PLACES TO FIND DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Click on a picture in the left column to enlarge the image.
Click on the links in the right column to learn about that place, acquire a checklist of species.

Piru Creek
Ventura County
Piru Creek species checklist
website

Dragonflies at Piru Creek by Don Roberson

West Pond & vicinity, Imperial Dam Project
Imperial County
Imperial Dam Recreation Area dragonfly checklist
website PDF - see esp. map #11

Dragonflies at Colorado River sites by Don Roberson

Dos Palmas*
Riverside County,
just east of the northern part of the Salton Sea
Dos Palmas species checklist
BLM website
Click to see more images of Dos Palmas Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5

Dragonflies at Dos Palmas by Don Roberson

*Be prepared to walk in ~1 mile in 100F+ heat. Take water and shade!

Anza-Borrego State Park
San Diego County
list of species

website

Indian Canyons in the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation
between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, Riverside County
(fee to enter)
Click to see more images of Indian Creek Image 2 Image 3 Image 4
Image 5 Image 6
Website

Legg Lake in the Whittier Narrows
Los Angeles County - A great place for beginners!
Species list
website

Living Desert at 47900 Portola Ave, Palm Desert, CA Living Desert
Riverside County, just south of Palm Springs - A great place for beginners!
map of park
dragonfly checklist pdf
Other places in Southern California

Santa Ynez River @ Paradise Road, Santa Barbara County

Big Morongo Preserve, north end of the town of Morongo Valley, San Bernardino County