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Central Anza-Borrego

Photo of the West Butte of Borrego Mountain looking across the Ocotillo-studded Borrego Valley from Old Kane Springs Road
West Butte of Borrego Mountain from Old Kane Springs Road

Central Anza-Borrego is traversed by Highway 78 from the Cuyamaca Mountains to the Salton Sea and by County Road S-2 from Highway 79 to Interstate-8. Some places you may enjoy in Anza-Borrego Central are:

For Birding – Agua Caliente County Park, Hawk Canyon, San Felipe Valley, San Sebastian Marsh, Sentenac Cienega and Canyon, Pinyon Mountain Valley, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Vallecito Station, Yaqui Well.

For Camping – Agua Caliente County Park, Blair Valley, Bow Willow, Fish Creek, Mountain Palm Springs, Tamarisk Grove, Vallecito Station County Park, Yaqui Well.

For Driving and Hiking – California Riding and Hiking Trail, Chuckwalla Wash, Hawk Canyon, Lizard Wash, Mine Wash, Nolina Wash, Nude Wash, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, Pacific Crest Trail, Pinyon Mountain Valley, Pinyon Ridge, Pinyon Wash, Plum Canyon, Quartz Vein Wash, Sunrise Trailhead, Whale Peak, Yaqui Ridge

For Plants – Cactus, Desert Ironwood Trees, Desert Scrub to Chaparral Transition, Hawk Canyon, Yaqui Well Nature Trail

For Geology – Camels Head Wash, East Mesa, Elephant Knees, Fish Creek Wash, Layer Cake, Narrows Earth Trail, North Fork Fish Creek Wash, Peninsular Batholith, Sandstone Canyon, Split Mountain Gorge, US Gypsum Quarry, Wind Caves

For History – Anza Trail, Cattle, Fages's Route, Mexican Trail, Mining, Stage Coach routes, Vallecito Station

Native American Sites – Blair Valley, Grapevine Canyon, Mine Wash

Roads

Highway 78 – Julian, Scissors Crossing, Sentenac Canyon, Plum Wash, Grapevine Canyon, Yaqui Well, Lizard Wash, Tamarisk Grove, Stag Cove, Mescal Bajada, Chuckwalla Wash, Mine Wash/Canyon, Pinyon Wash/Canyon, Nolina Wash, Narrows Earth Trail, Quartz Vein Wash, The Narrows, Old Borrego Valley Road, Nude Wash, Old Kane Spring Road, Borrego Springs Road, Buttes Pass Road, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area (OWSVRA), Split Mountain Road, Pole Line Road, Highway 86.

S-2 (Southern Emigrant Trail) – Scissors Crossing, Pacific Crest Trail, Earthquake Valley, Pinyon Mountain Valley Road, California Riding & Hiking Trail, Cool Canyon, Little Blair Valley Road, Blair Valley, Rainbow Wash, Oriflamme Canyon, Campbell Ranch, Vallecito Stage Station County Park, Agua Caliente County Park