Soda Lake is a nor­mal­ly dry lakebed that cov­ers an area of about 3,000 acres, and is one of the dom­i­nant geo­graph­ic fea­tures of the Car­ri­zo Plain. A crust of sodi­um sul­fates and car­bon­ates are the result of evap­o­rat­ing min­er­al-laden sur­face water. The Soda Lake trail begins at Soda Lake Road, across from Over­look Hill, and takes vis­i­tors to the edge of Soda Lake. Round trip, the trail is .9 miles. Soda Lake is dry much of the year but dur­ing the wet sea­son, you may see wild­flow­ers, fairy shrimp, sand­hill cranes, avo­cets, stilts and oth­er shore or aquat­ic birds.