Saddleback Butte State Park
First Day HIkes: January 1, 2025
Start the New Year with a healthy hike on January 1, 2025, at Saddleback Butte State Park. Three guided hikes offered for all ability levels. For details visit our Activities Page.
Thank you to Sue Craft and the Lancaster Photography Association for this wonderful photo of Saddleback Butte State Park
Saddleback Junior Ranger Program Available Every Weekend 11 am to 5 pm
The Visitor Center at Saddleback Butte State Park is open every weekend from 11 - 5. Exhibits and a Junior Ranger Program are available. Cost $6.00 per car, $5.00 if a senior is on board! Get a head start on our Junior Ranger program. Download available below. Picnic area open dawn until dusk everyday. Campground open too! More information: California State Parks - Saddleback Butte State Park
Ramada rebuilt through a joint project with the Support Saddleback Committee and California State Parks.
Did you know that Saddleback Butte State Park was honored at Jet Hawk Stadium? View the video (above) that was featured that night in 2014!
Support Saddleback
In 2012, budget constraints forced the State of California to designate some state parks for closure. Saddleback Butte State Park was one of those parks. Upon hearing this news, a group of local citizen banded together to save Saddleback Butte State Park. Over $46,000 was raised to keep the park open. Major contributions came from the California State Park Foundation and from the Department of Parks and Recreation. The park is now "officially" saved and the committee continues its efforts as the Support Saddleback Committee.
Through the efforts of the committee working in cooperation with Calilfornia State Parks, campground sites have been enlarged to support larger RVs, the water system was repaired, and the visitor center has been enhanced with more improvements to come.
You can help the effort by giving your tax deductible donation to "Support Saddleback" through the non-profit Poppy Reserve Mojave Desert Interpretive Association (PRMDIA) P.O. Box 1408, Lancaster, CA 93584 or by visiting our Support page.
You also can donate to the Support Saddleback Fund via PAYPAL:
2022 First Day Hike at Saddleback Butte
After taking a break last year, the annual First Day Hike resumed on January 1, 2022. This was the 10th Saddleback First Day Hike! We again offered three different hikes, a 9 a.m. challenging hike to the top of Saddleback Butte; 10 a.m. 2.5 mile hike to Little Butte; and a family friendly hike at 11 a.m. on the ADA trail. Thank you to the state park staff and Support Saddleback Committee volunteers who worked to make this the perfect way to start 2022! We will again be hosting First Day Hikes at Saddleback on January 1, 2025!
October Public Lands Day Cleanup at Saddleback
Springtime Ride and Picnic at Saddleback