Hellhole Canyon Trail is a 5.5-mile round-trip hike within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, offering opportunities to see its striking eponymous canyon and the seasonal 20-foot Maidenhair Falls. The canyon trailhead is located just south of the park's visitor center against the backdrop of the San Ysidro Mountains. Throughout the hike, visitors gain an elevation of more than 1,000 feet, merging with the California Riding and Hiking Trail at the quarter-mile mark. Hikers pass ocotillo and creosote bushes throughout the route, with the trail becoming less defined and more difficult as hikers reach its peak. During the spring months or after rains, the waterfall rushes spectacularly. Visitors may enter the cascade's knee-deep tributary waters with caution for showers from the waterfall.

Montezuma Valley Road (Route S22), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, CA 92004

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