National Parks · Our pick in California
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
California’s largest state park
California’s largest state park: palm groves, wildflowers, bighorn sheep and desert vistas.
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In the area: Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View. Image courtesy of © Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California, with 500 miles of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and many miles of hiking trails through a desert of bighorn sheep, wildflowers, palm groves, cacti and sweeping views. The visitor centre is at the west end of Palm Canyon Drive. Only street-legal vehicles may use the park roads, and drones are not allowed; come in spring for the wildflowers.
Our take
- Spring wildflowers
- Palm groves
- Bighorn sheep
- Address
- San Diego County, California
- Phone
- (760) 767-4205
- Website
- parks.ca.gov
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Anza-Borrego Desert State Park before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
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