PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS HERE Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range provides an out of this world experience. Mystery lights and unusual sightings... if you didn't know this was an military test range, you might think your seeing UFO's from other planets. It is scary... at night, even rows of flares dropped from a plane look like spacecraft or an invasion from Mars. Dos Palmas Preserve RATTLESNAKE FACTS DIRECTIONS: From I-10/ Exit Red Cloud Road. From Highway 111 south of Mecca Turn towards Dos Palmas Preserve From Niland... See Map From Glamis... See Map MAP General Patton Memorial Museum Interstate 10/ Exit 173 at Chiriaco Summit General Patton Statue Flag is proudly waving in background

Salvation Mountain SALVATION MOUNTAIN Leonard Knight's Salvation Mountain Take Hwy.111 south to Niland, CA Salton Sea ESTABLISHED CAMPGROUNDS These campgrounds are located on the shores of the Salton Sea and require fees and payments... HEADQUARTERS CAMPGROUND Showers... not sure about camping fees CORVINA BEACH CAMPGROUND Primitive Campsites $7.00 Day Use $6.00 BOMBAY BEACH CAMPGROUND Primitive Campsites $7.00 Day Use $6.00 Cement firerings, portable toilets, garbage, water, and cold showers... SALT CREEK CAMPGROUND Primitive Campsites $7.00 Day Use $6.00 Cement firerings, portable toilets, garbage, water... IMPERIAL WILDLIFE AREA Wister Unit... not sure of camping fees $2.50 per person daily fee Hwy.111 to Davis Road (3 miles north of Niland) Salton Sea Bird landing on Salton Sea Salton Sea was created in 1905 - 1906 Original Size: 45 miles by 17 miles wide Original Surface Level: 195' below sea level Today: 35 miles by 15 miles wide Surface Area: 360 square miles Surface Elevation: 228' below sea level 110 miles of shoreline Average Depth: Less than 20' Deepest Area: 50' Summer temp. is 55 degrees Winter temp. is 55 degrees Wind turbines along I-10 "THE WIND FARM" Photo from Whitewater Rest Area on I-10 West from Palm Springs and Cathedral City. Also see: ALAMO LAKE Also see: BETTY'S KITCHEN Also see: BLAIR VALLEY Also see: BOX CANYON Also see: CARRIZO BADLANDS Also see: CIBOLA / COLORADO RIVER Also see: CHOCOLATE MOUNTAINS Also see: COLORADO DESERT Also see: CRYSTAL HILL Also see: DOME ROCK MOUNTAIN Also see: GLAMIS Also see: GREG'S HIDEOUT Also see: JOSHUA TREE Also see: KING VALLEY Also see: MOJAVE DESERT Also see: NEEDLE MOUNTAINS Also see: PAINTED CANYON Also see: PALM CANYON Also see: PALO VERDE Also see: PLOMOSA ROAD Also see: SLAB CITY Also see: SCADDAN WASH Also see: SWANSEA TOWNSITE FROM THE BLOG Hwy.111 through Palm Springs there were 100's of traffic signals and every light was red. It is purposely timed this way so you use the maximum amount of gas. CAMPGROUND INDEX CAMPING RECIPES CAMPING CHECKLISTS TOURIST PHOTOS Dead fish on shores of Salton Sea www.eugenecarsey.com Free campgrounds and camping CALIFORNIA CAMPGROUNDS CHOCOLATE MOUNTAINS