Maturango Museum
Museum established in 1962 to display exhibits featuring
the natural and cultural history of the Upper Mojave Desert.
Also organizes tours to the Coso Petroglyphs and
provides information for visitors to Death Valley,
the Northern Mojave Desert, and the Highway 395
and Highway 178 corridors.
Located at 100 East Las Flores Avenue in Ridgecrest.
Spirited Bead and Klews Gallery
104 Panamint Avenue
Ridgecrest, California
Phone: 760-384-2323
- Leroy Jackson Park Sports Complex (within navy base)
- Kerr McGee Youth Sports Complex
- James M. Pearson Memorial Park
- Sierra Vista Shoppoing Center
- Freedom Park
- Desert Memorial Park
- Upjohn Park
China Lake Golf Course
18 hole golf course located within the gates of the
Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake.
Has a clubhouse and a restaurant with indoor
and outdoor seating.
Attractions Near Ridgecrest
Coso Rock Art District
National historic landmark situated inside the United States
Navy's testing station at China Lake.
Featurs more then 20,000 Native American petroglyphs (rock art)
situated within two canyons known as
Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons.
See also the
NPS Cosco Rock Art article and the
NAWCWD "Petroglyphs of the Cosos" article.
China Lake Naval Facilities
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China Lake Naval Weapons Center
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Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
Mountain Ranges Surrounding Ridgecrest
NORTH: Coscos Mountains
SOUTH: El Paso Mountains
EAST: Argus Mountains
WEST: Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Trona Pinnacles
- Fossil Falls
- Death Valley Topurist Center
- Glady's Merrick Garden
- Sylvia Winslow Gallery
- Grass Valley Wilderness Area
- Red Rock Canyon State Park
- Bright Star Wilderness Area
- Owens Peak Wilderness Area
- Sacator Trail Wilderness Area
Ridgecrest Travel Guide
Kern County for Visitors
The Deserts of California
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