| Slab City | |
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 The Second Guardshack, originally installed as a security measure by the United States Marine Corps, now painted with a sign welcoming visitors to Slab City. | |
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| Location | Sonoran Desert, California (4 miles northeast of Niland) |
| Coordinates | 33°15′27″N 115°27′45″W / 33.25750°N 115.46250°W |
| Operated by | Chasterus Foundation |
| Established | 1942 |
| Slogan | “The last free place” |
| Website | slab-city.com (archived) |
Slab City, also called The Slabs, is an unincorporated, off-the-grid alternative lifestyle community[1] consisting largely of snowbirds[2] in the Salton Trough area of the Sonoran Desert, in Imperial County, California. It took its name from concrete slabs that remained after the World War II Marine Corps Camp Dunlap training camp was torn down.[3] Slab City is known for attracting people who want to live outside mainstream society.[4]
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