Local Attractions:
Check out the local adventure opportunities:
Borrego Springs CA - Commerical hub of Imperial Valley. Home to county expo fairgrounds and winter training base to the Blue Angels.
Salton Sea - The Salton Sea is California's largest lake. During winter months it is home to over four million birds (representing over 400 species).
Lower Colorado River - The border between Arizona and Eastern California. Popular for boating, camping and kayaking.

Tour San Diego
San Diego is filled with romantic getaway opportunities that include a wide range of lodging, fine dining, shopping and miles of sandy beaches.

Favorite Local Links
Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News and Agriculture Updates
Imperial Valley College - Advanced Education and Adventure Opportunities
ForeverFamilies.Net - Use vacation time to build great family ties.

CaliforniaResortLife.com Lodging Search Engine - Imperial Valley
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Borrego Springs Country Club Resort
1112 Tilting T Drive, Borrego Springs, CA 92004;
Serene resort oasis found tucked away in the Anza Borrego Desert at the foot of the Santa-Rosa Mountains. The Borrego Springs Country Club features 100 guestrooms that are well appointed with a casual early California charm.

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Borrego Springs Stanlunds Resort - Borrego Springs CA
2771 Borrego Springs Road, Borrego Springs, CA 92004;
Stanlunds is located in Borrego Springs which is in the center of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in California. Miles of hiking,off road driving and biking.You can enjoy golf in one of the four golf cources.

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El Centro John Jay Inn - Best Western
2352 S 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 US;
Each spacious guestroom features free highspeed Internet access, refrigerators, microwaves and other amenities. Hotel guests may also enjoy a deluxe continental breakfast. This Imperial Valley resort prides itself on providing friendly, personal service.

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El Centro Ramada Inn
1455 Ocotillo Dr., El Centro, CA 92243;
Ramada Inn El Centro is a two-story, 147-room, brick building. Just seconds from Interstate Highway 8, in El Centro. Featuring nice surroundings and clean, comfortable guestrooms, a large outdoor pool, weight room, and guest laundry, the only thing a guest might need is a complimentary cocktail in The Amigo Room Lounge, or a late night snack at the Denny's Restaurant located on the premises.

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Palm Springs Desert Vacation Villas
250 West Vista Chino, Palm Springs, CA 92262
This fine California Desert Vacation Resort is located near downtown palm springs. Desert Vacation Villas offers plenty of room for the entire family with spacious two bedroom condominiums that can accommodate up to six persons for your all important vacation.

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Borrego Springs is certainly one of the most scenic desert resort areas of California. The desert valleys are bordered by 9,000 foot mountain peaks. See below for special info on Campgrounds and Scenic Trails.

Borrego Springs is located about 85 miles northeast of San Diego, where San Diego County Highways S-3 and S-22 meet in Borrego Valley in southeastern California. Some have said that Borrego Springs is what Palm Springs was 50 years ago - peaceful, quiet, relaxing. There are no stoplights in Borrego.

Art Galleries
Caldwell's Borrego Art Center - Circle of Art Website
Circle of Art - Desert Art Show (March)

Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center
590 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs, CA, 92004; (760) 767-4275; Center Website;
The stage is set all we need is you to complete the scene for another great entertainment.





US Navy Blue Angeles - Winter Camp
El Centro Naval Air Station
The U.S. Navy's Precision Flight Demonstration was first organized in 1946. Each year it performs nearly 70 air shows at 33 locations in the U.S. and Canada, entertaining over 17 million spectators. While normally based in Pensacola Florida, their winter home is NAF El Centro where they can be seen (Jan-Mar) training pilots and new crew member where they do flight training over the Borrego Desert.

Tour Cleveland National Forest

Southern most of protected forest lands in California includes 430,000 acres of San Diego, Orange and Riverside divided into three distinct areas. Comprises of conifer woodlands and chaparral.

For more info on local events, contact Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce, (760) 767-5555

De Anza Trail Relay Ride - [Early Nov]
Retraces route of the early explorer

Borrego Grapefruit Festival - [April-2nd Weekend]
Christmas Circle Park - Saturday & Sunday
Local festival to honor the Ruby Red. Features arts and crafts sow, car show, live music, games, rides, golf tournament, and food.

Akrofest - [Oct]
Contact director - (760) 535-5400;
Amateur Air Show and aviation acrobatics competition.

Heber Dunes State Vehicle Recr Area - Heber CA
Location: Heber Road (SR-86) 8 miles east of Heber; (760) 767-5391; State Parks Website
343 acres area located south of El Centro. It is primarily used for off-road recreation, however, camping, picnicking, and baseball are also popular activities in the park.

Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle Recr Area - East Borrego
Location: SR-78, about 35 miles east of Julian or about 20 miles west of Highway 86. ; (760) 767-5391; State Parks Website
42,000 acres of desert terrain, from below sea level to 400 foot elevations. It is a motorcycle, four-wheel drive, all-terrain vehicle, and dune buggy use area. The wash-and-ridge terrain includes a butte with dunes and a sand bowl, a blow-sand dune, springs and a camp on a former homestead site. The park has pay showers, picnic tables, shade ramadas, fire rings and a dump station available.

Club Circle Resort
Borrego Springs, CA; (800) 700-5944; Resort Website;
Golf Course (9-hole/par-3) and Vacation Rentals.

De Anza Country Club
509 Catarina Drive, P. O. Box 120, Borrego Springs, CA 92004; (760)-767-5105; Club Website;
Built in 1956, making it one of the oldest golf courses in eastern San Diego County. The lush green fairways are in direct contrast to the surrounding desert environment.

• 3 Restaurants - Main Dining Room, Bighorn Grill, Coyote Den.
• Bridge Nights
• Social Outings and Specialty Events include guided excursions of the desert park.

  Rams Hill Country Club
  Borrego Springs, CA: 800-292-2944; Resort Website;
  Rams Hill is a 3,200 acre oasis located at the southern edge of the community of Borrego Springs, & situated on a gradual slope with the most spectacular views of the entire Borrego Valley.

• Golf Course - This spectacular Ted Robinson 6,866 yard, 18 hole designed public course has "bent grass" greens, seven sparkling lakes, impressive waterfalls, 57 bunkers, thousands of trees and breath taking views.

  Roadrunner Golf and Country Club
  Borrego Springs, CA; 92004; (760) 767-5374;Club Website;
  Golf Course - a beautiful, well-maintained and challenging 18-hole, par-3 golf course offering excellent opportunities for golfers of all skill levels to enjoy and improve their game.
  Springs at Borrego - RV Desert Resort

  The Springs at Borrego RV and Golf Resort
  2255 Di Giorgio Rd, Borrego Springs, CA 92004; 760-767-0004; Resort Website;
  A recreational vehicle resort and luxury nine-hole championship golf course located in the heart of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The RV Park is Big Rig friendly and offers warm weather and many amenities such as swimming pools, hot mineral baths, tennis courts and RV campground facilities.

  MainTour Golf Vacation Search Engine
  Includes Hot Rates and Course Information for several premier locations in this area.

  

600,000 acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in the contiguous United States and voted the #1 state park in California by National Geographic. This area was first traversed by Spanish explorer Juan Batiste de Anza in 1774. Another 100 years would pass before the first settlers would come to stay and inhabit this area. For more info (760) 337-4400.

Visitors can traverse canyons full of desert palms, ancient pictographs, majestic cactus and early spring wildflowers.

Anza Borrego Desert State Park
200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA 92004; (760) 767-5311; Park Website;
Anza Borrego Foundation - Park Education / Research Programs

The Borrego Desert Nature Center
652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA; (760) 767-3098; Center Website;
Open Daily : 9AM - 5PM;
Special exhibits describe desert wildflowers, indian rock art and mythology.
Hellhole Canyon - 3 mile hiking trail starts from just south of visitor center that goes up a desert wash past a small waterfall and grotto of maidenhair ferns and hummingbirds buzzing the ocotillo (best in Springtime).
Tubb Canyon - Unmarked trailhead starts on Hwy S-22 at MM-11, southwest of Visitor Center. Easy 1.5 mile hike. Natural spring is a big draw for wildlife including bighorn sheep and a lot of jackrabbits.

• Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Road
• Carrizo Badlands - laden with fossils dating over 540 million years
• Font's Point
• Split Mountain
• Seventeen Palms Oasis
• Visitors Center

Desert Adventure Outfitters
San Diego Safari - Adventure to best remote corners of San Diego.
MainTour Desert Adventure Guide

In addition to the campgrounds listed below - backcountry camping is available at many locations. Check with Park Net Reservations 800-444-7275 - there is a $5 backcountry camping fee.

• Borrego Palm Canyon - 122 sites / near visitors center
• Tamarisk Grove - 27 sites
• Horse Camp - 10 sites for campers with horses only.
• Yaqui Well
• Fish Creek

St Barnabas Labyrinth
2860 Country Club Rd., Borrego Springs, CA 92004; (760) 767-4038; Church Website;
This episcopal parish church, built in 1986, includes an outdoor labyrinth and retreat center for the benefit of those in search of peace and tranquility.

Visitor Center / Borrego Palm Canyon

• Borrego Palm Canyon Nature Trail - 3 mile loop past native palm grove with pond.
• Panoramic Overlook Trail - 1 mile loop starts near campground site #71.
• Visitor Center Trail - Easy 1.2 mile loop
• Maidenhair Falls Trail - 6 mile hiking trail starts at Hellhole Canyon parking area.
• California Trail - 12 mile trail from Hellhole Canyon to Culp Valley Campground
• Pena Spring Trail - 6 mile hike from Culp Valley Campground to an artesian spring
• Lookout Point Trail - 6 mile hike from Culp Valley climb to Hellhole Canyon scenic overlook

Coyote Canyon & Badlands

• Alcoholic Pass - challenging hike starts from Coyote Canyon road
• Truckhaven Rocks - 1.5 mile loop starts at milepost 35.5 on route S-22
• Caleite Mine - challenging hike starts on route S-22 at milepost 38.0

Tamarisk Grove Campground

• Cactus Loop - 1 mile scenic trail starts at campground
• Yaqui Well - 1.6 mile nature trail starts at campground