3 DAYS
300 MILES/485KM
GREAT FOR...
JH
BEST TIME TO GO
February to April
for wildflowers
and moderate
temperatures.
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ESSENTIAL
PHOTO
Font’s Point in Anza-
Borrego Desert State
Park.
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BEST FOR
FAMILIES
Julian’s apple pie and
gold mine tours.
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Temecula, Julian
& Anza-Borrego
Make a weekend getaway from San Diego to Temecula’s Wild
West wine country; Julian, a gold-mining town surrounded by
hills of fruit orchards; and the desert resort of Borrego Springs.
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Ocotillo
Ocotillo
Santa Wells
Ysabel
Palomar
Mountain
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Borrego Springs
Sleep under starry
desert skies
125 miles
Temecula
Taste the grapes
outside this Wild West
town
0 miles
Julian
Stop for historical
gold mines and
sweet apple pie
85 miles
Blair Valley
See hidden treasures
in Anza-Borrego
Desert State Park
210 miles
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS