town.mecca

Mecca Hills County Park (Mecca Hills Wilderness) is a less popular desert park south of Palm Springs, CA. Located at the end of Painted Canyon Road, off of Box Canyon Road. This low desert region has an elevation below sea level, located between the Salton Sea and Joshua Tree National Park, and is full of unique geological finds. Slot canyons, washes, mud caves, hiking trails and primitive camping.

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elevation: -180'

population: 7,123

zip code: 92254

Desert

terrain:
agriculture desert

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location:
Riverside County
SE of Palm Springs
on Hwy 111

recreation:

biking

camping

hiking

off-roading

agriculture

wildflowers

picnic

slot canyons

desert washes

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Orocopia Mountains Wilderness BLM

Mecca Hills Wilderness BLM

Joshua Tree National Park

Anza Borrego Desert State Park

Salton Sea SRA

Coachella Valley Recreation

mecca campgrounds

Mecca Hills County Park
Box Canyon
Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Mecca Beach Campground - Salton Sea
Headquarters Campground - Salton Sea
New Camp - Salton Sea
Corvina Beach - Salton Sea
Corn Springs Campground BLM

description:
The actual town is nothing more than a gas station mini-market place, maybe a taco shop if you're lucky. Mecca is a small, agricultural community on the north side of the Salton Sea, in between Anza Borrego Desert and Joshua Tree Park. FREE CAMPING on Box Canyon Road, just off Interstate 10 in the southern California desert.

nearby towns:
Indio
Salton City
Borrego Springs

local links:

County Line Harvest
Grapes & Citrus

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