Reviews

Yuliana B

Nice place for camping or stargazing. Make sure where to go, especially at night bcz one of the gates may be closed. Don’t walk bare feet. Too many spikes! There are seats, tables, and BBQ grills. Bring food, beverages and enjoy the views. By the way Lancaster seemed a little strange, and that’s definitely a windy town. So bring your jackets.

OfficialKingChaco

Be aware that this park is NOT dog friendly. You can have leashed pets on the main road and in campsites only, but not on any trails. There is a deceptively placed sign with a dog on a leash right by the pay envelopes. Ended up with a $5 day pass for a 10 minute walk with the dog. The park is bordered by highways with semi traffic on two sides, very close to both camping areas. If you're passing through and need a low cost alternative to a hotel, it's cheap, clean, and well maintained. Otherwise Vasquez Rocks is free and has 4000 acres of rocks and trails to get lost in - plus it's dog-friendly.

Eva Wright

Nice park. Was conveniently available on short notice. The park allows pets and has fresh running water. Some all night traffic noise from travelers going into town but it is still very nice.

Jessica

We hiked the Saddleback Butte Trail. It was very windy. It would have been more enjoyable if it hadn't been as windy as it was, but as I've read from other reviews, it is typically windy here. It is a peaceful, quiet park. The view from the top was incredibly beautiful.

Jessica Wright

Perfect for our purposes. Just needed a spot to crash overnight. Nice clean bathrooms with flush toilets and a dump station if needed. We went dec 20th and there was only one other person there. Beautiful dark skies, minimal light pollution.

Scott Burkhardt

This is a lightly traveled state park. It has a nice little visitor center. There is an easy trail that starts near by that showcases the various plants in the area. We took the longer hike to the top of the Butte be prepared with lots of water, snacks. Along the way up we saw a beautiful green Mojave rattlesnake, Joshua trees and flowers. The photo of the road is avenue J which runs along the north side of the park. It's often windy there and the campsites have structures to shield tents from the wind. We enjoyed our visit.

Robert Marcotte

Saddleback Butte State Park is a state park in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert, in Southern California. It is located east of Lancaster, north of the community of Lake Los Angeles, and south of the city of Edwards in the unincorporated area of Hi Vista Daytime use is $6, $5 for Seniors and $3 for the Disabled. Overnight camping is $20. Centralized Restrooms are available for the 50 camping sites. Each camping spot has a table, a fire ring and an overhead shelter. The prominent feature and namesake of the park is Saddleback Butte, that is 3,651 feet (1,113 m) high. Saddleback Butte State Park includes over 2,955 Acres of land, and was created in 1960 to protect the area's Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) desert habitat. The lights of Los Angeles obscure the stars in the sky, so star gazing isn't advisable. A nice place to hang out away from the cities. I've been utilizing this nice and fairly small park since the early 70s and have always found the park to be clean, spotless and well maintained, always free of litter! This is a wonderful park to feel the ambience and at times harsh weather of the western Mojave Desert. During the early spring the winds may blow excessively strong. It's delightful to have this wonderful park as a great escape from the City.

Shery Lady

Nice park for a weekend trip. It’s blooming now (04/13/24). But be careful with a dog because of thorns everywhere.

Raven

went here oct 1. great place and trail is very wheelchair friendly. there is a paved loop trail which also has benches. the loop trail starts unpaved but becomes paved around trail marker 5. the visitor center is very educational but less accessible (there are stairs to get in) go here in spring or fall- if you are expecting wildflowers, go in april or may