Palm Wash Slot Canyons

Palm Wash has some amazing sandstone slot canyons, somewhat similar to the slots you can find in Utah. The area has 6 main slot canyons:

From Borrego Springs drive east towards Salton Sea to poorly marked turnoff for the Calcite Mine Road. You will need 4WD to drive any of the roads shown on the map. You may want to take the steep road downhill only, and exit back looping around the Palm Wash forks (see map).

These slots are best explored as a loop, by going up one and down another. You may only the West-East slots in a few hours or explore all the slots in a full day or overnight. The recommended route is: The map documents all the known routes along with unexplored leads. Feel free to add if you find more slot canyons in the area.