My wife and I really enjoyed our visit here and our walk through the tunnel…read more The drive in from Highway 14 is tough if you have a standard, low, 2wheel drive car. I don't recommend it. I drive a 2 wheel drive Explorer that is a little higher and wider tires. It took 50 minutes of careful driving to get to the tunnel. No huge rocks or washouts but a lot of loose deep sand that requires your attention. Be prepared, drive the right car and don't let the drive in stop you from visiting. There are enough signs along the way, better to call the trail markers, so you won't get lost. I used Waze and it took out any guess work. Once at the tunnel the opening looks very small and many people think that it means you need to crawl through and won't go. But just go in 15 feet or so and you can stand up all the way and it is good. My wife was very concerned and didn't want to go in until she could see me standing fully upright once I got all the way inside. My wife carried a lantern with 360 light and I had a flashlight with a thinner beam for more distance. It was a perfect combination. When you are inside you can look back and see the light at entrance getting smaller but cannot see light at the far end. Don't worry, there is a 90 degree tun near the end that blocks your view of the exit but it is there. Deep inside it really does feel like an adventure. It's just spooky enough to make you feel like you accomplished something by getting all the way through. My wife was flat out scared but was determined and did it. There is a great view spot at the far end. We walked off to both sides of opening and loved the views. There was a couple coming the other way on our way through and it was kind of fun meeting nice people in such an otherworldly place. Inside the tunnel it does not smell, there was only the tiny amount of dust we kicked up with our feet and no wind. Eerily quiet. You can still see the ore cart tracks in a couple places and it really brings to mind the immense amount or labor and dedication, or possibly obsession, this man had to finish it. It's stunning to contemplate. Go and walk it but don't just walk it, take the time to appreciate this one man, hand dug, 38 year creation.

Always fun to go there with the kids lots of exploring to do here. A high clearance vehicles is…read moreneeded. Awesome place

The ghost town was quite pleasant, sadly some buildings were vandalized causing the areas to be…read morefenced off but its a beautiful place. Lovely desert, the old garlock water tower is still there and the old general store. I had the pleasure of talking to one of the only full-time residents of the garlock ghost town. They offered us to meet & play with their bunnies, horses and chickens and even brought us to the collapsed mine on their land. It was an amazing experience i would definitely reccomend if its on your way and if you get a chance to meet the residents its even better we were told ghost stories and offered to spend the night and listen to the ghost minners in the moutin.

I thought this ghost town would be interesting. Made a day trip out of it. Not worth the drive &…read moretime. There's a few buildings & were fenced off. They all had No Trespassing signs. It's right off hwy 14 on Garlock Rd.

Wife: My first horse ride, Kyler and Kaitlyn did a wonderful job! My horse name was Mya and Imprint…read morewas a great horse...they were so great to ride. My fear of riding a horse was taken away by the experience. Thank you for a great ride! Husband : great work - I must to come back back and a wonderful time - Kaitlyn does dime of a job Congratulations to the management for choosing the right heroes

Loved going their my kids were so happy and will not begging me to go back. She was so nice and…read morepassionate seemed liked she really loved her job. It was like every horse hit my kid personality lol. My daughter was scared at first and she helped her work through it where she had the greatest time thank you guys P.S your son was so cute

had an amazing experience, great service, and great party here for my child. everyone was very…read morewelcoming and attentive during the whole process and party. food was great and party package was so much fun! shoutout to jared the manager, emmy the party host, and rudy that works there. they made the entire process and party amazing and care so much for the customers to have a great experience. thank you all, and i highly recommend coming here!

Just wanted to leave a shoutout for Rudy! He was incredibly friendly, welcoming, and went out of…read morehis way to make sure everything ran smoothly during our visit. You can tell he really cares about the guests and helps create a fun, positive atmosphere. Great customer service like that makes a big difference, and Rudy definitely stood out. Thanks for making our family night even better!

I'm writing a specific review for this field trip, which is part of the larger Gem-O-Rama…read morehttp://www.yelp.com/biz/gem-o-rama-searles-valley event because technically you can just register for an field trip as a stand alone, and not do any of the other activities. Usually on Sunday (the second day of Gem-O-Rama). In fact, we arrived Saturday night, and only attended the Pink Halite Field Trip. The Pink Halite field trip is probably the most physically demanding of all the field trips at Gem-O-Rama. It involves prying, wading, hacking, chipping, feeling, and moments of disappointment and excitement. First of all you have to register at 7:30AM on the morning of your field trip, at the Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society lapidary and show building. And we were there, right after getting the pancake breakfast at the Trona Community Church just a few blocks away. People were already starting to gather and get in line. $15 pays for one car, with however many people and equipment it can fit. YOU WILL NEED: You can rent a heavy bar (1 inch solid steel, 6 feet long, with a 2 inch shovel blade), for $40 from the General Store inside the show room. (You get $30 upon return of your pole). You will have to bring a good hammer, buckets, boxes, and heavy gloves. I also recommend wearing clothes you don't ever plan on wearing again, a t-shirt (sun burn protection), and wide brimmed hat, pants and old sneakers or boots. Now how do they organize this event, if several hundred people are going to it? They set up a convoy system. Outside the show building they have rows where you can park your car in. When it's time to leave and be led to the brine fields on the Searles Valley Minerals Inc they have one line go, then another. SO I recommend parking your car, then going to register and pick up supplies you might need. But make sure you get back to your car, they start the convoy at 9AM sharp. WHY am I giving you this specific advice? Well collecting Halite is a dirty, wet, smelly, and strenuous. To understand more about Halite and the collecting process I suggest checking this link out http://www1.iwvisp.com/tronagemclub/Lake-Collecting.htm and google Halite to find out more about this mineral form of sodium chloride. Also watch the repeating video in the show building for tips and information about the field trip. THE FIELD TRIP: Everyone parks on big salt flat, and lugs their equipment out to the designated Brine Pools (about 1 square mile across). First of all the smell of sulfur and salt water is intense, it only gets worse in the pools, but you get used to it. You'll hear popping from the air cannons randomly, they are there to scare the birds away. You walk on salt, which sounds like glass and cornflakes, and can often crack beneath your feet, watch your step. In order to harvest you'll have to feel around for ledges in the pools, which means getting in. The rust to merlot colored stuff floating in the pools is dead salt-loving bacteria. Don't worry, they just smell bad and don't bite. Basically Feel under the ledges, if you feel square places, that's Halite. Start hacking! Use your pole to pry and crack. Flip it over and see what you got! I won't tell you much about the tricks of the trade, that's something you have to learn on your own. We ended up with two nice specimens, red and green. Green being very rare. But it took us about 3 of the 4 hours to finally find a pool that had the right signs. I fell in using all my weight on the bar to get the green ledge out. When the field trip ended, everyone hiked back to their cars to bring them around to pick up the rocks, equipment and salt encrusted people. Little did we know we had traversed the entire square mile of bring pools to the other side! Anyway...if you plan on doing this, do your research. It could be terribly miserable if you are not prepared. You'll get angry, you'll get sad, you'll get glad! When you find that perfect matrix you'll be hooting and hollering. We heard lotsa folks doing it! Some people brought gurneys and specially made carts to haul their rocks out. At the end of the day your cloths will be stiff as a board, shoes completely wrecked, you'll smell like rotten eggs even after you shower, and you might get sunburned. You'll have bruises and scraps and won't want salty food for a while. But you'll drive home with some great stuff!

Super chill place to hang out! They have 2 pool tables and 8 axe throwing lanes. They have drinks…read moreand chips and you're welcome to bring your own food and snacks. Good beer and good times! Well worth the money. We would highly recommend this place!

Very happy we have something like this now in Ridgecrest, very funm cost is $23 for 75 min a…read moreperson which is definitely a decent amount of time. Good selection of beer and some wine as well.

Great place with great people! I recommend this gym plenty of classes and clean equipment.read more

Not a true 24hr gym. Its a very well kept gym and inly gets busy when folks are off work and…read moreschool. They have a kids area too and Ive never heard crying once! The music isnt the best (selection snd quality). Dbs go upto l which is great and they have a healthy free weight area benches and squat racks.

I wouldn't go out of my way to play this course, it is nice to have something in town. There is no…read moresand in the bunkers, either weeds or water. Very friendly staff and good food.

This course has seen better days and management. Even if your desperate to play, they only have 23…read morefunctional carts and the course maintenance is poor at best. The restaurant is good with a nice view but otherwise this course is a hard pass.