The visitors center is located on the north side of the park, on California State Route 111.

[3] The recreation area was one of the 48 California state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction program, not enacted then.

The Salton Sea Recreation Area is in the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert, in the Lower Colorado River Valley geographic region.

The Salton Sea is a stop on a major flyway for migrating birds.

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