Last winter I spent a month and a half camping near the Salton Sea. One of the highlights was witnessing the wonderful Salton Sea sunset and/or sunrise each day. These are some of my favorite photographs.
Best Places to see the Salton Sea Sunset:
Salton Sea State Recreation Area – this state of California park has day use and camping right on the shore. Look carefully at the “sand” on the beach – it’s millions of fish bones.
My favorite secret spot for sunset is the deserted Niland Marina Park. There is a broken boat ramp where you can get very close to the shoreline.
Bombay Beach is another great spot for sunset. If there hasn’t been recent rain, you can wander out on the beach to take your Salton Sea sunset photos.
If you want to see the sunset in the sand dunes, you can head to the nearby Hugh T. Osborne Lookout Park in the Imperial Sand Dune, off of highway 78 about an hour southeast of the Salton Sea. It was coming back from the dunes that I saw these sunset views just east of Brawley:
Best Places to see the Salton Sea Sunrise:
I did not get over to the west side of the lake, but I imagine there are some great places to see the sunrise. On the east side of the sea, these were some nice spots…
Head over to Bombay Beach to get photos of the pink sky.
Staying in the Fountain of Youth Spa, it was easy to wake up and wander into the desert to get some sunrise photos:
Other Things to Do Near the Salton Sea:
- Things to do at the Salton Sea
- What to see in Bombay Beach, one of the quirkiest towns in America!
- Visiting the Salton Sea Mud Volcanoes
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Where to Stay
Fountain of Youth Spa! An awesome campground with great facilities – 2 pools, 4 party sized hot tubs, steam room, 3 private mineral baths, and more!
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