Location Name - Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA)
5172 CA-78
Borrego Springs 92004

County: San Diego
Region: *Southern
Location ID: 1125

Phone 1:(760) 440-4132

Website:
https://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1217 (State Park Website)

Email: [email protected]

 
Categories:
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

Tags/Keywords: Trails

Description:
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.

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 Zone: N

State Property: Yes

Closed/Vacant: No

GPS Source:
Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.1559056, y coordinate: -116.1675903

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

State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,
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


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