Ocotillo, California

About Ocotillo

Ocotillo is a small unincorporated community in southeastern California.

Ocotillo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.87 square miles.

📰 Ocotillo News Today

• Ocotillo Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• 31 migrants found stuffed in truck near Ocotillo, California Yahoo · Sep 17
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Ocotillo, California - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 22
• Firefighters battle four-alarm fire in Ocotillo KYMA · Jul 9
• Ocotillo, CA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Ocotillo Unique

• The only place in America named Ocotillo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ocotillo

• The Great Escape Food & Spirits — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Imperial Valley Desert Museum · Museum
• Crucifixion thorn · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ocotillo

• Coyote Mountains Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jacumba Wilderness Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• John Estevane Park reviews ★
• Ocotillo Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Ocotillo, CA
📞 (760) 623-0893

ocotillo.localgaragedoorrepairinc.com

🗺️ Map of Ocotillo

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