| 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. |