Warner Springs. Turn right onto
CR S2, then almost 5 miles
later take a left onto CR S22
(Montezuma Valley Rd), which
twists and turns its way down
to Borrego Springs, revealing
panoramic desert views.
4 Borrego Springs
Lonely, wind-buffeted
Borrego Springs is the
only settlement to speak
of in Anza-Borrego
Desert State Park
(%760-767-4205; http://www.parks.
ca.gov; visitors center 200 Palm
Canyon Dr; h24hr, visitors
center 9am-5pm daily Oct-Apr,
Sat, Sun & hol only May-Sep;
c), the largest US state
park outside Alaska,
comprising almost a fifth
of San Diego County
and extending almost
all the way to Mexico.
Pick up information
on hiking trails androad conditions at the
educational visitors
center.
Northeast of Borrego
Springs, where CR S22
takes a 90-degree turn
to the east, there’s a pile
of rocks just north of
the road. This, the Peg
Leg Smith Monument,
commemorates Thomas
Long Smith: mountain
man, fur trapper, horse
thief, liar and Wild WestTRIP HIGHLIGHT
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Hikers