Borrego Badlands Region - Font's Point
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is tucked into the southeastern corner of California. Running about 25 miles east-to-west and 50 miles north-to-south, it is California's largest state park encompassing more than 600,000 acres. It is framed by, and includes many rugged mountain ranges: the Bucksnorts and the Santa Rosas on the north, the Jacumba Mountains on the South and the Vallecito and Pinyon Mountains on the west. To the east, the Borrego Mountains taper into the Carrizo Badlands before falling away into the Salton Trough.

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  • Borrego Badlands - This spectacular area, with its arid rocky geography, sunken mesas and corrugated hills of dry mud, is called the Badlands of Anza Borrego. See the Pumpkin patch.
  • Fonts Point in Borrego Badlands - Join the crew of DesertUSA and take a trip to Fonts Point in the Borrego Badlands. Font's Point may be the best place in North America to view sediments of the Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs.
  • Mud Caves Carrizo Badlands- The Mud Caves are found along the walls of Arroyo Tapiado canyon. One of the most extensive mud cave systems in the world, they contain approximately 22 known caves and 9 slot canyons.  
  • Bighorn Sheep - Watch a Desert Bighorn grazing on grasses on a rocky hillside, then gamboling up the hill. Great shots of this beautiful animal against the skies of Anza Borrego.
  • Ocotillo Wells SVRA - Join DesertUSA as we take a look at what draws so many people to this location - almost 2 million people in 2007! See also the Gas Domes' mud pots and the Pumpkin Patch

There are more than 500 miles of roads in the park . There are routes up rocky hills, through deep sand, along scenic streams and down steep hills. Both primitive jeep roads and paved roads are also open to bicycles so be careful.


Visitor Centers

Main: Two miles west of downtown Borrego Springs (which is surrounded by the park) at the east end of Palm Canyon Road, just off County Road S-22. More on the Visitor Center.

Tamarisk Campground: Located at California Route 78 and County Road S-3.
Bow Valley: Located at County Road S-2 ,15 miles north of Interstate 8.

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Seasons / Hours

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is open year-round. Visitor Center hours vary by Center and season. The Visitor Center is only open on weekends in the summer.

Facilities/Features

Stores/Museums
The main Visitor Center provides a well-stocked bookstore as well as a museum presentation of the park's history.

Programs & Events
A slide show is provided on an hourly basis at the Main Visitor Center. Numerous events occur on a seasonal basis. Check at the Visitor Center seasonal programs and events.

Ranger Nature Tours
Ranger-guided tours, lectures and campfire events are scheduled on a daily basis throughout the winter and spring. Check at the Visitor Centers or this Web site for schedules. Park Interpretive Activities

Food/Supplies
The town of Borrego Springs, which the park surrounds, has all manner of food, supplies, gasoline, service stations and gear.

Accessibility
Most of the park's facilities are wheel-chair accessible, including the main Palm Canyon campground.

Wi-Fi Service
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park now offers AT&T Wi-Fi Service. This service enables park visitors with wireless enabled laptop computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs) to access the Internet. You can access this service if you are within a 150 foot range base of the Ranger's Office.


Click on the picture for a quick video trip to Font's Point.

Here is a Bighorn that can be delivered to your home - click on him.

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