You can follow the creek bed into the City of Rocks from Coyote Spring. The rock formations are incredible and the rock scrambling is adventurous without being difficult.
The springs emerge in spectacular crescents of azure blue and verdant green in a sudden canyon that seems to appear spontaneously out of the dry environment. There are vault toilets and ample parking at the trailhead.
There is a beautiful seasonal waterfall that tumbles down from M Canal into the basin below. You can park at the road and hike just down the trail offshoot.