Please review our hiker info page to familiarize yourself with hiker safety rules and our hike ratings so that you can select hikes that meet your level of fitness. Unless specified otherwise in the activity descriptions below, hikes have a 15 person limit, and they begin in the ABDNHA parking lot.

Hike: Kiwanis Wash (Easy) – FULL (waitlist)

ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs

HIKE IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist.

Leader: Kathy Bussey, ABDNHA Volunteer
Just 5 minutes from ABDNHA is a little-visited wash that gives you that far-afield experience. Easy, flat terrain. Convenient street-side parking. See the tallest of ocotillos, mysterious holes drilled in sandstone walls, and the mysterious Kiwanis item! Learn a bit of local history. Under 2 miles RT. Meet at ABDNHA parking lot. Wear hiking shoes, hat, bring water. Register at the ABDNHA Nature Center, 760-767-3098.

Location, Hours & Contact Information

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
652 Palm Canyon Drive
PO Box 310
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
abdnha2@att.net

ABDNHA Office
Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
760-767-3052

Borrego Desert Nature Center
Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
760-767-3098

Visitor Plaza & Desert Garden
Open every day sunrise to sunset

Mission Statement

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (ABDNHA, pronounced “AB-NA”) is an award-winning, community based, educational non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1971.  

ABDNHA’s mission is to  information, educational programs and recreational activities to enhance the public’s understanding, appreciation, enjoyment and conservation of the Anza-Borrego Desert and surrounding area.

Tax ID: 23-7107105
All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Join ABDNHA and make the desert a part of your life!

Location, Hours & Contact Information

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
652 Palm Canyon Drive
PO Box 310
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
abdnha2@att.net

ABDNHA Office
Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
760-767-3052

Borrego Desert Nature Center
Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
760-767-3098

Visitor Plaza & Desert Garden
Open every day sunrise to sunset

Mission Statement

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (ABDNHA, pronounced “AB-NA”) is an award-winning, community based, educational non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1971.

ABDNHA’s mission is to provide information, educational programs and recreational activities to enhance the public’s understanding, appreciation, enjoyment and conservation of the Anza-Borrego Desert and surrounding area.

Tax ID: 23-7107105
All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Join ABDNHA and make the desert a part of your life!

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