Faded Salton Sea resort town on the northeast shore that boomed mid-century and later became a surreal open-air art and ruinscape of half-buried trailers, pier remnants, and installations. Public roads reach the shoreline and community; the site is a defining stop on any Salton Sea desert circuit for 20th-century resort history and contemporary desert art culture.
Field facts
| Region | Imperial County, CA |
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| Coordinates | 33.3509, -115.7297 |
| Era | Resort boom mid-1900s; ongoing art/ruin destination |
| Setting | Northeast Salton Sea shoreline |
| Access | Paved Bombay Beach Road off CA-111 |
| Nearby | Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR, Salvation Mountain, Dos Palmas |
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