BLM - Ridgecrest Area
Camp Review:
I found an established dispersed camp site near the Wagon Wheel Bouldering area near Ridgecrest.
The camp spot wasn’t perfectly level, but it was good enough for a good night of sleep.
There was a fire ring of sorts, but it was covered over with sand.
Trona road was a few hundred yard off, but the cars driving through it were pretty loud. The good thing is that very few cars drove through the road (less than one an hour) at night.
There was a strong 3 bars of LTE internet with Verizon.
Friends
Jo accompanied me on this trip, which meant less audiobooks, but a whole lot of fun conversations.
What Happened?
I wanted to boulder right as I got up the next morning, so I ended up camping surrounded by dozens of boulders, which is the Wagon Wheel Bouldering Area. We got in after it was dark, so it was hard figure out which sites were established camp sites, but we got lucky finding a spot with a fire ring. We had eaten dinner on the road, so we basically parked, brushed our teeth, and promptly went to sleep.