Anza Borrego trails

what's up weekend warriors, wondering if any SoCal Runners have suggestions of favorite trails they drive in the Anza Borrego desert. I used to go out there frequently back in high school, many decades ago, but haven't been in forever. I am looking to take out the 2019 SR5 I just purchased for some mild-ish off-roading and site-seeing. Let me know!

 

A quick search came up with this. Hope it helps.

And welcome. Have fun in your rig. Anza Borrego looks pretty cool. Maybe someday. That is long way from Wis.

Anza-Borrego Off-Road Trails Guide | Outdoor SoCal

 

^ That link looks like a great resource.

I spent the night in Blair Valley last weekend. Pretty neat place. I had the huskies with me so I couldn't go to the Morteros, Pictographs or Marshall South site. I'd definitely put those on my list if I didn't have the dogs. Lots of exploring to do out there.

Long time ago we went to the mud caves. Very cool. I'd like to go back for sure.

Blair Valley campsite:

 

I highly recommend the onX app.




Simply tap on a marked trail on the screen and a information pane becomes available

 

Update: a successful trip. I tried giving it a go without a mapping app, just an old-fashioned paper map that was a little dated and probably a mistake, haha. I wouldn't say we got "lost" but we were unable to find a couple of trail connections that were shown on the map, so we spent some extra time "exploring" and then had to turn back instead of making a loop we had intended to do. Also ran into some super deep sand/wheel ruts that were pretty f'ing dicey and would have been nice to know about. Next time I'm using onX, thanks @Photon_Chaser!

 

Sounds fun. I love getting "lost" in the desert.

When we go out, we usually drive through Julian and head here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/O...try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQwNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

Campsites and bathrooms. A gravel road that takes you out to the dunes and the rest of the desert. There's a little dirt bike track for the tykes too. It was perfect for my 5 year old who is trying to figure out how a PW50 works.