Rachel's is open only 7am-7pm. Stay on the maintained dirt road unless you have a four wheel drive. The vertical distance traveled is only about 500 feet, but the altitude makes it more tiring than at sea level. People who are seriously out of shape should think twice about hiking. When driving in this area, cattle in the road are a serious danger.
Cattle are unfenced and wander freely across the highway.
Drive slowly at night. If you hit a cow, you are required by law to report it to the Sheriff or rancher. Binoculars or a telescope are important for viewing the base. There is no legal limit to size and magnification. A primitive latrine will be erected at the summit of Freedom Ridge, but it won't be pretty.