According to its Visitor Information Guide, Anza Borrego State Park is the largest State Park in California.
The park covers over 1,000 square miles!
Since our time was limited on this Sunday afternoon, picking one area to explore was the most logical course of action.
But which area?
Of course, there's the Wildflower Hotline (760-767-4684), but we felt that the best bet would be to just ask someone at the Park's Visitor Center.
When we arrived at the Visitor Center on Palm Canyon Drive, we found a park staff-member sitting at a table outside the building (a storefront in a shopping center, actually). Of special interest to us are Ocotillo plants, which we thought we would be blooming.
The staff member suggested that we try Coyote Canyon, which is accessed via a dirt road which begins north of town. Several times, the woman asked us if we had four-wheel drive. I told her that we have an all-wheel drive small SUV. She stated that that should be ok.
Once we were back in the car, I told my wife that we would go as far as we could, before turning back due to treacherous terrain.
Our Subaru Forester is capable of light off-road use - which I take advantage of, frequently. But, I have to be very careful.
As it turned out, I needn't have worried, as the trail was basically a hard-packed dirt road, with many visitors traversing it in their cars.
