Slab City, also called The Slabs, is an unincorporated, off-the-grid alternative lifestyle community [1] consisting largely of snowbirds [2] in the Salton Trough area of the Sonoran Desert, in Imperial County, California.

Oct 1, 2018 · Under the unforgiving sun of southern California's Colorado Desert lies Slab City, a community of squatters, artists, snowbirds, migrants, survivalists, and homeless...

Jan 21, 2020 · Dubbed "the last free place" by its residents, the infamous encampment is holding on to its anarchic roots. A collection of unlikely characters is standing around a fire in the middle of the California desert.

Jun 27, 2024 · Slab City is tucked away in the southeastern corner of California’s Sonoran Desert, a mere 45 miles from the Mexican border. Sometimes referred to simply as The Slabs, it was named for the concrete slabs left behind from a forgone WWII military base (Camp Dunlap).

Jan 14, 2024 · The Slabs, or Slab City, is a unique city in the Sonoran Desert with no laws. A magical destination to visit, this artistic-commune-meets-snowbird-getaway-meets-refuge-for-a-drug-culture is home to amazing art and true freedom.

In an abandoned Marine Corps base in the Southern California desert lies Slab City, home to a makeshift community of artists, misfits, snowbirds and survivalists. Known as the "last free place" in America, it's a living testimony to freedom in all of …

Oct 1, 2021 · The makeshift town of Slab City in the Colorado Desert might not be glamorous, but over 1,000 nomads call it home during the winter. Built on an abandoned military base 200 miles east of Los Angeles in the middle of California’s Sonoran Desert, Slab City doesn’t have many modern amenities.

If you are looking for a place to live off the grid, you might have heard of Slab City, a lawless and unincorporated alternative lifestyle community in the Sonoran Desert of California. Slab City is not your typical town.

Apr 28, 2022 · Take a casual glance at Slab City, California and all you’ll see is a dusty, junk yard full of hippies and drop outs. But look deeper and you’ll also find a diverse community of artists, homesteaders and retirees living off the grid, on the cheap, and absolutely on their own terms.

Oct 25, 2024 · We purchased the land because the state of California is trying to get rid of this one square mile, that is Slab City. Salvation Mountain and East Jesus, located on opposite ends of the Slabs, act as anchors to attract massive numbers of international tourists.