One of the best ways for San Diegans to enjoy this dynamic is by camping in the county’s backyard desert, where the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park protects more than 600,000 acres of land ...

A new report ranks the 10 best state parks in 2025 for camping, hiking, wildflowers, kid friendliness and more.

The roughly 3-mile loop through Palm Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park offers little to no shade but can reward hikers ...

The following other local parks earned honorable mentions: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park for camping Palomar Mountain State Park for both picnicking and dog-friendly adventures Cardiff State ...

With its “dramatic landscapes and endless starry skies,” Anza-Borrego Desert State Park also earned an honorable mention for the “Best California State Park for Camping.” The category was ...

Desert Sunflowers abound along Henderson Canyon Road in Borrego Springs ... The poll highlighted California’s best places for hiking, camping, views, wildflowers, kid-friendly adventures ...

On the shortest few days and the very longest nights of the year at the winter solstice in the year 1775, on Dec. 20-22, Juan Bautista de Anza camped ... found themselves camping at Coyote Creek ...

The poll highlighted California's best places for hiking, camping, views ... to you every morning with our News Headlines newsletter. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park was deemed the best in the ...