Finding Our Way
It’s that time of the year. Time to head out to Borrego and get some our fill of fun! After driving through Borrego Springs we enter the Anza Borrego State Park again and on to Palm Canyon campground where we have stayed numerous times before. Campground: Anza Borrego
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Campground: Anza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground Location: Borrego Springs, California Site: 9 Cost: $30 Services: FHU (now with 50AMP!!!) Comments: A great campground inside the state park with great views, easy access to town, and close to hiking trails. AND they have updated their electrical system
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We visit Anza Borrego State Park in southern California every winter and vary where we stay. We enjoy boondocking off of Rockhouse Trail and this winter we found the area to be the least crowded we have seen since much of the area was closed off 2 years ago.
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We took a day trip and drove into the West Entrance of Joshua Tree National Park along Park Blvd towards Hidden Valley and admired all the rock formations. We made sure we left early in the morning to avoid the crowds. We drove to Keys View and happened to
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Westside Loop Trail The Black Rock Canyon Campground sits in the northwest section of Joshua Tree National Park near the city of Yucca Valley. It is separated from the rest of the national park but has its own set of hiking trails. One of our favorite hiking trails is Westside
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The Black Rock Canyon Campground sits in the northwest corner of the Joshua Tree National Park at around 4,000 feet elevation. This means there can be cold nights during the winter time. We hovered just below freezing most nights but had beautiful sunny days. Campground: Black Rock Canyon Campground Location:
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Desert Hot Springs sits to the north of Palm Springs and is a small community at a bit higher elevation and has a slower pace of life with great mountain and desert views. We decided to stop by this area for a few nights especially since one of the
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On the west side of the Salton Sea is a recreation area called Ocotillo Wells. It is a huge area for off-roading and has lots of areas for boondocking. We have talked about staying in this area many times as we drive past it on our way to Borrego Springs
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The Town of Borrego Springs The center of town is Christmas Circle, a round about with a park in the center which holds a Farmer’s Market every Friday and offers free Wi-Fi. SkyArt I think we have seen and taken pictures of all the Ricardo Breceda sculptures around Borrego
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Wilson Trail Our favorite trail, about 9 miles long round-trip, is Wilson Trail which is the western part of Anza Borrego State Park and sits around 3,500 to 4,300 feet above sea level which is well above the 600′ elevation of Borrego Springs. This makes for a great way to
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