Overview
Rosamond is a city in Antelope Valley, Southern California.
1 things to do · 1 places to eat · 2 bars & cafés · 4 places to stay
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Best things about Rosamond
Willow Springs International Raceway
This race complex has tracks ranging from basic ovals to the 2.5-mi (4-km) big track. There is also a mini-Kart track and a convoluted street course. Events are held most weekends. Check the website for details.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 87°F; winter lows dip to about 30°F. Wettest: Jan and Mar. (climate data from nearby Tehachapi)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport, Burbank — 47 mi away (major hub). Directions
- BFL Meadows Field, Bakersfield — 64 mi away. Directions
California State Route 14 bisects Rosamond, coming from the Lancaster/Palmdale area to the south and Mojave and U.S. Highway 395 to the north.
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Get in
By car
California State Route 14 bisects Rosamond, coming from the Lancaster/Palmdale area to the south and Mojave and U.S. Highway 395 to the north.
By plane
The nearest airports are Rosamond Skypark Airport, a public airstrip for small aircraft, and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) in Palmdale, which used to be served by United Airlines, but now only serves private aircraft.
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Stay Carl's Motel
Stay Rosamond Palms
Go next
Place Edwards Air Force Base
Located east of Rosamond, Edwards AFB is a massive testing and training ground for the Air Force and NASA. There is a museum on the base and tours are available. See the website for details. It is an active military base so ID will be required and visitors may be required to submit to a search.
- Mojave - North of Rosamond on Highway 14, Mojave is a hotbed of aerospace activity, with the Mojave Spaceport the headquarters of Scaled Composites, the first private company to launch a human into space. Edwards Air Force base, a landing site for the space shuttle and a center for the development of experimental aircraft, is located adjacent to the town.
- Lancaster - Rosamond's southern neighbor on Highway 14, Lancaster and its twin city Palmdale are the two largest cities in the Antelope Valley. Lancaster provides extensive services for travelers, as well as the whimsical "Musical Road", a recreation of a road built in Lancaster for a Honda commercial that has grooves cut into it that generate an approximation of the William Tell Overture when a car passes over them.
Nearby
Mojave
City / town · 12 listings · 10 mi away
Lancaster
City / town · 27 listings · 12 mi away
Palmdale
City / town · 59 listings · 19 mi away
California City
City / town · 7 listings · 21 mi away
Tehachapi
City / town · 9 listings · 24 mi away
Keene
City / town · 2 listings · 34 mi away
Angeles National Forest
Park · 12 listings · 37 mi away
Castaic
City / town · 3 listings · 37 mi away
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