Hello Jim & Rae,
Welcome to the MOC, We were down at the Salton Sea last year, but not with the Monty. We came down to Anaheim for a week ( to see the Eagles in a concert). We rented a car while we were down and one of side trips was out to Palm Springs, Indio and the Salton Sea. We have a friend that comes down each winter and stays at a RV park down the east side of the Salton Sea not far from the top. It really looks like a neat place to explore around. There was a State Park on the East side close to the top also. Heres a site with a few camp grounds
http://www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/114827.html
Cheers J&D