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 SADDLEBACK BUTTE STATE PARK
 Saddleback Butte, Lancaster, CA

SADDLEBACK BUTTE STATE PARK
A California State Park
Lancaster, California

 
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Entrance of Saddleback Butte State Park. The entrace is easy to find right off E Avenue J at 170th Street East in Lancaster, CA.
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Road leading from the entrance to the Visitor Center.  Bathrooms are located at the visitor center. Bring a camera to take some fantastic photos.
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A view of the visitor center from the entrance.  There is a panoramic view of Lake Los Angeles from behind the Visitor Center.
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Sign discussing the local foliage and animals. The Joshua Tree is a protected plant within the Park grounds.
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The Visitor Center is open most weekdays and also has bathroom facilities.  You can also get fresh water from the water faucet outside the Center.

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Saddleback Butte, elevation 3,651 feet, is a granite mountain top that stands some thousand feet above the broad alluvial bottom land of the Antelope Valley about twenty miles east of Lancaster, on the western edge of the Mojave Desert. The 2,955 acre state park surrounding Saddleback Butte was created in 1960 to protect the butte (one of many similar land features in the Antelope Valley). Even more importantly, to preserve a representative example of the native Joshua Tree woodland and other plants and animals that were once common throughout this high desert area.

Principle activities in the park include camping, picnicking, hiking, photography, bird-watching, and other desert nature studies. Hunting and shooting are not permitted, and there are no roads, trails, or other facilities in the park for off-road vehicles. No off-road vehicle use is permitted in the park or surrounding area.
A 4.5 mile horse trail skirts the lower north and west portions of the butte. The trail is outlined by a fence and rock. Horses must be kept within the designated trail and staging area.

The best time of year to visit this park is in the springtime (February through May) when wildflowers are apt to put on a fine display of color. Autumn (October and November) is also likely to be pleasant, although temperatures may vary widely and rather suddenly. Summer temperatures average 95 degrees F but occasionally range on up to as much as 115 degrees F. Average minimum temperatures during the winter is 33 degrees F - frost and subfreezing temperatures are common, and snow falls occasionally.

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Boy Scouts camping at Saddleback Butte State Park.




 

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  This is the view from behind the Visitor Center. That is Lake Los Angeles in the distance. This park was created to preserve part of the natural desert arroyo surrounding Lancaster.
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  Sign discussing the nature trail that starts at the Visitor Center. Bring a canteen for the short hike.
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  There are day use facilities at the Park. If you enlarge this picture you will see the covered picnic tables. Sunscreen is a must.
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  A view looking out over the park towards the base of Saddleback Butte.  The peak is 3,651 feet in elevation.
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  Saddleback Butte State Park, like many areas in Lancaster, has a fantastic collection of rock outcroppings. Mostly composed of granite and sandstone, these outcroppings are fun to climb on.


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