2010 Map of Carlsbad West

About this map

Living Desert State Park sits at the heart of this transition between the city and the high desert plateaus of the Azotea Mesa. The landscape is defined by the critical management of water in an arid environment, featuring the Pecos River feeding into the Main Canal and East Canal systems. Significant infrastructure like the Avalon Dam at Lake Avalon and various flood control structures, such as the Hackberry Draw Site Number One Dam, illustrate the engineering required to sustain settlements like West Carlsbad and the residential community of Happy Valley. To the west, the terrain becomes more isolated, dotted with family-named holdings including the Frank Jones Ranch and Lassiter Ranch, alongside industrial markers like the Golden Eagle Mine. This area preserves a record of ranching life and mineral exploration at the edge of the Ocotillo Hills.