There are 110 miles of exquisite desert hiking trails in this, the second largest state park in the lower 48. The park features native palm oases, desert bighorn sheep, slot canyons, Native American history and more – along with no-fee, dispersed wilderness camping in nearly all of its 600,000 acres.
Viewing 26 of 26 Hikes
Cactus Loop
Cactus Loop
Distance: .7 mi
Time: .5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 214 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Truckhaven Rocks
Truckhaven Rocks
Distance: 1.5 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 250 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Rainbow Canyon
Rainbow Canyon
Distance: 2 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 400 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Culp Valley Loop
Culp Valley Loop
Distance: 2 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 400 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Mine Peak
Mine Peak
Distance: 2.4 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 750 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mountain Palm Springs
Mountain Palm Springs
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 350 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Borrego Palm Canyon
Borrego Palm Canyon
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 525 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Sheep Canyon
Sheep Canyon
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 4 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1100 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Calcite Mine
Calcite Mine
Distance: 4 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 120 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
West Butte Borrego Mountain and The Slot
West Butte Borrego Mountain and The Slot
Distance: 4.6 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 750 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Lower Willows
Lower Willows
Distance: 4.3 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 350 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Combs Peak
Combs Peak
Distance: 4.5 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1200 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Hellhole Canyon
Hellhole Canyon
Distance: 5 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 900 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Canyon Sin Nombre
Canyon Sin Nombre
Distance: 5 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 750 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Whale Peak
Whale Peak
Distance: 5.5 mi
Time: 4 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1700 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Goat Canyon Trestle via Mortero Palms
Goat Canyon Trestle via Mortero Palms
Distance: 5.5 mi
Time: 6 hrs
Elevation Gain: 2200 ft
Difficulty: Strenuous
Sandstone Canyon
Sandstone Canyon
Distance: 7 mi
Time: 4 hrs
Elevation Gain: 800 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
The Domelands
The Domelands
Distance: 7 mi
Time: 5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1200 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain
Distance: 7 mi
Time: 8 hrs
Elevation Gain: 3400 ft
Difficulty: Expert
San Ysidro Mountain
San Ysidro Mountain
Distance: 7.8 mi
Time: 9 hrs
Elevation Gain: 4560 ft
Difficulty: Expert
Bow Willow and Rockhouse Canyons
Bow Willow and Rockhouse Canyons
Distance: 8.6 mi
Time: 5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1000 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Diablo Peak via June Wash
Diablo Peak via June Wash
Distance: 8.2 mi
Time: 5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1250 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Indianhead Mountain
Indianhead Mountain
Distance: 8.3 mi
Time: 8 hrs
Elevation Gain: 3200 ft
Difficulty: Strenuous
Split Mountain
Split Mountain
Distance: 10.9 mi
Time: 5.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 800 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Ghost Mountain and the Pictograph Trail
Ghost Mountain and the Pictograph Trail
Distance: 14.7 mi
Time: 7 hrs
Elevation Gain: 778 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Rabbit Peak via Villager Peak
Rabbit Peak via Villager Peak
Distance: 22.7 mi
Time: 18 hrs
Elevation Gain: 8300 ft
Difficulty: Expert
5 Comments
Love this website. Great information on Anza Borrego. Do you know anyone that would be interested in leading a hike in this area that is 8-10 miles. We have never been here. Some of the trails look like they are hard to find. Thanks.
Leave a Reply to Susie Flores Cancel reply
Hey Cody - we're doing some behind the scenes tweaks to the Hike Finder right now that will hopefully help speed up those searches.
We change the front page content at least once a week, so stuff that lives there usually doesn't live there for a very long time. However, if you started typing "Anza" into the Finder, you should get a result for the Park itself. Anywhere where we have a lot of trails in a region will have a set region page like this one, and they do show up in the Hike Finder. Hopefully that helps!
Leave a Reply to Casey Schreiner Cancel reply
I don't know why, but this page is impossible to find within your site. I know it was on the main page a few days ago but does not appear when I use the Find a Hike feature. I had to do a Google search to get here. I love your re-design but I find the Find a Hike feature to work only 50% of the time.
Leave a Reply to Cody Cancel reply
I was just there 2 days ago. It is phenomenal. Palm Canyon will not disappoint.
Leave a Reply to The Lombax With Spunk Cancel reply
Ah yes this is great! I can't wait for the wildflowers to start blooming with all the rain we have gotten it will surely be spectacular!