This inland seas is 35 miles long and up to 15 miles wide wit an average depth of 20 feet. The surface of the water is 228 feet below sea level and has no outlet. Three rivers and numerous canals and washes direct saline agricultural runoff into the Salton Sea. These factors, combined with evaporation, have made this body of water slightly more salty than the oceans. Continue on same road to Slab City.
Slab City is a former World War II Army Base, where the only things remaining are the slabs.
Open daily sunrise to sunset. A designated trail meanders through the refuge. Driving east on I-8, past the Imperial Sand Dunes, you can see a small group of mountains that appear dark brown. These mountains are known as the Cargo Muchacho Mountains. Open daily sunrise to sunset.