The residents of Borrego Springs collect their drinking water from Palm Canyon. Hikers can enjoy a 2.9-mile loop trail from the desert floor that ascends the canyon. After a 700 foot elevation gain, you will find a running stream over giant granite boulders, and a grove of California Fan Palms (Washingtonia filifera). If you had never hiked the trail, it would be hard to imagine the oasis only 1.5 miles up slope.
To find this place requires a drive into the state park from Palm Canyon Drive. After paying the required fee at the entry point for the campground, continue up slope and look for the signs for the trailhead parking. Take plenty of drinking water, and choose a time when the summer heat is not a problem.
Ash-Throated Flycatcher(Myiarchus cinerascens) |
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Description: Palm Canyon in Borrego Springs. Eastern San Diego County California 2010-05-06. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 7:35 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD7109.AshThroatedFlyCatcher |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Scott's Oriole(Icterus parisorum) |
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Description: Palm Canyon in Borrego Springs. Eastern San Diego County California 2010-05-06. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 7:48 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD7124.ScottsOriole |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Loggerhead Shrike(Lanius ludovicianus) |
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Description: Palm Canyon in Borrego Springs. Eastern San Diego County California 2010-05-06. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 8:37 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD7137.LoggerHeadShrike |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Prickly Poppy(Argemone munita) |
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Description: Palm Canyon in Borrego Springs. Eastern San Diego County California 2010-05-06. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 8:40 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: JCD7141.PricklyPoppy |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Whiptail(Aspidoscelis tigris) |
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Description: Palm Canyon in Borrego Springs. Eastern San Diego County California 2010-05-06. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 8:47 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD7144.WesternWhiptailLizard |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Canyon Wren(Catherpes mexicanus) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 9:15 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD7171.CanyonWren |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 9:45 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD7185.CostasHummingBird.Female |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Costa's Hummingbird(Calypte costae) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 9:49 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD7190.CostasHummingBird.Female |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Lesser Goldfinch(Spinus psaltria) |
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Description: Palm Canyon in Borrego Springs. Eastern San Diego County California 2010-05-06. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:06 9:59 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD7192.LesserGoldFinch |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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