Low-key outdoor brewery in Mexicali with nice courtyard 🍻🌺
Westmorland Date Shake
101 West Main Street, Westmorland, CA 92281, (909) 559-7074
Date shakes (inc. a vegan option), local dates, honey, bee pollen, etc. Great if you're driving from LA. Free shake if you spend $25. Also, the taco shop across the street is pretty good (cash only) 🍯
Holtville Hot Springs
3700 Evan Hewes Highway, Holtville, CA 92250
Salvation Mountain
Beal Road, Slab City, CA 92233
Colorful, worth the short drive 🌈
East Jesus
E Jesus Rd, Niland, CA 92257
A few minutes away from Salvation Mountain 🧸🗝☎️
Joshua Tree National Park
6554 Park Boulevard, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, (760) 366-1855
If you're staying an extra day, it's definitely worth visiting! About two hours away 🌵🌞
Anza Borrego State Park
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
Cool palm oasis trail 🌴 where we've seen bighorns (and a rattlesnake)! About an hour away 🐍
Agua Dulce Trailhead
Wooded Hill Road, Mount Laguna, CA 91948
Off aptly named Sunrise Highway, this is one of our favorite hikes. It's on the way if you're coming to/from San Diego. It's a forest wonderland in SoCal 🌲⛰
DELI HAUS
775 East Danenberg Drive, El Centro, CA 92243, (760) 460-4148
Close to Hampton Inn with good options for lunch and dinner