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Stargazing in Anza-Borrego Anza-Borrego Desert State Park	Saturday, December 8, 7:30 p.m.
The 17th Century Island of California: A Scientific Explanation? Anza-Borrego Desert State Park	Friday, December 14, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Pre-16,000BP Archaeological Record Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center	Thursday, January 10, 2019
The Pre-16,000BP Archaeological Record Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center	Friday, January 11, 2019

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Borrego Springs News & Stories

Ride your bike around Borrego's prehistoric sculptures

And stay for the stars

Borrego Springs is the unincorporated town in San Diego’s desert area surrounded by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It is an official International Dark Sky Community where you can really see the stars at night. Borrego ...

Yay! San Diego reservoirs filling up

Aquifer-dependent Borrego Springs doesn’t have much to cheer about

On January 26, San Diego County’s water authority exulted that the drought was over. On March 22, the New York Times wrote, “We have some good news on the California drought.” The huge snowpack in ...

Hike to Borrego Palm Canyon’s Third Grove

Go beyond the typical route and discover a less-visited section of the palm canyon

One of the most popular hikes in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the Borrego Palm Canyon Trail. On most weekends, there is a steady stream of people walking up this easy trail to the first ...

Borrego's bloom boom

"We couldn’t get into any restaurants to eat. But the flowers were beautiful."

For the second time in a week, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department issued a traffic advisory for the Borrego Springs area March 17 — too many visitors in town to see the desert wildflowers. ...

San Diego neighborhoods: Borrego

Desert misfits, off-road destruction, Marshal South’s hermit family, bad hike through Borrego Badlands, famous authors see the desert in literary lenses

Hell with the Fire Gone Out There is a small library in town, but not a single stoplight. Parking is free. There is no hospital in Borrego, which, I’m told, militates against larger development. A ...