Anza-Borrego Desert Region

The book you need before you go to the Anza-Borrego Desert

The Anza-Borrego and Western Colorado Desert Region is a vast, intriguing landscape that harbors a rich variety of desert plants and animals. Prepare for adventure with this comprehensive guidebook, providing everything from trail logs and natural history to a Desert Directory of agencies, accommodations, and facilities, as well as highway mileage markers and GPS coordinates. It is the perfect companion for hikers, campers, history buffs, and casual visitors.

The popular guidebook by Lowell Lindsay and Diana Lindsay is fully updated and offers complete coverage of over 1 million acres of desert lands and adjoining mountainous areas: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, parts of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Bureau of Land Management recreational and wilderness lands, and more. Anza-Borrego Desert Region features 200 trails of varying difficulty and distances that appeal to both the novice and seasoned hiker. Plus, the newly revised back pocket map is also included, showing expanded boundaries for state park and state vehicular recreation areas. This is a must-have for anyone thinking about visiting Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.