Salton Sea
Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.
Attractions near Calipatria
From Calipatria, 24 mi to Salton Sea
Visits to Joshua Tree National Park run to about 2.9M a year. There is no place to visit inside Calipatria; there are 7 within 40 miles. Look for 2 lakes, 2 museums and a national park. Drive 53 mi to reach Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Salton Sea
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 24 mi northwest
Salton Sea
Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.
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The map
Places on the map
Most of the 7 out of town lie to the northwest.
Orange: Calipatria. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
11 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
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8San Bernardino National Forest
National forest in California, United States.
9General George S. Patton Memorial Museum
Biographical museum in Chiriaco Summit, California /.
10North Shore Beach and Yacht Club
Maritime museum in North Shore, United States of America.
11Shields Date Gardens
Historic date palm orchard and tourist attraction in Indio, Riverside County, California, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Salton Sea: NASA, Public domain · Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Niland Geyser: California Department of Transportation, Public domain · Salvation Mountain: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copyright clai, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Cahuilla: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Yuma Territorial Prison: Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Bernardino National Forest: Scottthezombie (talk) (Transferred by JaumeBG/Originally uploaded by Scottthezom, CC BY-SA 3.0 · General George S. Patton Memorial Museum: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Shore Beach and Yacht Club: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0
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