Neenach Wildlife Preserve | Wild Camping

May 25th, 2023 by david.bielski

Stayed 2 nights. Great private spot. You follow a gravel road off the highway, then a dirt road, and it's the first left. Relitively flat, but leveling blocks recommend. Place had a bunch of glass and bullet trash everywhere, probably from people doing target practice. Cleaned up most of it. Stayed with out 2WD Sprinter no problem. Just extremely windy all the time. Great ATT service, okay Verizon service. One night We heard people shooting off in the distance, but not too bad.

April 4th, 2023 by 2hobos

Beautiful and quiet. Good cell reception for att and Verizon. I hope people continue to respect this place so that it stays available for a quick overnight. Easy access for our 26 ft class c.
I'll be updating the name of this place from Arthur Ripley SP to Neenach Wildlife Preserve.

March 6th, 2023 by duggmann

This is NOT Arthur B. Ripley SP. ABR SP is to the south of 138 and is fenced off to vehicles, and vehicle camping is not allowed. THIS free dry camping spot is just north of 138 and off the road (210th St W) that leads out to a huge solar farm. The pinon and joshua tree forested area is just to the left of 210 St W and has numerous trails with a lots of dumped junk, but you can find areas to camp. I drove out here in a 25' class C no problem. Pull far enough in and behind trees that you're not visible from 138 or 210th. Road noise is minimal and there is OK cell signal (T-Mobile). This is a fine overnight stop.

December 15th, 2022 by shoez

This place is such a godsend after a day of barrelling down the interstate! So lovely, empty and quiet. Perfect for letting the dog run.

January 10th, 2022 by oran

As described, lots of flat spaces to boon-dock. Empty and very quiet. Farm semitrailers start passing on 210th W St. at 6 am.

March 5th, 2021 by lewis.fiskars

I think this place is great. Easy to find and while there is some noise from the main road, it dies off after 10/11pm or so. Loads of room. Path is hard dirt and flat, some small bumps but nothing major. Big rigs might have trouble as not much room to turn around if needed. The 'sites' closer to 210th St are more dense with trees if you want lots of privacy. If you follow the paths further West they reduce in numbers and guy can find spots that are more open and offer good views of the sky / surrounding hills and mountains. 1/2 bars of AT&T. There is a portapotty near the entrance - not sure if to accommodate campers or for the industrial site near the entrance.

December 17th, 2019 by samehada123

Stopped here last night coming from the 138. As soon as you turn onto 210th st w, you wanna pull off on the left side as the right side doesn’t have any proper cover. The left side of 210th is riddled with Joshua trees and junipers to help block out any light your camp may produce from the main stretches of highway. Check your gps coming into 210th and try to gauge your campsite somewhere in the middle of the road, I did this and literally had zero noises from all roads in the vicinity and slept like an absolute baby.

Another thing to note is that if your rig doesn’t have 4wd be cautious on how far you go off the beaten path, as the ground here is pretty soft and you’d be likely to get stuck.

Otherwise, a perfect one hitter quitter!

March 19th, 2019 by Wilde Weite Welt

Camping in Antelope Valley at Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park. We took 210th St W northwards from Highway 138 and then a faint path into the Joshua Trees. Only very little noise from the Highway. One other camper was in the area. There are not many free camping options in Antelope Valley.