History
The China Lake Museum moved off the base in March 2018 and is at our Phase 1 location. We are excited to be off the base for everyone that wants to come see the museum and our displays can now reach us. We will be expanding into a Phase 2 building within the next couple of years which will bring all of our remaining large displays off the base to our new off base location. We will continue to expand and bring more for folks to see as we have more members and donors that can help us in this expanding process.
Specialties
The China Lake Museum at our Ridgecrest location is just first building in the Ridgecrest community. Our next and larger facility (Phase 2) is in the planning phase and will house all of the larger static displays that are currently houses at our on base location. Our on base location is only open for private, pre-paid tours. Tours to our on base location are done by reservation only. Our museum operates completely on entrance fees, pre-paid tours, memberships and donations. We receive no monetary assistance from the Navy. When folks come to our Ridgecrest Location, we only charge for going through our museum. If you're just coming to shop; it's free.