"The campsite is a decent place to go for beginners, or people who just wants to experience the outdoors a bit.

There is a hike next to the campsite which will lead you to the top of a nearby hill (I forget the name). The trail is a easy 2 mile walk with a slight climb towards the top.

TIP:
1. It gets windy
2. Bring water
3. Sand, everywhere
4. Enjoy yourself

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Visited on Mar 30, 2012

Saddleback Butte, elevation 3,651 feet, is a granite mountaintop that towers some thousand feet above the broad alluvial bottom land of the Antelope Valley about fifteen miles east of Lancaster, on the western edge of the Mojave Desert. The state park surrounding Saddleback Butte was created in 1960 to protect the butte (one of many similar land features in the Antelope Valley) and examples of native Joshua Tree woodlands and other plants and animals that were once common throughout this high desert area.