Shoshone, California

About Shoshone

Set in the eastern part of California, Shoshone is a small unincorporated community.

Shoshone holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 28.71 square miles.

📰 Shoshone News Today

• Kellogg JROTC cadets earn Devil Pups honors in California - Shoshone News-Press Shoshone News-Press · Aug 18
• Search underway for missing man last seen in Nye County FOX5 Vegas · May 14
• Amargosa river makes ‘most endangered’ list as mining, solar threats mount Pahrump Valley Times · Apr 17
• Vole Fest: A day of desert celebration Pahrump Valley Times · Mar 13
• Lawsuit Challenges Drilling Near Nevada’s Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Center for Biological Diversity · Feb 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Shoshone Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Shoshone

• Crowbar Cafe & Saloon — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Death Valley National Park Signage · Attraction
• Dublin Gulch Cave Homes · Attraction
• Shoshone Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shoshone

• Ibex Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nopah Range Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shoshone Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Shoshone

• Death Valley High Academy
• Shoshone Elementary
• Shoshone High (Continuation)

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Shoshone

🏘️ Nearby Communities