The California State Parks Foundation wants your photos that capture the natural beauty of our state parks. Why it matters: Winners of the photo contest get an annual pass for free parking at 134 ...

The town is surrounded by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park — about 650,000 acres of badlands, sand, boulders, slot canyons and Washingtonia filifera palms, the only kind native to California.

On the Beach fan takes a photo of a real-life desert that looks almost identical to the one featured in the game.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is about 70 miles from San Diego and 150 miles from Los Angeles. The first viewing spot you'll see is a field alongside Henderson Canyon Road, between Borrego Valley ...

The Anza-Borrego Desert was selected as being representative of the typical wild and beautiful California deserts because it was believed that certain natural and historical features made it ...

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BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. — Officials at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are urging people not to visit as hot temperatures continue to soar towards 120 degrees.

Where to go and where to stay: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is located in San Diego County about 90 miles east of Oceanside. The park includes several campgrounds, and there are hotels in nearby ...

SAN DIEGO >> Few places are as vast and ever-changing as the desert, where the landscape shifts with the seasons and life impressively thrives in a hostile environment.

As of March 3, Anza-Borrego's rainfall total for the current period has reached 6.53 inches, surpassing its average annual yearly rainfall of 5.32 inches, Dice said.

Each spring, Kimball monitors plots of land near Anza-Borrego — 1-square meter each — for plant growth and diversity. Sometimes, there are no living plants in a plot, she said.

The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is alit with wildflowers, thanks to rare summer monsoons that produced unusual fall and winter blooms. Skip to content Main Navigation ...