The Salton Sea

So a few weeks ago, I traveled to the Salton Sea and was amazed at just how big it is. I found lots of abandoned places, dead fish and some strange vibes from this abandoned desert oasis.

The Salton Sea

The Salton is actually an ancient lake bed that fills up when the Colorado River floods its banks. Back in the early 1900’s the government, in an attempt to bring irrigation to the rich desert soil, channeled the river. Well, the river eventually broke free and filled up the Salton lake bed. The Salton then became the new Palm Springs, but eventually agriculture runoff started killing the fish and the sea began to rise and flood the surrounding resorts and homesteads. many people lost a lot of their hopes and dreams here. There are a lot of abandonments here to check out. Before he died, Sonny Bono was making strides to clean up the sea, but since his death, not much has been done to save it.

Desert Beach Motel at the Salton Sea

Dead Fish at The Salton Sea

Its really quiet out here. Seeing all of these buildings is strange. You can tell that at one time, this was a really happening place.

An old abandoned marina at the salton sea

North Beach yacht club today at the Salton Sea

Abandoned boathouse at the Salton Sea

abandoned dock at the Salton Sea

The abandoned Corvina Cafe at the Salton Sea

abandoned docks at the Salton Sea

To read more about the history of the Salton Sea, check out my friend’s article over at Legends of America

If you go: Wear hiking boots and be sure and check out Salvation Mountain in Niland, California.