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

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Font’s Point in Anza-

Borrego Desert State

Park.

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BEST FOR

FAMILIES

Julian’s apple pie and

gold mine tours.

RICHARD CUMMINS / CORBIS ©

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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

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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