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Ocotillo Wells California Map

Explore Ocotillo Wells, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ocotillo Wells, California

How to Use This Ocotillo Wells, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ocotillo Wells, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ocotillo Wells.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ocotillo Wells
State	California (CA)
County	San Diego County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.144489
Longitude	-116.134174
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92004
Area Code	714
County Seat	San Diego

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About Ocotillo Wells, California

Ocotillo Wells is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Ocotillo Wells is located at 33.1445°N, 116.1342°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92004.

Ocotillo Wells reveals itself as a stark expanse of sun-bleached earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky. It lies 36.8 miles west-northwest of Brawley, CA (from Brawley, CA: bearing 288°T), and is situated 14.8 miles southwest of Salton City. The landscape is defined by the shifting, sun-baked terrain of the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, a vast basin where the ground is etched by the passage of tires and the relentless heat. To the north, the elevation rises toward the prominence of Mat Puy Nah Achhuukaayp, while the nearby Blow Sand Canyon carves deep, golden-hued hollows into the floor of the desert. Moisture is a rare visitor here, though the path of San Felipe Creek traces a silent, intermittent line through the dust, offering a meager reprieve to the hardy scrub that clings to the clay. When the light dips low, the shadows stretch across the flats like ink spilled over parchment, turning the muted browns and grays of the earth into a shimmering, bruised violet.

Ocotillo Wells serves as a kinetic hub for those drawn to the raw mechanics of the desert, its economy tethered to the rhythm of high-octane recreation and the seasonal migration of visitors seeking the open range. History here is written in the tracks left upon the sediment, a ledger of human movement across a region that feels indifferent to the permanence of buildings. Beyond the immediate reach of the recreation area, the landscape holds quiet pockets of biological curiosity, such as the Elephant Trees Nature Trail, where the gnarled, ancient forms of the trees stand in defiance of the arid winds. Sixteen miles to the east, the basin opens toward the Salton Sea, a vast, heavy presence that anchors the regional geography. Life in Ocotillo Wells moves with the sun, a persistent cycle of dust and wind that demands a certain rugged patience from those who recognize the beauty in such an unyielding, open space.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 059° NE
Blowsand Hill (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 311° NW
Los Puertecitos Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 101° E
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 331° NW
Devil's Slide (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 030° NE
Barrel Springs (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 044° NE
Lake Cahuilla Shoreline Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.2 mi, 132° SE
5 Palms (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 012° N
Vista del Malpais (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 336° NW
Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.9 mi, 152° SE · 22k acres
West Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.1 mi, 098° E
San Gregorio (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 304° NW
Roadrunner & Rattlesnake (Public Artwork) — 11.2 mi, 291° W
Harper's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 236° SW
Bill Kenyon Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 270° W
Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 268° W
Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 235° SW
Borrego Art Institute (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 299° NW
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 072° E · 64k acres
Sky Art Desert Sculpture Garden (Gallery) — 16.9 mi, 305° NW
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.3 mi, 205° SW · 34k acres
Santa Rosa And San Jacinto National Monument (National Monument) — 19.5 mi, 001° N · 280k acres
Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 19.5 mi, 001° N · 195k acres
Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 23.3 mi, 224° SW · 426k acres
Aztec Woods (Nature Reserve) — 26.7 mi, 220° SW
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 27.9 mi, 335° NW · 683k acres
Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 024° NE
Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 239° SW
Sky Oaks Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 32.4 mi, 300° NW
Joshua Tree National Park (National Park) — 38.4 mi, 013° N · 784k acres

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