Welcome to BickelCamp.org

Help support our caretaker by taking an exciting and informative Petroglyph Tour... Petroglyph Tours to Little Petroglyph Canyon now available! Bickel Camp and FLCC 501(c)3 Donation Info Read of recent canyon events in the weblog from "Last Chance Charlie" Join the Rubicon Offroad FLCC discussion group Buy some cool FLCC logo, and petroglyph clothes! National Weather Service forecast for Ridgecrest area BLM and FJC put up Camp fencing Chuck Goodenough's Burro Schmidt Tunnel site Bill Gann's Walt Bickel Heritage Project Historical Society Bickel Presentation 1/06 Caretakers help put in the new awning at the Cabin Camp Overview Walter Bickel Bio Bickel Camp Pictures more Camp Pictures Walt, Larry and Danny Mining Wildflower and Sunset Pictures Gold Pictures Burro Schmidt's Tunnel Black Mountain Climb Pictures Black Mountain Climb Pictures on 10/29/05 Native American Ancient Indians Area Maps, Weather, Local Info More Links Who We Are

This site is dedicated to the memory of Walt Bickel, and to sharing the enterprising spirit of a true "old-timer" prospector, inventor, humanitarian, and much more. Walt's Camp is located in Last Chance Canyon of the El Paso Mountains, Mojave Desert, California. The pictures above were taken of sights in the area. Take a look around and enjoy this small but significant part of "Your Public Lands" and history. Your help is greatly appreciated in preserving Walt's Camp for future generations. We also appreciate your support for our current caretakers, Jose Poblano and Mark Aslin and for our Non Profit Organization called "Friends of Last Chance Canyon" (www.tflcc.org) . We plan on helping to preserve areas such as this, Burro Schmidt's Tunnel, and adopted cabins and areas within the El Paso's. Please help support our efforts through the PayPal donation link. FLCC fundraising will include car and hiking tours offered of these and other areas....stay tuned! Check the weblog to the left for current happenings, I try to update it as needed. Note that the gracious help of the Friends of Jawbone non-profit organization and CORVA - the California Off Road Vehicle Association are instrumental in allowing us to fund for the caretaker - they are a great bunch of people and do good work towards helping to care for our multiple use lands. Volunteers are also welcome to contact us - send email to the webmaster of this site. Please remember when visiting the camp, the items Walt lived with are historical artifacts. They are free to look at but are not to be taken. Thanks for visiting!

©SIMCIA, Friends of Last Chance Canyon (FBC), and others as designated - Please send comments, additions, corrections, and such to "webmaster@bickelcamp.org". If you've stories and antecdotes you'd like to share with others, they're heartily welcome, and appropriate credit will be given. UPDATED 02/17/2008