Salton Sea State Recreation Area, located in Salton City, California, USA 🇺🇸 is an interesting place. . Salton Sea, which is the largest lake in California, was created in the early 1900s when the Colorado River overflowed into the Salton Trough, creating this inland sea. It's >200 miles below sea level. Salton Sea soon became a bustling and popular recreation area, where people traveled to, from far and wide. However, as temperatures rose, it's water level reduced, and the sea also begun to f