Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Borrego Springs
There are numerous hotels, motels and resorts in the town of Borrego Springs, just 5 miles south of the Visitor Center. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park completely surrounds the city of Borrego Springs.
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Campgrounds - A total of 12 campgrounds are available in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, but it is one of the few California parks that allows open camping throughout its 600,000 acres. Two campgrounds provide RV hookups and usually require reservation year-round; water, showers and flush toilets are provided at three of the campgrounds, which also accept reservations.
For all reservations and fees (prices are subject to change so call to verify), call 800-444-7275.
Day Use: the fee for day-use is now collected ONLY at Borrego Palm Canyon, Tamarisk Grove and the Vern Whitaker Horse Camp. The fees. Day use fees per vehicle
Borrego Palm Canyon offers five groups sites. Groups require 6-month advance reservations; 7-day limit. Fee.
Backcountry CampingBorrego Palm Canyon -- 52 hookup sites with a fee per night (max. length RV 35'). There are 65 non-hookup sites with a fee per nigh (max. length RV 25'). There are 5 group sites for 9 to 24 people for a fee per night. Water, flush toilets, showers, phone and fire rings available. 2.5 miles west of Borrego Springs near Visitor Center.
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Borrego Palm Canyon Campground
Vernon Whitaker Horse Camp -- 10 sites for campers with horses only, 8 miles north of Borrego Springs. Sites hold up to 8 people and 4 horses. 40 corrals, water, flush toilets, solar-heated showers and fire rings available.
Bow Willow -- 16 primitive sites with chemical toilets, fire rings and picnic tables.
Tamarisk Grove -- 27 RV sites, at junction of California Route 78 and County Road S-3. Water, flush toilets, showers, phone and fire rings available. Fee per night.
Yaqui Well -- 10 numbered sites with pit toilets; across from Tamarisk Grove Campground. More sites available. No fee. Tamarisk region.
Sheep Canyon -- A few sites with pit toilets and picnic tables. No fee. Anza region.
Mt. Springs Canyon -- A few sites with chemical toilets. No fee. Bow Willow Region.
Culp Valley -- A few open sites just inside the west park entrance on Road S-22. No fee. Anza region.
Arroyo Salado -- A few open sites. No fee. Borrego Badlands region.
Yaqui Pass -- Open sites 7 miles east of Route 78 and County S-3 near Cactus Loop and Kenyon Overlook trails. Tamarisk region.
Fish Creek -- A few open sites. No fee. Fish Creek region.
Blair Valley -- Numerous open sites near Marshal South Home, Morteros and Pictographs Trails located off County Road S-3 south of California 78. Blair Valley region.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is one of the few California parks that allows open camping throughout its 600,000 acres. There is no charge for this type of camping.
- Camp at least 100 feet away from water.
- Bring a metal container to hold your fire. Fires built on teh ground are NOT permitted and violators wll be cited.
- Park on the side of the road, so others may pass, but DO NOT tramle vegetation or drive over geological formations.
- Keep a clean camp. Take your trash home with you.
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Anza Borrego Overview A video overview of all the fascinating places in and around Anza Borrego Desert State Park that you can visit, from the Gomphotherium Park in Borrego Springs to the Pumpkin Patch and much more! Watch this video to get an idea of the range of geologic features available to check out in the Park.
Carrizo Badlands - Video of Mud Caves and Canyon Sin Nombre The length of the mud caves varies, with some extending over 1000 feet and featuring ceilings as high as 80 feet. Caves have been reported up to 35 feet wide, and others so narrow, you have to squeeze through openings. Multi-level caves with skylights have been found, where erosion has created an opening, or sinkhole, in the ceiling of the cave. Some of the caves are fairly easy to navigate while others may require you to crawl in sections.
Fonts Point - Borrego Badlands Video
Centered in the arid Borrego Badlands due east of the Visitors Center between County Road S-22 and Route 78, four million years of geologic and paleontologic history are exhibited across a stark desert landscape. Join the crew of DesertUSA and take a road trip to Fonts Point, maybe the best place in North America to view sediments of the Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs.
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