Poppy Reserve Mojave Desert Interpretive Association "PRMDIA" A California State Park Non-Profit Cooperating Association
Latest Update: June 29, 2025
Our mission: promote educational programs, fund infrastructure improvements, support volunteer programs, facilitate staffing, and sponsor special events for the parks listed above. Would you like to support our mission? Please visit our Support page.
California State Parks (Mojave Area) Status Updates
The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is open year-round for hiking and picnics from sunrise until sunset. Visitor Center is open March 1 through Mother's Day, every year. For more information about the Poppy Reserve, including park rules: State Park Webpage for the Poppy Reserve. Tour reservations for Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 are now available to make online. Tours for Fall 2025 will be on Saturdays, 9/13 – 10/18. Spring 2026 tours are scheduled for Saturdays, Saturdays 4/25 – 5/30. To make a reservation click Tour Reservations and/or call the Fort Tejon State Historic Park office at (661) 248-6692. More information about tours is also available here: California State Park Website for Tomo-Kahni. Providence Mountains S.R.A., the home of Mitchell Caverns, is taking reservations for Cavern Tours. Tour and camping reservations are now online. For more information about cave tours and campground reservations go to: Mitchell Caverns Page on our website or State Park Webpage for Providence Mountains SRA and Mitchell Caverns. The Saddleback Butte State Park campground and day use areas are open to the public every day. Come join us to view exhibits and get information about hiking, camping and our Junior Ranger program. Visitor Center will be open 11 - 5 on these weekends in July: July 5 and 6; July 19 and 20; and July 26 and 27. Visitor Center is closed in August but reopens on weekends from 11 am to 5 pm, Sept 1, 2025 through the end of May, 2026. More information: State Park Webpage for Saddleback Butte. Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park is open for day-use and hiking. More information: State Park Webpage for Ripley Desert Woodland. Other parks in the Antelope Valley area are supported by two other state park nonprofits: Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park is open weekends 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The A.V. Indian Museum is supported by the Friends of the Antelope Valley Indian Museum. Red Rock Canyon State Park: The park is open with some restrictions. Fires are permitted in designated grills and campground fire pits. Red Rock Canyon is supported by the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association.
To Do from Home:1. Take a virtual tour of Mitchell Caverns. 2. Watch a video about Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park. 3. View videos of the Poppy Reserve on the State Park Poppy Reserve YouTube Channel and be sure to subscribe!4. Fun for Kids: view the videos listed above and download a coloring page with information about our state flower. 5. Learn more about Poppy Reserve flora and fauna: download the colorful park brochure. 6. Learn about wildflowers at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, Saddleback Butte State Park and Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park. 7. View a video introduction and virtual tour, Walking the Path to Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park. 8. Learn about Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park by downloading the park brochures and view a video about the park. 9. Download the park brochure to learn about all there is to do at Saddleback Butte State Park. 10. Find out how you can volunteer and how to join us or renew your membership. 11. View Jane Pinheiro Collection online 12. View photos of Antelope Valley Wildflowers by Families
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Contact Us PO Box 1408Lancaster CA 93584-9008661 946-6092president@prmdia.org
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