Slab City the is known to some as "The last Free place in America! 640 acres of free land that was once an old military base, now handed back to the state of California with no restrictions on the deed. There is no form of government, no police, no water, no electric, no services whatsoever. Yet you can come stay here as long as you want, even build a house if you wish, and never have to pay property taxes
When I first pulled into the Slabs my first thought was to turn around, and get the heck outta dodge, but I decided to explore a bit. After driving around for a half hour getting a feel for the place, it appeared that I had found the good part town, so I parked the Turtle.
Walking around a bit looking for my ideal camp spot, that's when I heard a voice shout out "Can I help you?" I approached the women who invited me into her motor home, and introduced herself as Donna. She pointed to the area bombs get dropped. Told me about the various clubs, where the stage was, skate park, and much more. (Still gathering pictures of all those, so Ill save them for a later post.) After the long introduction to the city I continued my search.
Eventually I found my spot on the edge of town across a wash, with a few neighbors, always did enjoy the country. Here is a few pics of some of the dwellings in the area occupied by retirees, hippies, artists, conspiracy theorists, and all other walks of life.
Snowbird heaven
A well kept area nicely fenced
Old school buses which were occupied, but also guarded by large dogs which seemed to be rather aggressive luckily they were on large chains.
Small dwelling with TV
Large Compound
Another Compound
Home built from scraps of just about anything
Interesting lil Casa
Camo Camp a well kept area
Another well kept home
My slice of heaven in Slab City, and to think I could build my own home here for just the price of material. There's still plenty more to explore, so Ill be getting more pics, and insight on this anarchist commune. Thanks for visiting!
