Anza-Borrego North: Palm Wash

Palm Wash

Palm Wash extends from the Santa Rosa Mountains and flows eastward through the Truckhaven section of Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area to the Salton Sea.

In the mountains, Palm Wash is narrow, rocky, and for hikers only. As the wash flows eastward toward the Salton Sea and widens, it attracts motorists with 4-wheel drive vehicles. In Imperial County, outside the boundaries of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the wash is open to off-highway vehicles as well.

The North Fork of Palm Wash is known for its sheep tanks (not to be confused with the Natural Sheep Tanks in Smoke Tree Canyon).