Amboy is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, in California's Mojave Desert, west of Needles and east of Ludlow on historic Route 66. It is roughly 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Twentynine Palms. As of 2020, the town's business district still contained a post office, a historic restaurant-motel, and a Route 66 tourist shop, all operated by the town's population of four people.
Amboy sign, west side of town
The Salt Ponds of Amboy at sunset
Roy's Café & Motel
Amboy Crater, as viewed from the east
U.S. Route 66 in California
U.S. Route 66 is a part of a former United States Numbered Highway in the state of California that ran from the west in Santa Monica on the Pacific Ocean through Los Angeles and San Bernardino to Needles at the Arizona state line. It was truncated during the 1964 renumbering and its signage removed in 1974. The highway is now mostly replaced with several streets in Los Angeles, State Route 2 (SR 2), SR 110, SR 66, San Bernardino County Route 66 (CR 66), Interstate 15 (I-15), and I-40.
1916 Trails Arch Bridge spanning the Colorado River
Will Rogers Monument near the western terminus of Route 66 in Santa Monica
CR 66 sign near Amboy
Route 66 highway sign, near Needles.
