The valley is 19 km (12 mi) northeast of California City, and east of Red Rock Canyon State Park.

The nearby ghost town of Saltdale was founded in 1915, for salt harvesting from the dry lakebed.

The ghost town of Garlock is on the north.

The southern portal of Burro Schmidt Tunnel overlooks the dry lake and Fremont Valley.

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