A California State Park Non-Profit Cooperating Association
Latest Update: December 7, 2023
The Poppy Reserve Mojave Desert Interpretive Association Supports Five California State Parks:
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve
Saddleback Butte State Park
Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, Home of Mitchell Caverns
Our mission: promote educational programs, fund infrastructure improvements, support volunteer programs, facilitate staffing, and sponsor special events for the parks listed above. Would you like to support our mission? Please visit our Support page and/or make a tax deductible donation using the Paypal button below.
California State Parks (Mojave Area) Status Updates
Support funding for deferred maintenance for California State Parks! California's state park system has a massive maintenance backlog due to decades of under-investment by the state government. Learn what you can do: HELP OUR PARKS
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve's Jane Pinheiro Visitor Centeir is closed. On closing day, May 14, we conducted a drawing for our Jane Pinheiro Watercolor Raffle. And took our traditional ending day photo. Even though the visitor center is closed until March 1, 2024, the park is open year round for hiking and picnicking from sunrise to sunset.
For more information about the Poppy Reserve, including park rules: State Park Webpage for the Poppy Reserve.
Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park is available for tour reservations. Tours are on Saturdays in the Spring and Fall. Dates for Fall 2023: Sept. 9 – Oct. 14. To make a reservation click Tour Reservations and/or call the Fort Tejon State Historic Park office at (661) 248-6692. More information about tours is available here: California State Park Website for Tomo-Kahni.
Providence Mountains S.R.A., the home of Mitchell Caverns, is now taking reservations for Cavern Tours. Tour and camping reservations are now online. For more information about cave tours and campground reservations go to: Mitchell Caverns Page on our website or State Park Webpage for Providence Mountains SRA and Mitchell Caverns
The Saddleback Butte State Park campground and day use areas are open to the public every day. The visitor center is open 11-5 every weekend, including through the summer! Come join us to view exhibits and get information about hiking, camping and our Junior Ranger program. More information: State Park Webpage for Saddleback Butte.
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park is open for day-use and hiking. More information: State Park Webpage for Ripley Desert Woodland.
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park is open weekends 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The A.V. Indian Museum is supported by the Friends of the Antelope Valley Indian Museum.
Red Rock Canyon State Park: The park is open with some restrictions. Fires are permitted in designated grills and campground fire pits. Red Rock Canyon is supported by the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association.
Red Rock Canyon State Park: The park is open with some restrictions. Fires are permitted in designated grills and campground fire pits. Red Rock Canyon is supported by the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association.
To do from Home:1. Take a virtual tour of the Poppy Reserve and Mitchell Caverns.
2. Watch a video about Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park.
3. View videos of the Poppy Reserve on the State Park Poppy Reserve YouTube Channel and be sure to subscribe!4. Fun for Kids: take the virtual tours listed above! Also, learn more about life at the Poppy Reserve as well as download a coloring page with information about our state flower.
5. Learn more about Poppy Reserve flora and fauna: download the colorful park brochure.
6. Learn about wildflowers at Saddleback Butte State Park and Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park.
7. View a video introduction and virtual tour, Walking the Path to Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park.
8. Learn about Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park by downloading the park brochures.
9. Download the park brochure to learn about all there is to do at Saddleback Butte State Park.
10. Find out how you can volunteer and how to join us or renew your membership.
11. View Jane Pinheiro Collection online
12. View photos of Antelope Valley Wildflowers by Families
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PO Box 1408Lancaster CA 93584-9008661 946-6092president@prmdia.org
More Desert Champions:
Mojave Desert Land Trust
Amargosa Conservancy
Center for Biological Diversity
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Great Basin District of California State Parks
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California State Parks Foundation
Parks California
Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association
Transition Habitat Conservancy
Friends of the Antelope Valley Indian Museum
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