OHV Destination … Ocotillo Wells, CA

Riders at Ocotillo Wells.

Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area DesertRoadTrippin.com All OHV Areas in AZ, UT,  CA featured on DesertUSA.com General Information Welcome to the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. Over 80,000 acres of magnificent desert are open for off-road exploration and recreation within the boundaries portrayed on this map are operated by California State Parks. Outside [...]

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Pumpkin Patch

This unique landscape is the result of wind and water continuously eroding the surface soil and revealing globular sandstone concretions that look much like pumpkins in size and shape.

The Pumpkin Patch Sand Concretions Ocotillo Wells Near Anza-Borrego By L. Bremner – DesertUSA.com If you are on an ATV or touring around the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreational Area, be sure to stop by the Pumpkin Patch. It is a point of interest where you can see sand concretions shaped like pumpkins.  Click here [...]

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Day Trip #19: Monsters In The Desert

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Road Trip #19: Galleta Meadows Estates in Borrego Springs by L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin Imagine driving down Borrego Springs Rd. and something catches your attention.  A dark form in the desert landscape.  You look again and it is big, but it doesn’t seem to be moving.  Then you look again and you realize it is [...]

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Road Trip #17: Palm Oases in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

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Summary: From Hwy S22 at Arroyo Salado Primitive Campground you can 4WD or hike to the 17 Palms Oasis, 5 Palms Oasis, Una Palma and the Pumpkin Patch in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Last March I took a road trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  Our goal was to visit a couple of the palm [...]

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Road Trip #14: Fossil Hunting In The Yuha Basin

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Oyster Shell Beds, Yuha Geoglyph and Yuha Well by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com The Yuha Basin road trip was a trip I took back in March ’97.  I haven’t been back to this particular spot since then, but I thought it would be a fun road trip to feature since I don’t have any new [...]

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Road Trip #13: Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves

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The Carrizo Badlands Mud Caves in Arroyo Tapiado Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Last April my dad and I went on a day trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  We had heard about some mud caves, but they were not noted on the park map.  After a little research on the Internet and reading a local [...]

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Day Trip #6: Wildflower Displays @ Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

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  Wildflower Preview at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Click here to view last season’s wildflower video, a season in review. This past week the desert area received rain which will prolong the wildflower season this year. The most significant rain in relation to the wildflowers is the precipitation that the desert receives during the months [...]

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