Calcite Mine

Challenging route inside Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A short but challenging climb to an old WWII calcite mine and a high overlook with views of Anza- Borrego State Park and the Salton Sea. See map for side trips to hiking trails into two amazing slot canyons. Streetlegal vehicles only in state park.

Steep, narrow and tippy with large ruts and washouts. Impassable when wet. Stay out if rain is expected. Modified vehicles are best, but aggressive stock vehicles can do it with experienced driver. Extreme flash flood danger hiking in the slot canyons.