Slab City California

Slab City, also called The Slabs, is an unincorporated, off-the-grid alternative lifestyle community consisting largely of snowbirds in the Salton Trough area of the Sonoran Desert. It took its name from concrete slabs that remained after the World War II Marine Corps Camp Dunlap training camp was torn down. The area that is now Slab City was the artillery training range for the Camp. It was first settled by a few veterans who had worked at the Marine base, followed later by drifters – then recreational vehicle owners, searching for free camping spots outside Palm Springs. Current residents refer to themselves as Slabbies while tourists are called Normies. The population is seasonal, and balloons up to about 4,000 during the summer, and dwindles to about 150 in the winter. It is a popular winter destination for transients and squatters from across North America, including the North American eccentrics, outcasts, retirees, impoverished and impoverished. It has a large amount of sunshine year round, due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen climate classification, it has a hot desert climate.