Area Attractions

All About Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley is a large, flat crop growing area in the very south of California, between the Salton Sea which lies to its north, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park which lies to its west, the Chocolate Mountains which lie to its northeast and the Mexican border which lies to its south. The valley extends south into Mexico where it is called the Mexicali Valley.

Area Attractions

• Blue Angels website 

• California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta 

• California State Historical Landmarks in Imperial County

• Fig Lagoon 

• Historic Highway 80

• Historic Highway 99

• Imperial County history described by Pioneers Museum 

• Imperial County photo tour 

• Imperial Valley Expo 

• Old Post Office Pavilion

• Pioneers Park Museum 

• Rockhound Sites

Eastern Desert Area

• Algodones Sand Dunes Recreation Area 

• Colorado River discovery

• Glamis San Dunes

• Heber Dunes

• Imperial County's gold

• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge  

• Old Plank Road by DesertUSA 

• Picacho State Recreation Area 

• Tumco/Hedges 

• Yuha Basin Hiking 

• Yuma Crossing (Arizona) State Park

• Yuma Territorial Prison (Arizona) State Park

Northern Area/Salton Sea

• Algodones Sand Dunes (north) 

• Bradshaw Trail 

• Dos Palmas Preserve

• New River Wetlands Project 

• Ocotillo Wells California Vehicular Recreation Area

• Salton Sea page by DesertUSA 

• Salton Sea State Recreation Area 

• Salvation Mountain near Niland

Western Desert/ San Diego Area

• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park  

• Desert View Tower and In-Ko-Pah Gorge

• Fossil Canyon and Painted Gorge 

• Imperial Valley College Desert Museum 

• Jacumba Spa/Hot Springs

• San Diego Railroad Museum at Campo