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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.
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No events scheduled for January 27, 2026.
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No events scheduled for January 28, 2026.
Hike: Borrego Badlands – Font’s Foot Loop (Moderate to Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego SpringsWeek of Events
Sunday, January 25, 2026
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January 25, 2026 -Hike: Moonlight Canyon & Inner Pasture Overlook (Fairly Strenuous)
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January 25, 2026 -Short Walk in ABDNHA’s Desert Garden
Hike: Moonlight Canyon & Inner Pasture Overlook (Fairly Strenuous)
Leader: Tom Keffer, ABDNHA Volunteer
This year, we will be hiking the Moonlight Canyon loop. Halfway around, we’ll take a three-mile round-trip side trail (four to six-foot waterfalls, uneven footing, steep sections) to a terrific view of the Inner Pasture. Five miles round-trip, 900’ vertical. Park fee $5. Travel time is one hour each way. Meet in the ABDNHA parking lot by 7:50 am. Wear sturdy boots (not tennis shoes). Bring lunch/snacks and water. Call 760-767-3098 to reserve. Limit: 10.
Short Walk in ABDNHA’s Desert Garden
Leader: Amateur Botanist Kathy Bussey
Join Kathy Bussey for a short stroll around ABDNHA’s garden, a peaceful and beautiful spot filled with desert plants from throughout the southwest deserts, trees, cacti, shrubs, and annual flowers, featuring many colorful signs and artwork. The garden begins to bloom in mid-February. Bird activity, artwork, and information panels lend additional color. The garden surface is flat, making it very easy to walk on. Meet in the ABDNHA Parking lot. Call or drop by the Nature Center to register.
Monday, January 26, 2026
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January 26, 2026 -Hike: Mecca Grotto (Fairly Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
Hike: Mecca Grotto (Fairly Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
Leader: Robin Halford, ABDNHA Volunteer
HIKE IS FULL - PLEASE CALL ABDNHA at 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist.
Note the meeting location. The Mecca grotto collapsed several years ago, so this hike leads to the beginning of the now impassable slot. Expect sandy washes, views of the Salton Sea from the high point of the ridge, as well as a visit to the palm grove on Hidden Spring on the way back. The total hike distance (round trip) is 5.7 miles. No bouldering, but there are some uneven, steep sections on the ridge. Sturdy shoes recommended. Bring snack/lunch, electrolytes, water, and poles. Call 760-767-3098 to reserve. Limit 10. Driving instructions to the meeting location: Drive North on Hwy 86 and go right (east) on 66th Ave. Go over the bypass bridge and turn right (east) at the light. Drive 9.9 miles and park just past the jeep road on the right side of Box Canyon Road. We will meet here. The road is usually OK for 2WD with high clearance.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
No events on this day.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
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January 29, 2026 -Hike: T-Canyon (Easy to Moderate)
Hike: T-Canyon (Easy to Moderate)
Hike Leaders: Tom Keffer and Lee Christie
A 3-mile hike with 400' of elevation gain up a local canyon with a "T" at the end, offering two bitter ends for the price of one. Let's call it "T-Canyon". It's located in the Desert Gardens area out Coyote Canyon. Access is via a sandy road that is usually no problem for most 2WD. Bring lunch/snacks and water. Limit 10. Meet at 7:50 a.m. at ABDNHA.
Friday, January 30, 2026
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January 30, 2026 -Hike: Borrego Badlands, Billowy Loop (Moderate) – FULL (waitlist)
Hike: Borrego Badlands, Billowy Loop (Moderate) – FULL (waitlist)
Leaders: Sanjiv Nanda and Alan Parks
HIKE IS FULL - PLEASE CALL ABDNHA at 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist.
This loop hike packs a complete badlands experience in just three miles. Appetizer, main course, and dessert! Fabulous, colorful vistas, soft, rounded, billowy mud hills, and steep malpais cliffs; cross-country route-finding and meandering walks in badlands washes in which you may lose all sense of direction. If you love the feeling of being lost in the badlands, this hike will keep you smiling. The hike is rated moderate but involves walking through mud hills and loose dirt, as well as short uphill and downhill scrambles. Meet at the entrance to Palo Verde Wash (S22 mile marker 32.9, 13.7 miles east of Christmas Circle) from where we will carpool in 4WD/AWD vehicles three miles to the start of the hike. No charge. Max: 22. Call to reserve: 760-767-3098.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 -Hike: Borrego Badlands – Font’s Foot Loop (Moderate to Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
Hike: Borrego Badlands – Font’s Foot Loop (Moderate to Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
Leaders: Sanjiv Nanda and Alan Parks
HIKE IS FULL - PLEASE CALL ABDNHA at 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist.
Have you stood at the top of Font’s Point and thought it would be fun to be down in one of the colorful washes at the base? Join us for this moderate 8-mile loop hike in the Badlands washes below Font’s Point. We will include a trip to Font’s Foot, the very base of Font’s Point, and wave back at the incredulous visitors looking down at us. We will then scramble up to the Bowl and return via the west fork of Rainbow Wash. If time permits, we will explore a narrow slot canyon that requires twisting your body to get through. Meet at the bottom of Texas Dip (8.7 miles south of Christmas Circle on Borrego Springs Road) at the entrance to San Felipe Wash. Park on the east side of the road, from where we will carpool in 4WD/AWD vehicles several miles to the start of the hike in Rainbow Wash. Bring water, a snack, and lunch. No charge. Max: 22. Call or stop by to reserve: 760-767-3098.