Where to See Wild Burros in California: Chocolate-Mule Mountains Herd Management Area

The Chocolate-Mule Mountains Herd Management Area (HMA)

The Chocolate-Mule Mountains Herd Management Area (HMA) spans 159,000 acres dedicated to the management of wild burros. Located in southeastern Imperial County, CA, this area borders the Colorado River and the Picacho State Recreation Area, just west of Yuma, AZ.

How to get there:

The Chocolate-Mule Mountains HMA is accessible via southeastern Imperial County, CA, along the Colorado River, adjacent to the Picacho State Recreation Area, west of Yuma, AZ.

About the burros:

This HMA is home to approximately 121 burros, ranging from 10 to 11 hands in height and weighing between 400 to 600 pounds. These burros are typically gray, blue, and black in color.

Information gathered from the Bureau of Land Management