Ocotillo Wells

Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, California.

Where we stay in Anza Borrego State Park, only street legal vehicles are allowed, and those are limited to existing trails and road.  In the nearby Ocotillo Wells, things are very different.  In Ocotillo Wells you can drive any vehicle, anywhere, at any time.

We took a look at it last week and couldn’t believe the crowds the area attracts over a holiday weekend.  RV towns had cropped up everywhere, this was only one of dozens if not hundreds.  And it was far from the largest, it was just the easiest to photograph thanks to the high view point.