Borrego Palm Canyon Nature Trail is a three-mile round-trip hike through a native palm oasis within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The hike lasts approximately two hours round-trip and traverses a self-guided nature trail that passes native populations of beavertail and cholla cacti, desert lavender bushes, ocotillo plants, catclaw, and honey mesquite. The region is also home to populations of desert animals such as Peninsular bighorn sheep, pack rats, iguanas, California quail, and Costa's hummingbirds, along with "painted" rocks that are covered in microscopic bacteria colonies. At the end of the hike, visitors reach the natural oasis, which is surrounded by California fan palm trees and features stones placed by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

200 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs, CA 92004, Phone: 760-767-4205

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