Ridgecrest, CA Guidebook
Food scene
Family owned Mexican Taco Shop style restaurant with delicious, authentic Mexican food
Cocina Caliente
901 S China Lake BlvdFamily owned Mexican Taco Shop style restaurant with delicious, authentic Mexican food
Oasis Mexican Restaurant
321 W Inyokern RdDelicious Mexican food
Take a two hour day trip north and head to Big Pine, California where you’ll conveniently run into Hugo’s BBQ right off of 395! Hugo’s BBQ has delicious BBQ food! But what it is truly known for, and has been for decades, is it’s delicious, fresh & authentic Mexican food! You can’t drive through Big Pine, California without stopping at this locally owned, family restaurant!!
Hugo's BBQ and Mexican Food
310 North Main StreetTake a two hour day trip north and head to Big Pine, California where you’ll conveniently run into Hugo’s BBQ right off of 395! Hugo’s BBQ has delicious BBQ food! But what it is truly known for, and has been for decades, is it’s delicious, fresh & authentic Mexican food! You can’t drive through Big Pine, California without stopping at this locally owned, family restaurant!!
Casa Corona
1429 N China Lake BlvdGood food and drinks
Local family owned Mexican restaurant with good food and delicious mixed drinks.
La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant
119 N China Lake BlvdLocal family owned Mexican restaurant with good food and delicious mixed drinks.
Sightseeing
Beautiful, peaceful lake, perfect for day swimming and BBQing during the hot summer months.
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Lake Isabella
Beautiful, peaceful lake, perfect for day swimming and BBQing during the hot summer months.
During these hot summer months in the high desert, any body of water is a blessing! The Kern River is perfect to refresh, while enjoying the scenic views. Perfect for swimming, rafting and tubing while having plenty of space to set up day camp and enjoying the sun while BBqing
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Kern River
During these hot summer months in the high desert, any body of water is a blessing! The Kern River is perfect to refresh, while enjoying the scenic views. Perfect for swimming, rafting and tubing while having plenty of space to set up day camp and enjoying the sun while BBqing
The Trona Pinnacles are a local favorite as well as a tourist spectacle. These unusual geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation area consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Lake basin. Perfect for visiting during the Spring and Fall months or early in the morning during the summer months to watch the sun rise or late in the event to watch it set.
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Trona Pinnacles
The Trona Pinnacles are a local favorite as well as a tourist spectacle. These unusual geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation area consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Lake basin. Perfect for visiting during the Spring and Fall months or early in the morning during the summer months to watch the sun rise or late in the event to watch it set.
Listed as one of the hottest places on earth, Death Valley has sights for everyone to enjoy. Just be sure to take plenty of water. Death Valley’s Badwater Basin is known for being the lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet below sea level. It is 84.6 miles east-southeast of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet.
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Death Valley
Listed as one of the hottest places on earth, Death Valley has sights for everyone to enjoy. Just be sure to take plenty of water. Death Valley’s Badwater Basin is known for being the lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet below sea level. It is 84.6 miles east-southeast of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet.
Perfect day getaway where you get driving, hiking swimming and winding down in some natural hot-springs located right next to the Kern River, to make it conveniently easy to jump back and forth (if you choose) from the river to the hot-springs!
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Remington Hot Springs Trailhead
Perfect day getaway where you get driving, hiking swimming and winding down in some natural hot-springs located right next to the Kern River, to make it conveniently easy to jump back and forth (if you choose) from the river to the hot-springs!