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SaveCalifornia's Largest State Park. Trails vary from wilderness trails to 4x4 roads.
Five hundred miles of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and many miles of hiking trails provide visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the California Desert. The park is named for Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word borrego, or bighorn sheep. The park features washes, wildflowers, palm groves, cacti and sweeping vistas. Visitors may also have the chance to see roadrunners, golden eagles, kit foxes, mule deer and bighorn sheep as well as iguanas, chuckwallas and the red diamond rattlesnake.
The Park is located on the eastern side of San Diego County, with portions extending east into Imperial County and north into Riverside County. It is about a two-hour drive from San Diego, Riverside, and Palm Springs.
Many visitors approach from the east or west via Highways S22 and 78. From the coast, these highways descend from the heights of the Peninsular range of mountains with spectacular views of the great bowl of the Colorado Desert. Highway S2 enters the park from the south off of Interstate 8.
Most visitors approach from the east via Highways S22, S2, or 78. Visitors from San Diego via Highways 79 and 78 have the added pleasure of driving through the mountainous Cuyamaca Rancho State Park--quite a different experience from Anza-Borrego. The highways from the east climb to 2,400 feet or so and then descend about 2,000 feet to the valley. Where the highway breaks out of the high-country vegetation, it reveals the great bowl of the Anza-Borrego desert. The valley spreads below, and there are mountains all around. The highest are to the north--the Santa Rosa Mountains. The mountains are a wilderness, with no paved roads in or out or through. They have the only all-year-flowing watercourse in the park. They are the home of the peninsular bighorn sheep, often called desert bighorn. Few park visitors ever see them; the sheep are justly wary.
Five hundred miles of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and many miles of hiking trails provide visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the California Desert. The park is named for Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word borrego, or bighorn sheep. The park features washes, wildflowers, palm groves, cacti and sweeping vistas. Visitors may also have the chance to see roadrunners, golden eagles, kit foxes, mule deer and bighorn sheep as well as iguanas, chuckwallas and the red diamond rattlesnake.
The Park is located on the eastern side of San Diego County, with portions extending east into Imperial County and north into Riverside County. It is about a two-hour drive from San Diego, Riverside, and Palm Springs.
Many visitors approach from the east or west via Highways S22 and 78. From the coast, these highways descend from the heights of the Peninsular range of mountains with spectacular views of the great bowl of the Colorado Desert. Highway S2 enters the park from the south off of Interstate 8.
Most visitors approach from the east via Highways S22, S2, or 78. Visitors from San Diego via Highways 79 and 78 have the added pleasure of driving through the mountainous Cuyamaca Rancho State Park--quite a different experience from Anza-Borrego. The highways from the east climb to 2,400 feet or so and then descend about 2,000 feet to the valley. Where the highway breaks out of the high-country vegetation, it reveals the great bowl of the Anza-Borrego desert. The valley spreads below, and there are mountains all around. The highest are to the north--the Santa Rosa Mountains. The mountains are a wilderness, with no paved roads in or out or through. They have the only all-year-flowing watercourse in the park. They are the home of the peninsular bighorn sheep, often called desert bighorn. Few park visitors ever see them; the sheep are justly wary.
source: Park website
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: State Park
Land Manager: California State Parks

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- Mountain Bike
66 trails
- Horse
55 trails
- Hike
111 trails
- Trail Running
108 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
18 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
15 trails
Region Details
- 58
- 3
- 3
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jan 25, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 96
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 66
- Trails E-Bike
- 37
- Trails Horse
- 55
- Trails Hike
- 111
- Trails Trail Running
- 108
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 18
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 15
- Total Distance
- 310 miles
- Total Descent
- 28,926 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,647 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,761 ft
- Reports
- 44
- Photos
- 188
- Ridden Counter
- 973
Popular Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Wilderness Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Grapevine Canyon/Jasper Trail Loop | 32 miles |
Photos of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Wilderness Area Mountain Bike
trail: Grapevine Canyon
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Jan 6, 2024Videos of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Wilderness Area Mountain Bike

trail: Smuggler's Den
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Jan 14, 2022 , Borrego Springs
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Rodriguez Canyon | Jan 6, 2024 @ 12:16pm Jan 6, 2024 | Dry | Faithzane | ||
Banner Toll Road | Jan 5, 2024 @ 7:05pm Jan 5, 2024 | Dry | Faithzane | ||
San Diego Railroad Trail | Apr 16, 2023 @ 4:35pm Apr 16, 2023 | Dry | BenLow2019 | ||
Coyote Canyon - Lower | Feb 5, 2023 @ 6:31pm Feb 5, 2023 | Dry | Haro2021 | ||
Mason Valley | Jan 7, 2023 @ 5:50pm Jan 7, 2023 | Dry | VXgWbqfr | ||
Chariot Canyon (Mason to the 78) | Jan 8, 2023 @ 1:50am Jan 8, 2023 | Variable | VXgWbqfr | ||
Pedro Fages Trail | Feb 8, 2021 @ 9:13am Feb 8, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | socalvelosd | ||
Rodriguez Canyon | Jul 12, 2020 @ 1:05pm Jul 12, 2020 | Dry | BenLow2019 | ||
Oriflamme Canyon | Jul 12, 2020 @ 1:02pm Jul 12, 2020 | Dry | BenLow2019 | ||
Jasper Trail | Dec 29, 2018 @ 6:40pm Dec 29, 2018 | Dry | cooprr |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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robotmechanic | ridden | trail | activity #65845596 | Feb 7, 2025 @ 2:08pm Feb 7, 2025 |
therealslimshaky | comment | trail | activity #65276181 | Jan 27, 2025 @ 9:14am Jan 27, 2025 |
therealslimshaky | difficultyvote | trail | activity #65276030 | Jan 27, 2025 @ 9:10am Jan 27, 2025 |
therealslimshaky | ridden | trail | activity #65276017 | Jan 27, 2025 @ 9:10am Jan 27, 2025 |
therealslimshaky | vote | trail | activity #65276011 | Jan 27, 2025 @ 9:09am Jan 27, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | really cool ride. we rode this as an... | Jan 27, 2025 @ 9:14am Jan 27, 2025 | ||
trail | The portion from the bottom back to where it... | May 13, 2024 @ 1:10am May 13, 2024 | ||
trail | This trail is used heavily by 4x4's, and the... | Jan 28, 2023 @ 9:17am Jan 28, 2023 | ||
trail | This is double track and is as described. It... | Jan 17, 2023 @ 11:50am Jan 17, 2023 | ||
trail | Well suited for biking today. This is a good... | Jan 2, 2023 @ 4:35pm Jan 2, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Cleveland National Forest (San Diego County) | 14 | 21 | 2 | 17.6 km | |
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park | 8 | 15 | 19.8 km | ||
Coyote Mountain Wilderness Area | 1 | 20.7 km | |||
Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve | 1 | 7 | 23.5 km | ||
Corral Canyon OHV Area | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28.4 km |
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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OCOTILLO WELLS OHV W | skill park | Borrego Springs | |
Holmes Camp | skill park | Borrego Springs | |
Imperial County Dump | skill park | Borrego Springs | |
Shell Reef | skill park | Borrego Springs | |
Pumpkin Patch | skill park | Borrego Springs |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 66 | 244 miles | 21,775 ft | 109 miles | 4,511 ft | #6,158 | #2,666 | 146 | 43 | 1 | 411 | |
E-Bike | 37 | 140 miles | 11,952 ft | 63 miles | 4,019 ft | 23 | 31 | |||||
Horse | 55 | 155 miles | 14,324 ft | 69 miles | 4,459 ft | #970 | 7 | |||||
Hike | 111 | 306 miles | 28,665 ft | 128 miles | 5,646 ft | #5,210 | #2,504 | 42 | 44 | 471 | ||
Trail Running | 108 | 304 miles | 28,455 ft | 127 miles | 5,531 ft | #5,220 | #2,501 | 44 | 21 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 18 | 34 miles | 4,186 ft | 16 miles | 2,976 ft | #257 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Observed Trials | 1 | 4 miles | 157 ft | 840 ft | ||||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 15 | 25 miles | 3,084 ft | 13 miles | 1,224 ft | #163 | 6 | 3 |
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