Welcome to Desert Center

This small desert community (Pop: 240) is located in Southern California, between the cities of Indio and Blythe at the junction of Interstate 10 and State Route 177 (Desert Center-Rice Road).

The site of Kaiser Steel Eagle Mountain Mine, one of the largest open-pit iron mining operations in the world, is located about 13 miles (21 km) north of Desert Center.

Desert Training Center established the Desert Center Army Air Field to support operations in the California-Arizona Maneuver Area. A museum honoring Patton and his training complex is located in Chiriaco Summit.