If you’re into petting, head for the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on Angel Canyon Road. It is America’s biggest no-kill shelter. The sanctuary includes 37,000 acres and another 33,000 acres leased from the Bureau of Land Management.
The general tour includes cats, dogs, pigs, and horses. You can also take tours focused on specific interests. Go online to see the tour schedule and even book the free tours. You can check out some places, like Angels Rest, on your own if you wish.
You might not be able to get any cell service, but do you really need it? If so, some of the actual buildings here might have WiFi available. If seeing some of the animals eat makes you hungry, there is a cheap vegan lunch buffet at the inexpensive Angel Village.
This enjoyable hike is considered an easy one. It is an out-and-back hike with a total distance of less than two miles. Shutterbugs should note that you will discover a number of noteworthy photo ops here as well.
It is one of those wonderful hikes that is short and easy yet it yields surprisingly high rewards. The Toadstool Hoodoos Trail is one of those hikes that frequent hikers almost endlessly praise. The rugged rock formations here are often massive and memorable. Veteran visitors also report that this place is also an exceptional spot for anyone interested in astrophotography.