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CONTACT INFORMATION

Eric Kung *
Park and Recreation Specialist, Ocotillo Wells District
5172 Highway 78, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 USA
(760) 440-4132 phone 1
[email protected]


Permits Department, State Parks and Beaches
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 phone 1
800.858.4749 phone 2
[email protected]
http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/


* key contact

WEBSITE:
State Park Website

Keywords: Trails

Site Condition: Location/Directions Eastern San Diego and in Western Imperial Counties. Access is via Highway 78, about 35 miles east of Julian or about 20 miles west of Highway 86.

General Notes: updated by: [Kung, Eric] 2/14/2025 2:45:22 PM / updated 8.12.25 bd

Usage Restriction: Filming cannot be permitted north of County Road S22 or east of Poleline Road.

Jurisdictions: CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, SAN DIEGO (CITY) FILM OFFICE - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: Y

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 2/13/2025

Location Details

Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA)

United States / Borrego Springs, California
Location ID: #1125

Adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, this area has 85,000 acres of undeveloped desert terrain, from below sea level to 400 foot elevations. It is a motorcycle, four-wheel drive, all-terrain vehicle, and dune buggy use area. The wash-and-ridge terrain includes a butte with a blow-sand hill, springs, and a camp on a former homestead site. The park has primitive camping with pay showers, picnic tables, shade ramadas, and fire rings. No water.

Location Category:

  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Camps / Campgrounds;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Deserts / Barren Lands;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Mountains / Rocks / Geological Oddities;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Open Terrain / Scenic Vistas;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - State Parks
 
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