Camp at the Salton Sea

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Nice state park campgrounds with beautiful views of the Salton Sea. Amazing place to watch the sunset

The Salton Sea State Recreation Area is a good place to camp. It has bathrooms with running water and showers. There are 3 options for camping RV camping with hookups is $30 per night. Tent camping at New Camp (on the map to the right) or Mecca Beach is $20 per night. One can also camp at a more primitive Corvina Beach for $10 per night. It is an excellent place for sunsets. Check out their website for more details on camping options. This story also has more info on exploring the area.

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Philip Gordts

Camp at the Salton Sea

over 1 year ago

Beautiful

Great campsites but close to railroad. Scenery is amazing and temperatures in winter are amazing.

4.0

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