Welcome
Halfway between Los Angeles, California and Las
Vegas, Nevada in a remote corner of the Mojave Desert is a place
called Bacon Strip Ranch. It's nothing more than a dirt airstrip
next to a few cabins and an outhouse surrounded by 100,000 acres
of some of the most beautiful and majestic desert land in the Southwest
states.
Bacon Strip Ranch is one of only a few bush
airstrips in southern California and its 2000' dry lake bed makes it
an easy fly-in destination for good pilots.
Our remote location makes for ideal use of your
airplane. The nearest paved road is seventeen miles away.
That might not sound like much but that's more than an hour's drive
for even some of the hardiest off-road vehicles.
Bacon Strip Ranch is "Where the fun gets
done" which can't be stated any simpler. Visitors will enjoy
the desert in ways they couldn't have imagined before coming out
to the "middle of nowhere."
Bacon Strip Ranch is for those who want to get
away from it all, those who want true adventure.
During the day take in the sunny skies and fresh
air. Explore the area on ATV's. Hike
nearby mountains. Walk along an abandoned
railroad line. Visit the mysterious Desert
Megaphone and old Indian petraglyphs.
At night sit around a
campfire under a sky full of stars. Listen to the coyotes howl in
the distance. And the next day, do it all again.
Access to Bacon Strip Ranch is by airplane or
four wheel drive. The amount of water, food, or medicine available
is what you bring in.
Bacon Strip Ranch is only a few hours from Los
Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, or Las Vegas but once here it feels
like a million miles away. Experience for yourself this isolated
outpost.
Hours Of OperationThe ranch may be attended at anytime
of the year but our regular hours of operation are from Noon to Sundown the first and third Saturdays
September through May weather permitting.
The ranch is also
attended during the following annual holidays:
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BSR Rally weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun)
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Thanksgiving weekend (Thur, Fri, Sat)
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Presidents Day weekend (Sat, Sun)
Weather conditions that could close the
ranch and the airstrip would be any amount of rain, wind in excess
of 30 mph, and temperatures above 100 degrees.
The ranch is open to self service visitors
throughout the year whether it's attended or not.
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