Palm Springs & the Deserts - California - page 1654

This pretty little park in a refreshing valley in the southern part of the Anza-Borrego park
centers on a replica of a historic Butterfield Stage Station . It's 36 miles south of Borrego
Springs via County Rte S2.
Agua Caliente County Park SWIMMING
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 760-765-1188; www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/ ; 39555 Rte S2; entry per car
$5; 9:30am-5pm Sep-May)
In a lovely park 4 miles from Vallecito, you can take a dip in indoor and outdoor pools fed
by hot natural mineral springs.
Hiking
Borrego Palm Canyon Trail HIKING
( MAP GOOGLE MAP )
This popular 3-mile loop trail starts at the top of Borrego Palm Canyon Campground, 1
mile north of the visitors center, and goes past a palm grove and waterfall, a delightful oas-
is in the dry, rocky countryside. Keep an eye out for bighorn sheep.
Maidenhair Falls Trail HIKING
( MAP GOOGLE MAP )
This plucky trail starts from the Hellhole Canyon Trailhead, 2 miles west of the visitors
center on County Rte S22, and climbs for 3 miles past several palm oases to a seasonal
waterfall that supports bird life and a variety of plants.
Ghost Mountain Trail HIKING
( MAP GOOGLE MAP )
A steep 2-mile round-trip trail climbs to the remains of the 1930s adobe homestead built
by desert recluse Marshall South and his family. Pick it up in Blair Valley, at the Little
Pass primitive campground.
Pictograph/Smuggler's Canyon Trail HIKING
( MAP GOOGLE MAP )