2.27 Acres in the Harper Lake Subdivision Which lies within the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County! This Parcel is Zoned Resource Conservation (RC) and is located roughly 28 miles from Barstow CA. Harper Lake Subdivision Covers 115,000 acres of mixed public and private lands. Located NW of Barstow in the Harper Basin, large mountains ranges surround the basin, with protruding hills of basement Its desert marsh and wetlands attract many types of wildlife. No less amazing are the beautiful views and varied scenery that make Harper Lake a favorite recreation destination. The modern history of Harper Dry Lake dates back to 1942 when amateur archaeologists discovered what they believed to be primitive stone tools in the area. Fragments were embedded in sediments of the shoreline of an ancient Pleistocene Era Lake, called Lake Manix.