Jacumba, California: Desert View Tower
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- In-Ko-Pah Rd, Jacumba, CA
- Directions:
- From Jacumba, go 4 miles east to I-8, go 3 mi NE on I-8 to the In-Ko-Pah turnoff, just before where the hwy splits. Go 1 mi N.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 619-766-4612
- Admission:
- Adults $6.50
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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A lonely observation tower near the Mexican border, but with bonus boulders for kid play.
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There's a fun, artsy, counter-culture gift shop on the main floor of the Desert View Tower. A quick stop off the highway.
[KNewton, 06/28/2019]
We drove up to the tower but didn't stay long enough to go to the museum since our dogs were in the car. Worth the drive! You'll see UFOs along the way.
[Joanie Berkwitz, 02/04/2015]
R. Hyde reports a recent visit to Desert Tower in the Southern Cleveland National Forest, CA, only ten miles from the Mexican border. Although he calls the place "well worth a stop" and insists "you won't be disappointed," he describes it as "a dusty museum of antiques, Indian artifacts and rocks" with "a pile of rocks that have been carved into various fanciful creatures, including lizards, fish, Indians, turtles...."
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Here's a photo of the Tower from our visit a few years ago.