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I recently spent a peaceful weekend camping at Coachwhip Canyon in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. The park is situated approximately 15 miles east of Borrego Springs, CA, off the S-22.
The side canyons in the main camping area were very large, allowing for a large group campfire, as well as hidden spots for campers who desired their own privacy.
The hiking trails began with fairly flat, wide washes that eventually became thinner with larger rocks to scramble over as the hills accented. I didn’t make it to the top of any of the ridges, but those in my group who did and said the view of the canyons was beautiful.
We experienced a lot of strong wind gusts (especially on Friday night). The wind was intermittent on Saturday and Sunday and, unfortunately, the surrounding hillsides did little to protect us. That’s how it often is in the desert in the winter. We always need to be prepared with with long, thick tent stakes and guy wires to batten down the hatches.
These are Coachwhip Canyon trail statistics taken from trails.com:
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These are some of the pictures I captured.
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