Central Anza-Borrego: Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area


East Butte, Borrego Mountain
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area

On weekends and holidays in the cooler months, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area will be crowded with hundreds if not thousands of people in off-road vehicles. OWSVRA is their sandbox. The area's deep sands are definitely 4WD.

Most people who come here are content to drive and enjoy the roar of their engines, the sting of sand in their faces, and challenges like seeing how fast they can drive up or down steep hills.

There are, however, some places which can be enjoyed because of scenic interest, preferably on quiet weekday mornings when most people are at work or in school.

Main roads off of Highway 78 are as follows:

Ranger Station Road
Roadrunner Trail. Discovery Center. Amphitheater. Ranger Station. Restrooms. Showers. Howard Soens Youth Track. Quarry Road.
Main Street
Roadrunner Trail. Benson Lake Loop. Restrooms. Blow Sand Hill. The Cove. South Fork. San Felipe Wash. Military Wash. North Fork San Felipe Wash.
Wolfe Well Road
Roadrunner Trail. Alluvial Trail. Denner ATV Training Track. Holmes Camp Road. Morton Road. Pack Rat Wash. Gas Dome Trail. Bank Wash. Shell Reef Expressway.
County Line Road
Roadrunner Trail. Restrooms. False Bank. Holmes Camp Road. San Felipe Wash. Morton Road (Barrel Springs).
San Felipe Wash
Roadrunner Trail. C Hill. Bank Wash. False Bank. Fun Run. Pack Rat Wash. County Line Road. Wolfe Wells Road. Morton Road. Devils Slide Lane. North Fork. South Fork
Cahuilla Trail
Roadrunner Trail. Hidden Valley Camp. Restrooms. Commune Road. Gas Dome Trail. Tarantula Wash.
Tarantula Wash
Roadrunner Trail. Alkali Trail. Gas Dome Trail. Cahuilla Trail. Cross Over Trail.
Pole Line Road
North to Roadrunner Trail, Clay Flats, South Fork Lakeshore Trail, Alkali Trail, Cahuilla Trail, Gas Dome Trail, Eriogonum Wash, Tule Wash, County Dump Road, Arroyo Salado, Salton City. South to San Sebastian Marsh Area of Environmental Concern.
Oil Well Wash
South Fork Lakeshore Trail.
Artesian Trail. Lakeshore Trail.
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