Mojave Preserve: Black Canyon Group Camp site
Mojave Preserve is a remote and beautiful expanse of high desert. The Hole In The Wall area is at the end of a paved road and contains a visitor center, a standard campground, a fire station, and our group camp site on a dirt road. This is a semi-off-grid campout. On the western side is a through road to Baker, the Kelso dunes, and a train depot (closed at this time).
We will try to get tickets to Mitchell Caverns for Sunday morning. If we are able to obtain them, you will pay for them at the event. An email will go out once they are obtained.
Black Canyon group site -- Our camp site is remote and quiet. The moon will be nearly full for this event. Fires are allowed in the fire ring, bring firewood (if there is no rain this winter, fires may be forbidden). There is water available and vault toilets, but no other amenities. There is a shade structure with picnic tables.
Map here. Note that the exit is Essex Road off I-40
Check in time is 1:00pm, please don't arrive early; if you are early, you can hang out at the visitor center area, which across the paved road from our camp site road. Check out time is noon.
There is very little cell service, wi-fi should be available at the visitor center which is near the Hole In The Wall standard campground.
Trip Leader: Joey Duhon mail and Cliff Clue mail
Sunrise 6:15, Sunset 5:45
To do: hike Rings Loop which is behind the visitor center is 1.5mi and has great geology and some fun easy climbing
Some maybe interested in hiking up the Kelso Dunes.
There are some 4x4 options; beside the Mojave Road (which is extensive) there is a shorter trail from Mid-Hills to Hole In The Wall.
