# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Exploring a Mecca Hills Slot-Cave
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am – Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a new and exciting hike in the Mecca Hills in the Chuckwalla National Monument. This route takes us through a desert wash rich with striking geology and diverse desert plant life. We will continue to a slot canyon that opens into a unique enclosed space resembling a tall but short cave. After passing through the cave, we will stop for a lunch break and then start our return to the trailhead.

This hike is unlike any previous slot canyon hike we have explored in the Mecca Hills. Sorry no dogs are allowed for this event. This hike is classified as Moderately Strenuous due to its length (6.8 miles RT). The following equipment or supplies are required: hiking shoes or boots (mandatory), salty snack or lunch, sun hat, sunscreen, and 2.5-3.0 liters of water per hiker (no exceptions).

RSVP is required. Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to departure time. 

Ticket reservations begin 2 weeks prior to the event at: https://www.desertmountains.org/event/exploring-a-mecca-hills-slot-cave/

Please Note: We will meet on Box Canyon Rd. See map details in your confirmation. 

For more information contact Friends of the Desert Mountains at 760-568-9918 or the Visitor Center at 760-862-9984.

A suggested non-refundable donation of $5.00 per person is appreciated and encouraged to support our volunteer programs.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mecca/exploring-a-mecca-hills-slot-cave/200029696773901
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, nonprofit, trekking, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.desertmountains.org/event/exploring-a-mecca-hills-slot-cave/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=mecca-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mecca
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Box Canyon Rd, Mecca, CA 92254, United States
- **lat**: 33.592512820987
- **long**: -115.96733583511
- **full address**: Box Canyon Rd, Mecca, CA 92254, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Friends of the Desert Mountains (https://allevents.in/org/friends-of-the-desert-mountains/6405916)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Box Canyon Rd, Mecca, CA 92254, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Friends of the Desert Mountains
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, nonprofit, trekking, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Exploring a Mecca Hills Slot-Cave ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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