| Camp Goffs | |
|---|---|
 Camp Goffs Army Field Train Station in 1943 | |
| Location | near Goffs, California |
| Coordinates | 34°56′12″N 115°04′06″W / 34.936667°N 115.068333°W |
| Area | 426 acres |
| Built | 1942 |
| Architect | US Army |
| Reference no. | 985 |
  Location of Camp Goffs in California | |
The Camp Goffs was a sub camp of the US Army Desert Training Center in Riverside County, California. The main headquarters for the Desert Training Center was Camp Young, this is where General Patton's 3rd Armored Division was stationed. Camp Goffs was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.985). The site of the Camp Goffs just north at the former Santa Fe Railroad station at Goffs, California. Goffs, California is on U.S. Route 66 5 miles north of the current Interstate 40, 25 miles (40 km) west of Needles in San Bernardino County, California. Currently at the south east end of the Mojave National Preserve. Camp Goffs was 20 miles southeast of Camp Essex and Camp Clipper.
Built in 1942, Camp Goffs was built to prepare troops to do battle during World War II. When completed the camp had shower buildings, latrines, wooden tent frames, and a water tank. Camp had firing training ranges. Also at the camp was depot: the Goffs Army Ammunition Depot #4. For safety the ammunition storage was keep 3 miles south of the camp, near Goffs Butte. Train at the ranges and camp was the 7th Infantry Division. A total of 15,000 troops were train at the camp. The camp closed in May 1944. [1]