The Mojave Desert Guidebook~ Ridgecrest

Rebecca
The Mojave Desert Guidebook~ Ridgecrest

Food scene

Excellent atmosphere and "the bomb" food!
Ale's Crab House
634 South China Lake Boulevard
Excellent atmosphere and "the bomb" food!
If you’re looking for an upscale and authentic food scene this place is it! A classy French restaurant.
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Mon Reve
126 N Balsam St
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If you’re looking for an upscale and authentic food scene this place is it! A classy French restaurant.
The best bar in Ridgecrest! Family friendly as well. I recommend you try the hand breaded monster chicken tenders! Also, the chicken, shrimp and avocado salad is the best!
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Schooners Patio Grill
1400 N Norma St
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The best bar in Ridgecrest! Family friendly as well. I recommend you try the hand breaded monster chicken tenders! Also, the chicken, shrimp and avocado salad is the best!
Great bar & family atmosphere during day! Gets roudy at happy hour and later. Sometimes they have food trucks!
Flight Line Tap Room
259 N Balsam St
Great bar & family atmosphere during day! Gets roudy at happy hour and later. Sometimes they have food trucks!
Local favorite! Something for the adults & children! Closes early. Food, too! Drink & be merry...
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Indian Wells Brewing Company
2565 N CA-14
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Local favorite! Something for the adults & children! Closes early. Food, too! Drink & be merry...
Best burger in town! Get the pastrami burger, hands down.
Classic Burgers
6525 West Inyokern Road
Best burger in town! Get the pastrami burger, hands down.
Best Mexican food in town, of course my opinion!!
Olvera's
120 West Ridgecrest Boulevard
Best Mexican food in town, of course my opinion!!
One of the few healthy places in Ridgecrest! Excellent food & drinks (Closed on Sundays)
Pure Healing Foods
972 N Norma St
One of the few healthy places in Ridgecrest! Excellent food & drinks (Closed on Sundays)
Local FAVORITE!!! Coffee, breakfast, & lunch. They have a little outdoor eating area, and a drive through.
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Beanster's Espresso
1601 Triangle Dr
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Local FAVORITE!!! Coffee, breakfast, & lunch. They have a little outdoor eating area, and a drive through.
Fun place to visit! Open 8 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays
Ridgecrest Farmer’s Market
919 S China Lake Blvd
Fun place to visit! Open 8 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays
Cute little Candy store with a gift shop & eatery. Quaint and the perfect place to stop & make memories. It’s about 40-50 minutes away from Ridgecrest, but well worth it if you’re on your way to Kernville.
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Onyx Store
23002 CA-178
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Cute little Candy store with a gift shop & eatery. Quaint and the perfect place to stop & make memories. It’s about 40-50 minutes away from Ridgecrest, but well worth it if you’re on your way to Kernville.
Looking for that hole in the wall (or should I say car wash) fabulous taco joint? Look no further; Ephen tacos is here.
Ephen Tacos Smokehouse Junction
Looking for that hole in the wall (or should I say car wash) fabulous taco joint? Look no further; Ephen tacos is here.

Sightseeing

Nice museum in Ridgecrest!
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Maturango Museum
100 E Las Flores Ave
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Nice museum in Ridgecrest!
Local cute shop with boutique items!
Baxendale's
225 N Balsam St
Local cute shop with boutique items!
Beautiful red rocks sculpted all around you. Something you see out of a western movie! Hiking galore… about 40 minutes away
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Red Rock Canyon State Park
37749 Abbott Drive
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Beautiful red rocks sculpted all around you. Something you see out of a western movie! Hiking galore… about 40 minutes away
Perfect place to boat or jet ski (check out downtown Kernville when your done!)
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Lake Isabella
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Perfect place to boat or jet ski (check out downtown Kernville when your done!)
ALWAYS use Google maps when traveling from Ridgecrest. Other maps tend to take you around the mountain.
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Trona Pinnacles
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ALWAYS use Google maps when traveling from Ridgecrest. Other maps tend to take you around the mountain.
Place to off-road!!
Jawbone Canyon
Place to off-road!!
Here you can rent 4 wheeler TOYS to go off roading. It’s only about 40 minutes from Ridgecrest. Also now a restaurant!
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Jawbone Canyon Store
32629 CA-14
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Here you can rent 4 wheeler TOYS to go off roading. It’s only about 40 minutes from Ridgecrest. Also now a restaurant!
Take a day trip here and you will not be disappointed!
Cerro Gordo Ghost Town
Cerro Gordo Road
Take a day trip here and you will not be disappointed!
Use Ridgecrest as a stop over/sleepover point to your next Destination!
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Sequoia National Park
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Use Ridgecrest as a stop over/sleepover point to your next Destination!
DAY TRIP ITINERARY: This is the ultimate desert scene. Spend the day in death Valley, and know you can drive back to the house with a comfortable and scenic route. THINGS TO NOTE: -No reception once you get into Trona & throughout the park (plan your trip & route beforehand!) -Always check to see park hours and if they are open -The drive to the start of park is about 1 hr 25 minutes from Ridgecrest, but you must use g00gle maps. Other maps will take you around the mountain making the drive 2 hrs. The park is HUGE and can take another 1-2 hrs to attractions. -Recommended itinerary from Ridgecrest 1. Mosaic canyon trail 2.mesquite dunes 3. furnace creek visitors center 4. artist drive & artist pallet 5. devils golf course 6. badwater basin This itinerary is highly doable for a day trip to the park. -Some routes may take longer due to rain storms affecting dirt roads
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Death Valley National Park
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DAY TRIP ITINERARY: This is the ultimate desert scene. Spend the day in death Valley, and know you can drive back to the house with a comfortable and scenic route. THINGS TO NOTE: -No reception once you get into Trona & throughout the park (plan your trip & route beforehand!) -Always check to see park hours and if they are open -The drive to the start of park is about 1 hr 25 minutes from Ridgecrest, but you must use g00gle maps. Other maps will take you around the mountain making the drive 2 hrs. The park is HUGE and can take another 1-2 hrs to attractions. -Recommended itinerary from Ridgecrest 1. Mosaic canyon trail 2.mesquite dunes 3. furnace creek visitors center 4. artist drive & artist pallet 5. devils golf course 6. badwater basin This itinerary is highly doable for a day trip to the park. -Some routes may take longer due to rain storms affecting dirt roads

Death Valley Attractions

Make death Valley a day trip! Get up early, fill up your tank of gas, bring lots of extra water and food & always use google maps. Cheers
Best place to eat when visiting death Valley
Last Kind Words Saloon
Best place to eat when visiting death Valley
A MUST see if you're visiting Death Valley. A little under 2 1/2 hours from Ridgecrest.
악마의 골프 코스
Salt Pool Road
A MUST see if you're visiting Death Valley. A little under 2 1/2 hours from Ridgecrest.
Awesome to drive-through! A little under 2 1/2 hours from Ridgecrest.
Twenty Mule Team Canyon
20 Mule Team Road
Awesome to drive-through! A little under 2 1/2 hours from Ridgecrest.
Absolutely stunning below sea level! About 3 hours from Ridgecrest.
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배드워터 베이신
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Absolutely stunning below sea level! About 3 hours from Ridgecrest.
The highest viewpoint of death Valley & stunning at sunrise or sunset. A little over 3 hours from Ridgecrest
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단테의 전망대
Dantes View Road
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The highest viewpoint of death Valley & stunning at sunrise or sunset. A little over 3 hours from Ridgecrest
Amazing hike about 2 miles long about 2.5 hrs from Ridgecrest
Mosaic Canyon Trail, California 92328 미국
Amazing hike about 2 miles long about 2.5 hrs from Ridgecrest
The coolest little structures! A little over 1.5 hours from Ridgecrest.
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
The coolest little structures! A little over 1.5 hours from Ridgecrest.
Great picture point stop off. On the way to Badwater basin and a little under three hours from Ridgecrest
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자브리스키 포인트
California 190
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Great picture point stop off. On the way to Badwater basin and a little under three hours from Ridgecrest
Colorful mountains just as the name depicts! About 3 hrs from Ridgecrest
아티스트 팔레트
Colorful mountains just as the name depicts! About 3 hrs from Ridgecrest

Kernville

Make this a day trip & you won’t be disappointed! Definitely a lot more going on during the spring through fall. The cutest quaint town with the Kern River flowing through it. It’s about one hour away & the route is scenic!
Easy to moderate trail that leads to the Kern River in Kernville. Perfect for families. Head over to E Wings on the river for lunch or dinner afterwards!
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Whiskey Flat Trail
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Easy to moderate trail that leads to the Kern River in Kernville. Perfect for families. Head over to E Wings on the river for lunch or dinner afterwards!
If you visit Kernville I highly recommend this place. Superb food with an amazing view. It’s a little over an hour drive from Ridgecrest.
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Ewings on the Kern
125 Buena Vista Dr
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If you visit Kernville I highly recommend this place. Superb food with an amazing view. It’s a little over an hour drive from Ridgecrest.
Bring water tubes or purchase some from one of the shops in the town square of Kernville. The river is too fast this season!!!! Make sure to check for updates.
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Kern River
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Bring water tubes or purchase some from one of the shops in the town square of Kernville. The river is too fast this season!!!! Make sure to check for updates.
The absolute BEST coffee shop, drink stop, winery and brunch/lunch. The cutest inside…
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Big Blue Bear
101 Piute Dr
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The absolute BEST coffee shop, drink stop, winery and brunch/lunch. The cutest inside…
A must visit if you're in the Kernville area!
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Miracle Hot Springs
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A must visit if you're in the Kernville area!
You can rent boats or jet skis at the French Gulch Marina rentals
미국 93285 캘리포니아 레이크 이사벨라 프렌치 굴치
You can rent boats or jet skis at the French Gulch Marina rentals

Hiking & Stargazing

Check out this short hike with a view of the city and stars at night!
You can S t a r g a z e here!
Sky Point Trailhead
399 E Javis Ave
You can S t a r g a z e here!
Lovely local Ridgecrest hike!
게이트웨이 트레일헤드
Lovely local Ridgecrest hike!
Stunning rock formations and 'Hollywood history'
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Alabama Hills
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Stunning rock formations and 'Hollywood history'
Great place to hike close to Ridgecrest!
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Fossil Falls
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Great place to hike close to Ridgecrest!

One stop shop

Hands-down the best place to get food and anything else you may need on your trip.
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Walmart Supercenter
201 E Bowman Rd
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Hands-down the best place to get food and anything else you may need on your trip.
Across from Walmart
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Albertsons
927 S China Lake Blvd
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Across from Walmart

Stargazers Mojave escape & Tiny house ONLY GAS & FOOD STOP

This is the closest gas station and mini mart. Here you can find lots of essentials less than three minutes away from the STARGAZERS MOJAVE ESCAPE HOUSE.
Buttermilk Acres
3605 W Inyokern Rd
This is the closest gas station and mini mart. Here you can find lots of essentials less than three minutes away from the STARGAZERS MOJAVE ESCAPE HOUSE.