly photogenic dry-lake setting
Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark
Extinct 79,000-year-old cinder cone volcano rising 250 feet from the Mojave lava field — accessible hike and one of the West's best volcanic landmarks
Amboy School Historic Site
1920s one-room schoolhouse preserved by Albert Okura — the small Mojave community institution that anchored Amboy life for fifty years
Tips for Visiting Amboy
Roy's Motel & Cafe restrooms and snacks are the only services for ~50 miles in either direction.
The Amboy Crater hike is 3 miles round trip — best in the cooler morning hours.
Cell coverage is non-existent across most of the Amboy stretch — download maps offline.