Kelso Dunes
We had a chance to do some camping up at the Kelso Dunes in the Mojave National Preserve (Southern California) a couple months ago and it was great. Snow-white dunes and a very peaceful primitive campground.
We got there later in the afternoon, so we really didn't get to explore too much, just get our fire going, cook our Cornish hens (over flames, YUM!;) and have a few cocktails as night settled in. Sleeping in the hollow of a sand bed was great. No damn rocks or roots poking through in the small of your back around the time of dawn.
Locals said there are LOTS of sidewinder rattlesnakes there during the summer months, so be careful after dark if you're out walking around barefoot in the sand. We didn't see any, so don't panic about it, just keep an eye out. I'd also recommend camping there during the week as weekends draw a lot of drunken teens and lowbrows to play on the massive dunes that tower over the camping area.
And bring wood if you want a fire, there's just scrub around (and the animals need it for shade during 115+ summer days).
Check it out!
DB
Posted: Thursday 17th May 2007, 2:00 PM
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