Information About our Desert Community, Borrego Springs, CA

The American Legion Post 853

"For God And Country"

Click HERE for Borrego Springs Demographics

Over 150 businesses support up to 10,000 visitors a day in the Anza-Borrego Desert in a major wildflower event. Most of the time, the community of Borrego Springs, California is a sleepy little desert village with little traffic (not even one traffic light). Quiet and peaceful, it is a wonderful place to vacation, and a perfect place to retire. Many international visitors on tour prefer visiting during Shoulder or Summer Season to take advantage of lower accommodation rates. Some photos available under Trip Reports at our Anza-Borrego page.

The Community

Borrego Springs, California, is located in San Diego County, between the Salton Sea and the Pacific Ocean; just 40 miles (as the local ravens fly) from the border of Mexico. Surrounded by the Santa Rosa (8,000 ft), San Ysidro (6,500 ft) and Vallecito (3,600) mountains, Borrego Springs nestles in the heart of the largest desert state park in the United States. The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park boundaries encompass over 600,000 acres of breathtaking natural beauty and is San Diego County's only low-desert community offering tourist services.

AGRICULTURE
Over 2,000 acres of citrus, primarily grapefruit, with some lemon, lime and orange, are grown in Borrego Springs. Perfect citrus growing weather and plenty of water from the Borrego Valley's aquifer produce table quality citrus that is shipped all over the world. Viewed from the Montezuma Grade lookout point, carefully tended groves embroider the north end of the Valley.

Lots of good information here: Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce

Prehistoric animals that once roamed area depicted in works.
Multimillionaire and paleontology buff Dennis Avery, who owns about three square miles of noncontiguous property in the desert town, has now erected 39 sculptures of animals that roamed the area millions of years ago when it was a verdant forest teeming with wildlife. http://www.galletameadows.com/

Anza-Borrego Desert StatePark® (ABDSP)- Local information from the State Park, including reservation info, advice, photos and links to State Park articles; headquartered in Borrego Springs.

Anza-Borrego Foundation - The Anza-Borrego Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting California State Parks by acquiring land for the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park®

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (ABDNHA)- Enjoyment and understanding of the desert through educational endeavors.

A Meteor Over the Anza-Borrego Desert by Jerry Schad. Click on the "discover the cosmos" link for Astronomy Photo Of the Day (APOD) archives from NASA.

Astronomical Photography by Chris Cook - Many photos from Anza-Borrego.

Backcountry Horsemen of California, Borrego Valley Unit - photos of Borrego Valley Annual New Year's Day BBQ and Poker Ride

California Desert Pictures Photos of Arroyo Seco del Diablo and Arroyo Tapiado by "Regina." Be sure to see the great maps linked under Anza Borrego.

Chris Hendren's Astrophotography - Interesting new website for those interested in our night skies; recent photos from the Anza-Borrego

Trail Reports - Jeeps, flowers, kids and camping in the Anza-Borrego by Peter Matusov.

World's Largest Wooden Trestle - Carrizo Gorge flyover Anza-Borrego. Pilots take note.