AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo recently went for a road trip along historic Route 66 in California. In this gallery, you’ll see photos from Needles, California. Needles was named after “The Needles”, a group of pinnacles in the Mohave Mountains on the Arizona side of the river to the south of the city. The large Mohave Native American community shares the nearby Fort Mojave Indian Reservation and the town. Needles is a gateway to the Mojave National Preserve. It lies on the western banks of the Colorado River in the Mohave Valley subregion of the Mojave Desert, near the borders of Arizona and Nevada and roughly 110 miles from the Las Vegas Strip.
Welcome to Needles sign with Snoopy 
Elvis mural in Needles, CA 
Needles, CA welcome sign wagon 
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo poses for a photo 
The El Garces Intermodal Transportation Facility (also known as Needles station) is an Amtrak intercity rail station and bus depot in downtown Needles, California. 
The Southern Pacific Railroad and ATSF subsidiary Atlantic and Pacific Railroad met at Needles and opened a station there in 1883. 
Amtrak station in Needles, CA 
Route 66 Museum in Needles, CA 
Cannon in memory of those who gave their lives during the World War. 
90th anniversary of Route 66 mural 
Route 66 mural in Needles, CA 
Needles T-Shirts at Rite Aid
Needles, California is 110 miles south of Las Vegas, 222 miles northwest of Phoenix, and 256 miles northeast of Los Angeles.