Entry No. 61 — the Los Angeles file — filed under: outdoor-weird

Galleta Meadows Sky Art Sculptures

Across roughly 3,000 acres of open desert, landowner Dennis Avery commissioned artist Ricardo Breceda to plant about 130 rusted-steel sculptures with no fences, signs, or admission. Prehistoric mammoths, sloths, and a saber-tooth stand near the road, but the showstopper is a 350-foot serpent with a dragon's head that appears to dive in and out of the sand across the highway.

The move: Drive the dirt loops hunting down the giant metal beasts, then straddle the 350-foot sea-serpent where it surfaces beside Borrego Springs Road.

📍 Before you go Free and open 24/7, unfenced; standard cars fine on the main pullouts. About 150 miles southeast of LA; brutally hot in summer, so go cool months or early morning.

• 📍 Borrego Springs
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: Borrego Springs Rd, Borrego Springs, CA 92004

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23