The mission of the Maturango Museum is to preserve, interpret, and develop an appreciation for the natural and cultural history of the Northern Mojave Desert through research and education, and to promote the arts.
China Lake Museum Foundation preserves the history of the Navy's premier full-spectrum weapons research, development, and test facility located in the Upper Mojave Desert.
Cerro Coso Sculpture Garden is a garden and park with a great atmosphere located in Ridgecrest, California. Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, known for its proximity to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and its connection to the aerospace and defense industries. The city has a variety of parks and recreational areas, some of which may have undergone developments or improvements.
The El Paso Mountains Wilderness was created in 1994 and now has a total of 23780 acres. The Wilderness contains numerous reddish-colored buttes and dark, uplifted volcanic mesas dissected by narrow canyons. The highest point and central feature of this wilderness is Black Mountain, 5244ft, an extinct volcano.
The Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area (OHV) offers over 57,000 acres of open public land where you can ride anywhere your skill and machine will take you.
Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, California, along U.S. Route 395 in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. It was incorporated as a city in 1963. The population was 27,959 at the 2020 census, up slightly from 27,616 at the 2010 census.
