The Slabs

[CorsairIIAT]

Has anyone been to the Slabs by the Salten Sea? Thinking of a trip down there to burn some excesive vacation time I have built up. I saw a Huell Houser show many years ago. So I thought it would be neat to go there.

[Tincup]

We are there now and have been coming for 6 years, we're rookies. If you have no solar and must run your generator for power and you have the "herd instinct" that is you must camp 20 feet from someone, this may not be the place for you.
Just an FYI so you will know, there is a leash law and unofficial quiet hours 10P-8A.

By all means check it out and if you do come visit us, we're at the intersection of Low Rd. and Fred St. Stop by and say hey If you can make it on a weekend do so, the Range is always jumpin.

[Bill Adams]

If you have never been there before, I would take a drive through the area before I brought my coach in for a stay. This is a very unique (eclectic, unusual, strange, different?) area and group of folks. I don't mean to imply bad, just not your basic BLM land campers. Other than the gentleman who is working on Salvation Mountain, there's nothing else there. The Salton Sea is long dead and now just a big stinky puddle. If you are looking for a good place to drop out of society, this is a great place to do it. Slab City makes Quartzsite look like a luxury resort.

[GOLDWINGER2]

Bill, is safe to leave your coach there for the day and take run to the area casinos?
J

[Tincup]

I would agree with some of Bill's comments, but not all. He's right, the Salton Sea doesn't have much. However, on the southern end, about 6 miles from the Slabs, is the Sonny Bono bird & wildlife preserve it's worth a visit if you're into migratory birds and other wildlife stuff. On the way to the SB, you can take a short detour and see the mud pots, bubbling vents of hot mud which by the way, were featured last night on I think it was the National Geographic channel.

Here at the Slabs we have an 18 hole desert golf course complete with groomed "greens", free clubs and balls. I'm hoping to get together the first Slab City Open this March. Our library may not be world class but it does have several hundred if not thousand books and puzzles. The two Tanks must be visited to view the beautiful art work put there a couple of years ago by Tom, a retired sign painter. On the way to the tanks, check out the pet cometary and read the poignant and sometimes humorous tombstones.

This past Sunday at noon we had the 10th annual Ploar Bear Plunge into the canal. (If IID reads this, I must have been hallucinating)
And where else can you sit in your "back yard" and watch F-18s blowing up a mountain or watch the flares dance across the night sky, or an air tanker refueling a couple of apache helicopters, low flying Navy helicopters taking troops to the SEAL base?

Yes there is a lot of trash and junk around but if you can look past this you'll find a lot of good people with as Bill mentioned, eclectic, different and yes, strange outlooks and ideas.

So "Come on down" but bring an open mind

[Tincup]

Goldwinger2,

Of course it is, this isn't the wild west.

[CorsairIIAT]

I will have to try coming down later in Feb or early Mar. But with my background it fits me.

[CorsairIIAT]

Thanks Paul.