Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Area (BLM)

 park, canyon / gorge, hiking, panoramic view, scenic lookout, nature conservation park / area

Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Area (BLM)
- A striking landscape here where open valleys, ridges,
and highly colorful and dramatically eroded deep canyons
and washes cut across the entire area,
exposing walls of color shaded from bright red to black.

- Access: Interstate 10 provides access to the wilderness from the north, State Highway 195 (Box Canyon Road) from the west and the Chiriaco Summit exit south along the Red Canyon four-wheel drive trail. The Bradshaw Trail provides access from the south.

PARK LINK: www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/orocopia_mountain...
BLM MAP LINK: www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/maps/1page...

Unless you can hike long distances in the desert, the Sierra Club has made it illegal to visit these mountains. The entire area has been declared a Wilderness, where vehicular access on the existing roads into the mountains is now prohibited.