Heber Dunes SVRA

Welcome to Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area!

Heber Dunes SVRA, located three (3) miles north of the Mexican border crossing at Highway 7 (Calexico/Mexicali) in Imperial County, is the most recent addition to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division. This 343 acre SVRA is especially popular with ATV riders; however, some dune buggies, utility vehicles and motorcycle riders also visit the park.

Heber Dunes SVRA offers a variety of recreational challenges including winding trails through the creosote studded sand dunes, large "fine sand" sand dunes, and dry lake beds with hard packed clay. Riders are asked to use caution on the narrower trails where visibility is limited, and all ATV riders are required to use whips/flags as a safety precaution at the park.

The park is for day use only—no camping is allowed.  Visitors are reminded to exit the park prior to sunset when it closes and the gates are locked.

Note: Some former uses of this park are prohibited for the safety of the public, including: recreational shooting, hunting, and paint ball related activities.

Weather
Summer and fall weather is usually hot and dry with average temperatures ranging from the high 70s to low 100s. July is typically the warmest month.  Temperatures during the winter months range from the high-to-low 70s to the mid-to-low 40s. On average the most precipitation occurs in January. Spring weather varies with temperatures ranging from the low 50s to the low 90s.

Available Facilities
Facilities available at Heber Dunes SVRA include shade ramadas with BBQ pits and picnic tables, and restrooms.  A mobility accessible ramada is located adjacent to a paved turn-around facility.

An additional shower/restroom facility was completed in 2009. This facility offers running water, flush toilets and coin-operated showers.

Fires are permitted in approved containers only. Burning or possessing pallets is prohibited.

Safe and Responsible OHV Operation

Safe and responsible OHV operation starts with proper training. The OHMVR Division has partnered with the Specialty Vehicle Institute of AmericaRecreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to provide Free ATV, ROV and dirt bike training. Each of the following SVRAs has at least one approved ATV training range and may have ranges for dirt bikes and/or ROVs as well:


For more information about OHV training, please refer to the following web pages.