2018 Map of Agua Caliente Springs

About this map

Vallecito Valley serves as a geographic centerpiece for this portion of the California desert, where the historical footprint of the Butterfield Overland Mail is remembered at the Vallecito Stage Station Cem. The landscape is defined by a series of dramatic canyon systems and dry washes, including the deep cuts of Smuggler Canyon and Sandstone Canyon. Water sources, though infrequent, are clearly documented at Aqua Caliente Springs and Burro Spring, which have long dictated the movement of people through these arid corridors. To the south, the terrain rises into the Sawtooth Mountains and the Tierra Blanca Mountains, framing the Inner Pasture. Modern infrastructure is represented by the Agua Caliente Springs Airport and the lonely stretch of Canyon Rd, which provides access through Canebrake Canyon toward the valley floor.