The Mecca Hills are severely creased sedimentary badlands bounded on the west by the southern extension of the San Andreas Fault, which runs through Box Canyon. It's thought that the original sediments are basement deposits of the Colorado River that were covered with alluvium when the uplifting hills began to erode. As they were lifted, they were abruptly tilted giving rise to their convoluted landscape.

There are at least two hikes you can do from Box Canyon Road.