Decades ago, the Salton Sea was one of California's most beloved tourist destinations, attracting the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and the Beach Boys to the ultimate desert oasis. But now, the ...

California's eerie abandoned resort town was once a booming beach escape along the Salton Sea. In the 1950s, it was a star-studded resort town frequented by celebrities and musicians like the ...

I explored the Salton Sea's abandoned North Shore Beach and Yacht Club, the most disturbing resort in California. SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

As water levels drop, so does tourism at the Salton Sea on Dec. 29, 2022, in Niland, California. Plans for The Bombay Beach Resort changed after the Salton Sea was formed in 1905 when Colorado ...

Property values collapsed, and owners abandoned homes and trailers, leaving only skeletons and ghost resorts behind. More recently, the ongoing California drought continues to lower the lake level ...

The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again.

Bombay Beach is an artisan hamlet on the east side of the Salton Sea, dotted with rusted trailers, abandoned cars and pop-up art installments. First: The Salton Sea at Bombay Beach on Feb. 4, 2023.

Explore just east of the park to find the eerie Salton Sea, where an inland ocean formed in 1906, the result of huge Colorado River floods, sending waters raging down recently excavated irrigation ...

The 1950s and ’60s brought out the excesses of postwar revelers to the Salton Sea. You can see the salt-encrusted remains of former resorts and second homes of the Los Angeles fancy people.

The Salton Sea is California’s most imperiled lake. ... Bombay Beach is an artisan hamlet on the east side of the Salton Sea, dotted with rusted trailers, abandoned cars and pop-up art.