Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Views of the Anza- Borrego Desert

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The Anza -Borrego Desert State Park in the Colorado Desert is the largest state park in California and the second largest in the United States, according to the Adirondack Park in New York. He maintains an extensive desert ecosystem that is virtually unaffected by human intervention. The park is located in the eastern part of San Diego County; Parts also extend east into Imperial County and north into Riverside County. It is located about two hours drive from the cities of San Diego, Riverside and Palm Springs. The park is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word for the home here Bighorn Sheep, borrego, named.

With 804 kilometers of unpaved roads, twelve natural areas and footpaths to the Anza- Borrego Desert State Park offers the opportunity to experience the wonders of the Colorado Desert. The park has wild plants, cacti and Ocotillo ( genus Fouquieria ). Visitors sometimes also have the option, paths Cuckoos, Golden Eagle, Kitfüchse, mule deer, and sheep as well as iguanas, Chuckwalla and red diamond rattlesnake found.

Most visitors come from the east on California Highway S22, S2 or 78 visitors from San Diego on the California State Routes 79 and 78 pass through the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. The highway from the east rise to about 731 meters and then drop to about 609 meters in the valley. When the road leaves the high vegetation, followed by the Anza -Borrego desert. The valley spreads out there and show up many mountains, such as the Santa Rosa Mountains in the north. The mountains are natural and have no roads. You have the only year-round running water. Here live many sheep that are often referred to as Desert Bighorn Sheeps. A few visitors they get to see, because the animals are very shy.

The park has a total of about 180 kilometers of bicycle or hiking trails.

The Anza -Borrego Desert State Park is one of 55 California State Parks with wireless access in parts of the area.

Middle of the park - but excluded from the reserve - is the municipality of Borrego Springs. This was recognized by the was as light reserve of the International Dark Sky Association International Dark Sky Community as ( IDSC ). Here is the Clark Lake Radio Observatory, and now here is an astronomy park.

View of the mountains

View over Agua Caliente Springs