New 5th edition of The Anza-Borrego Desert Region Guide/with Map: In print for more than 25 years, the most trusted guide to the Anza-Borrego area has been updated, revised, and expanded. This book offers complete coverage of the over 1 million acres of desert lands, including Anza-Borrego State Park (the nation's largest desert state park), Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, and adjacent BLM recreational and wilderness lands.

A guide for hikers, off-road travelers, equestrians, mountain bikers, photographers, and campers, this book includes:

• Comprehensive road and trail logs including UTM coordinates
• An expanded Desert Directory-a useful listing of agencies, accommodations, and facilities in the region
• Colorful historical anecdotes and lots of interpretive details
• Full-color, fold-out map in a pocket in the back of the book

This 280 page paperback book is 6" x 9". The Anza-Borrego Desert Region includes points of interest and side trips, mileage logs, coordinates for GPS navigation.

Southwestern Desert Life.
Lightweight, laminated, waterproof format makes this guide perfect for the field. Information is presented logically based on what the viewer is most likely to observe in the desert. Compact 4” x 8” size opens out to 8” x 22”. Color pictures and information are located on both sides of the card. Covers - Trees and shrubs - Cacti, Palms and Yuccas - Wildflowers - Reptiles - Mammals - Birds. Perfect introductory guide for all ages and abilities and fits into your pocket.

Hiking in Anza-Borrego Desert:
Over 100 Half-Day Hikes By Robin Halford
These clearly “guided” hikes are gathered into 19 different areas and are ranked by difficulty. One is shown exactly where to park and what to expect to see (though in the desert there is always serendipity!); distances are given in both miles and kilometers. Used GPS when preparing his maps. Drawings, hints at some surprises one might encounter along the way. 134 pages, 50 drawings, 20 maps, paperback.

SKY ART METAL SCULPTURES POCKET GUIDE
Written by: Diana Lindsay
Published By: Sunbelt Publications

A map and guide to the 27 sites in Borrego Valley, CA, where life-size metal sculptures are displayed in a desert landscape surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The folded laminated pocket guide has 16 4x5-inch panels with brief representative descriptions of the 129 individual sculptures. Sculptor Ricardo Breceda’s “Sky Art” is the perfect blend of stunning craftsmanship and placement in open desert landscape. From science to history and nature, the sculptures have evolved into whim and fantasy – something for everyone on this large desert palette. Sculptures include Plio-Pleistocene animals that once roamed this desert, Spanish explorers, bighorn sheep and dinosaurs.

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