The visitor facilities of Amboy Crater, an extinct volcano near the Route 66 hamlet of Amboy, Calif., has been improved, according to The Press-Enterprise.
Using $326,000 in federal stimulus dollars, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has paved the access road from historic Route 66, a parking lot at the crater viewing area and the trailhead. The improvements complement an elevated viewing structure and shaded picnic areas that were put in within the past two years. […]
The crater is within the proposed Mojave Trails National Monument area sought in pending legislation by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
David Lamfrom, California desert field representative for the National Park Conservation Association, said the crater would be a crown jewel in the monument. Beyond the geological features, the area is a hotspot for wild flowers and other wildlife, including several species of lizards that adapted over the eons to area’s black rocks by developing darker skin pigmentation.
We went hiking into the crater last year. I recommend doing it, but only when it’s overcast or during cooler weather.
The best video I could find about exploring the crater is here: