2010 details coming soon
Join the
Friends of Black Rock, the
Nevada Outdoor School,
the
Friends of Nevada Wilderness
and other partner groups in the Black Rock Desert
for a weekend of fun, education, exploration,
music and more. The Black Rock Rendezvous celebrates
the diversity of uses, and history of the Black
Rock Desert Region while fostering stewardship.
This is a Leave No Trace Camping Event. Come prepared. Bring all of your
own food and water.
Lodging & RV
rentals are also available nearby. Click here for camping info.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE NOW, get them here.
Online sales extended until 3pm Friday.
Ticket prices are extremely reasonable and help us cover our costs. Tickets include
all events, provided meals, happy hour margaritas, music and entertainment,
music, souvenir cup + beer and general tours. Exchange ticket for wristband
at the event.
Families, there is a FREE kids camp each day.
PETS: Pets are not recommended but are allowed
if under control at all times. This means on a leash. Last year more than
one dog was spooked and went missing during the fireworks display.
TOURS EACH DAY: Check schedule below, some tours are limited.
Fly Tours addl.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Cowboy Poetry & Emigrant History with Leon
Flick and Chuck Dodd
SUNDAY NIGHT: Live Music
with Stoney Holiday,
Drinking With Clowns
and
Frame of Mind.
Fireworks Demos
with DaveX from Burning Man.
Fire Performances
with
Controlled Burn
and
Tahoe Fire Dancers.
Volunteers Needed:
Check out the list of specific
volunteer needs here then send your request to volunteer@blackrockdesert.org to
sign up. All volunteers serving a minimum of 3 shifts will receive a rendezvous
T-shirt.
The schedule is still developing. Details forthcoming where noted. Check
back prior to coming.
Follow updates on twitter.
FRIDAY, MAY 22 (free)_________________________________________
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Cowboy Poetry
with Leon Flick, Gerlach School
To know and to hear Leon Flick is to know he is a cowboy. To read Leon, without knowing him, is to know he is a cowboy. Leon’s verse and prose speak clearly to the brotherhood of the saddle who can easily discern whether or not the writer has been there. Very few are as adept as Leon Flick in capturing the tragedy of the insignificant things a cowboy faces day to day.
2:00 pm
Cassidy Mine Road Project
Led by Justin Robbins, BLM.
There are a few areas along Cassidy Mine Road that need attention. Join us for a us quick clean up of the bottom 1/4 mile. Meet at the green tent at 2pm. Bring gloves if you have them.
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Fly Geyser Evening Tour
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited. Sign up!.
FRIDAY - 22
5:00 - 7:00 pm Fly Geyser Evening Tour - Led by Will Roger
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited.
(meet 4:30 @ Green Tent or 4:45 @ Soldier Meadows Rd/SR 34)
All tours depart promptly!
7:30pm
Welcoming Paiute tea with Renee Smokey.
All Day
Welcome at the Visitor Contact Station.
Stop by for maps and information.
SATURDAY, MAY 23 (wristband required)_______________________
6:30 - 8:30 am
Fly Geyser Morning Tour
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited. Sign up!.
SATURDAY -
6:30 - 8:30 am Fly Geyser Morning Tour - Led by Jeff Barker
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited.
(meet 6a @ Green Tent or 6:30 @ Soldier Meadows Rd/SR 34)
All tours depart promptly!
All Day
Visitor
Contact Station Open
- Gerlach. Stop by for maps and information.
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Rocket Launches
(Launches take place all day long out in deep playa)
Hosted by AeroPac
9:00 - 11:00 am
EXPO and Tour Registration, Gerlach
Community Center
9:00 - 4:00 pm
Kids Camp
with the
Nevada Outdoor School (ages 4-12)
Register Here
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speakers
(tba) Gerlach Community Center
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch
Gerlach Community Center. Donated by Black Rock Pizza
1:00 - 4:00 pm
EXPLORE!
(departure locations tba)
• Emigrant Tour I:
Coyote, Black Rock, Double Hot Led by Terry Hardwicke
(3 hours) depart some where in Gerlach, leave the pavement at the three mile access to the playa. First stop coyote springs then on to either Black Rock Point or Double Hot Springs (route depends on playa conditions. We will then visit Double Hot and or Black Rock Springs. Playa conditions allowing we will follow the Noble route back to camp. (estimated distance 90 miles). This tour departs from the Community Center immediately following lunch.
• Black Rock Point Hike.
Led by Rick Brown
Explore Black Rock Point, one of the best vista points in the NCA. Easy to Moderate difficulty.
• Petroglyph Tour
- Led by Dave Valentine (former BLM Archaeologist)
• Hot Springs:
Black Rock Hot, Double Hot.
Led by David Book
• Wild Horses:
Self-guided tour
• Guru Road.
(this tour ends early)
Led by Matthew Ebert
• NEW: Paiute teachings
Renee Smokey leads a two hour tour into the hills
Renee Smokey leads a two hour tour into the hills surrounding the playa where you will learn about ancient practices, medicinal plants, smudging and more.
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Fly Geyser Tour
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited. Sign up!.
1:30 - 3:00 pm Fly Geyser Afternoon Tour (Immediately following EXPO)
Led by Jeff Barker
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited.
(meet 1p @ Community Center, or 1:15p @ Soldier Meadows Rd/SR 34)
All tours depart promptly!
AT DARK
Night Time Rocket Launch
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
COWBOY CAMP NIGHT thanks to Buckbean
Brewing Co. and Great
Basin Brewing Co.
5:00 - 6:00 pm
BYOB Happy Hour and Chuckwagon Dinner: Tri tip, cole slaw, potato
salad, cowboy beans, cornbread. (bring your own mess kits)
6:30 - 8:30
Fireside Cowboy Poetry
with
Leon Flick
and
Emigrant History with Chuck Dodd
To know and to hear Leon Flick is to know he is a cowboy. To read Leon, without knowing him, is to know he is a cowboy. Leon’s verse and prose speak clearly to the brotherhood of the saddle who can easily discern whether or not the writer has been there. Very few are as adept as Leon Flick in capturing the tragedy of the insignificant things a cowboy faces day to day.
Historian, NCA expert and humorist, Chuck is the Author of Chuck Dodds Guide to Getting Around the Black Rock Desert.
SUNDAY, MAY 24 (WRISTBAND REQUIRED) __________________________
6:30 - 8:30 am
Fly Geyser Morning Tour
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited. Sign up!.
Led by David Book
SUNDAY
6:30 - 8:30 am Fly Geyser Morning Tour - Led by David Book
Fly Tours require an addl. fee. Space is limited.
(meet 6a @ Green Tent or 6:30 @ Soldier Meadows Rd/SR 34)
All tours depart promptly!
7:00 - 4:00 pm
Kids Camp
with the
Nevada Outdoor School (ages 4-12)
Register Here
8:00 - 4:00 pm
ALL DAY TOUR: High Rock Canyon. Limited to 8 vehicles, carpooling recommended.
Led by Roger Farschon, BLM
Spend a day visiting the hot springs at Soldier Meadows and the lower portion of High Rock Canyon. Learn something about the local geology, wild flowers, history and unique species. Walk portions of the emigrant trail. Hear what the emigrants had to say. See some spectacular scenery. If we are lucky we will see bighorn sheep and wild horses. Learn about efforts to protect and manage the important resources.
The trip will be limited to 8 vehicles, so we will carpool as much as we can. Vehicles need to have high clearance and good tires (10 ply rating and an extra spare are recommended).
Bring your lunch, plenty of water, sturdy shoes, binoculars, sunscreen, layers (you never know what the weather will be) and all your questions. Plan on a long day.
ALL DAY
Restoration Project Fly Canyon
Led by Dave Lefevre
4-5 people needed to remove barbed wire. 2 mile hike round trip. Long pants recommended. Lunch provided.
Restoration Project
Coyote Springs Dune Restoration. Lunch provided for Volunteers.
On this project volunteers will complete exclosure on the dune south of Coyote Springontact
nevadawilderness.org for info
Rocket Launches
9:00 - 2:00 pm
Tours: (departure locations tba)
• Emigrant Tour II:
Trego - Rabbit Hole Spring - Crescent Hill
Sunday - (5 hours) more time allows for a more ambitious encounter with the
emigrant trail. We will depart camp at the designated hour and stop at
Trego ditch and then on to Sulphur via the High Road. At Sulphur we are
going to depart for a moment from the emigrant trail and jump ahead in time
to the great depression of the 1930‘s. We will pass a power shovel
manufactured by Link and on to Barrel Springs. This area known as the
Double O Mining district was a hot bed of activity during the great
depression. The next top is back on the emigrant trail at Rabbit Hole
Springs. The next stop is Crescent Hill after which we will pick up the
Nobles Trail back to Trego with a stop at Coyote spring before returning to
camp. If time allows we may visit Double Hot Springs. (estimated distance
150 miles)
• Petrified Forest / Rockhound:
with Dave Valentine, former BLM Archaeologist
• Hot Springs:
Great Boiling, Frog, Trego, Black Rock, Double Hot.
with David Book.
• Wild Horses:
Self Guided Tour
3:00 - 4:00pm
ANNUAL MEETING:
Green Tent
5:00 - Midnight
FOOD, FLAME & FUN thanks to Buckbean
Brewing Co. and Great
Basin Brewing Co.
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Dutch Oven Cookoff
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Pot Luck Dinner & Margaritas
with Burning Man's Will Roger & Crimson Rose
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Raffle & Awards (killer prizes, fun time)
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8:30 pm
Fireworks, Fire Dancing & Live Music
8:00 - 8:45 pm
Stoney Holiday, Bluegrass/Rock
8:45 - 9:45 pm
Drinking With Clowns
Latin, Hip Hop, Reggae
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10:15 - midnight
Frame Of Mind
Rock, Funk, Jam
FOM’s eclectic sound is best appreciated in their extended musical excursions that highlight the very essence of live music. Their love of traveling, meeting new people and seeing new places, along with their dedication to music are reasons why the band has been successful and able to endure the test of time. Frame Of Mind is a band not to be missed.
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midnight
Late night sounds with Disco Dorje and the Green Leprechaun. Tahoe Fire Dancers. (this camp is approx 1/3 mile east from the green tent, on the playa)
MONDAY, MAY 25 ___________________________________________
8 - 10am
Hot Springs Tour.
Led by David Book
Leaders choice ending with a hike and a soak at Black Rock Hot
