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 go on sale this Spring
Tickets include all talks, tours, music and entertainment. Families, there is a FREE kids camp each day.

One day: $20 members, $30 non-members
Two day: $35 members, $55 non-members
TWO DAY PRICE FOR NON MEMBERS ALSO INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
Kids under 16 free.
Sunday dinner from Gordons BBQ, Fernley: $25

Fly Geyser Tours: $50 for MEMBERS ONLY , To make reservations for the Rendezvous or Fly Geyser tours, purchase raffle tickets, pre=pay for the Sunday BBQ dinner, or to pay membership dues online, please visit our store: shopblackrockdesert.org

All event tickets will be held for pickup at the event, where you will receive a bracelet.

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.

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 T-shirt.

The schedule is still developing. Details forthcoming where noted. Check back prior to coming.

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Black Rock Rendezvous 2011:

FRIDAY, MAY 27

4pm - 8pm Dave Cooper camp host, cashier open. Arrive early to set up your camp, sign up to volunteer, and meet other event participants.


8pm - 11pm Talk around the campfire.

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SATURDAY, MAY 28

5:30am sunrise

8am - 9am cashier open, sign up for Sunday tours

9am - 4pm Kids Camp

9am - 11am Orientation

11am - 1pm lunch on your own, cashier time

1pm Geocaching Jen Stockton

Jen Stockton from Nevada Outdoor School has prepared a self-guided geocache
route for the independently-minded explorer. Throughout the weekend,
participants will go from point to point to find an interpretive display
explaining the historical significance of each site, a token to demonstrate
you found the site, and the location of the next site in the series. Gather
all the tokens to receive a special gift.

1pm - 6pm Workshops / Talks (at main camp):

• Tread Lightly & Leave No Trace practices. Jen Stockton, Nevada Outdoor School
• The Sulphur Mining Community Yesterday and Today
by Debbie Lassiter, Allied Nevada Gold, and Ed Stoner, Western Resource Cultural
Management. Allied Nevada Gold is working with Western Resource Cultural Management
to research the historic mining districts in the Hycroft Mine Project Area near the
historic town of Sulphur in the Black Rock Desert. As a result, a rich history of
mining and transportation that represents the growth of the United States is revealed.
• Using GIS & GPS; Michael Black & Andy McDonald
• Map, Compass, and Ham radio skills; David Book
• John C. Frémont and the history of the Applegate Trail; Matthew Ebert
• Stanley Paher, Ghost Towns and Mining in the Black Rock
• Burning Man: Ten Principles and the future; Will Roger Peterson
• Peter Clay, Aeropac; Rocketry on the Black Rock
• More talks as they are confirmed.

6:30pm - 7:30pm Potluck and Dutch Oven Cookoff!
Enter your entrée or desert, cooked in a dutch oven, and judges will determine one winner for a special prize!
See the guidelines here: Dutch-Oven-Round.docx, (html)

7:00pm - 8:00pm Friends of Black Rock High Rock RAFFLE
TICKETS: $6 for one, $10 for two, or $45 for ten chances to win.
Win (one of) TWO TICKETS TO BURNING MAN or one of our fabulous prizes from area retailers, massage therapists, breweries, restaurants, and Friends members.

8:20pm sunset

9pm - 11pm "The Winning of Barbara Worth" Gary Coopers first film, this silent movie was shot
in the Black Rock Desert in 1926.

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SUNDAY, MAY 29

7am - 8am tours rally at main camp

8am - 4pm Kids Camp

8am - 4pm Tours

• Emigrant Trail/High Rock Canyon: BLM Archaeologist Kathy Ataman
will conduct this tour part way into High Rock Canyon to explore the
Applegate Lassen Trail. We are fortunate to have descendents of George
W. Jacquith, who scratched his name on the canyon wall in 1852, along
for this tour.

• Hot Springs: Trip leader David Book will conduct a tour of various area
hot springs, including Black Rock and Double Hot along the Applegate
­ Lassen Emigrant Trail, and Great Boiling Spring in Gerlach along the
Nobles Route.

• Geocache Event (continued): Jen Stockton from Nevada Outdoor School

• Leave No Trace hike, Earth Guardians Join trip leader Karina O'Connor
for a hike in Fly Canyon to demonstrate Leave No Trace practices.

• More tours will be listed as they are confirmed.

8am - 2pm Conservation Projects

• Fence extension at Steamboat (10-15 people)
• Habitat restoration (erasing vehicle scars) in High Rock Canyon and North
Black Rock Range Wilderness, both off Soldier Meadows Rd. (2 crews with
6-8 people each)
• Spring Monitoring (4 teams with 6-8 people max each). One team will be
specifically for families, with possible support from NOS (still negotiating).
Spring Monitoring kits will also be available on Saturday, if teams want to go.

8am - 2pm 2nd Annual Sulphur to Black Rock Bicycle Race

sponsored by Great Basin Brewing Company
$25.00 entry fee, starts 10am at Sulphur, Details here

3pm - 5pm Rocket launches, black powder gun safety and instruction

5pm - 7pm FBRHR ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING

7pm - 8pm Gordons BBQ dinner - $25.00 Self Serve Buffet with servers on meats only.
3 meats: Championship Award Winning BBQ Beef Tri-Tip, Chicken (Legs & Thighs), & BBQ Pork Spare Ribs
Sides: Potato or Mac Salad, Our Famous Meaty Beans, Whole Sweet Kernel Corn in Butter, Fresh Dinner Roll with butter

8pm - 11pm Sawdust Charlie : 4 piece band with steel guitar and banjo, Western American music

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MONDAY, MAY 30

Volunteer Clean-Up, drive home safely!