Painted Canyon is located east several miles east of Mecca,
California and is accessible via an maintained unpaved road that intersects
Scenic Route 195 (Box Canyon Road) near the intersection of the Coachella
Canal along the east side of the valley. (Route 195 runs between the town
of Mecca and the south entrance of Joshua Tree National Park on I-10). Painted
Canyon is a scenic resource area within the Mecca Hills Recreation Area
managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. |