swimming holes between phx & la?
June 24, 2009 3:34 PM   Subscribe

seeking oasis: roadtrip from phx to la - looking for good camping with natural water in between the two cities. mid-desert hot springs or cliff diving or swimming holes?

i've exhausted all of my books & websites on arizona swimming holes - none noted west of phoenix.... i've found water on the map but no mention of available camping. i'm hoping to find a desert dweller or crosser that has a sweet spot they'd like to recommend - ideally midway-ish between the cities. high desert swimming can happen. i'm sure of it.
posted by babsomatica to Travel & Transportation (7 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
You gotta be kidding.

There isn't any "natural water" between Phoenix and Los Angeles except for the Colorado River.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 3:43 PM on June 24, 2009


Does the Salton Sea meet your definition of natural? Plenty of empty space and park land around it, at least on the east side. It's pretty ugly, but interesting.
posted by Nelson at 3:48 PM on June 24, 2009


Response by poster: chocloate pickle: there is plenty of water (a great deal of it hot springs) between phoenix and los angeles - just haven't seen any with camping...

nelson: salton sea! yes i'll check their camping availability. thanks!
posted by babsomatica at 3:54 PM on June 24, 2009


The Salton Sea isn't in the high desert.
posted by dhammond at 4:03 PM on June 24, 2009


It also doesn't smell very good when the weather's warm, and the dust storms can be horrendous.
posted by rtha at 5:12 PM on June 24, 2009






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