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.
Stargazing: Exploring the Milky Way and its Neighbors – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
ABDNHA Library 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego SpringsWeek of Events
Sunday, November 16, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, November 17, 2025
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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November 18, 2025 -Hike: Catarina Spring (Moderate) – FULL
Hike: Catarina Spring (Moderate) – FULL
HIKE IS FULL. Leaders: Carmelita Logerwell & Terri Straub, ABDNHA Volunteers Hike 4 miles, 500’ gain. You'll be amazed at the size and beauty of the oasis around this spring! We'll drive up Coyote Canyon and park at 2nd Crossing. Then we'll hike past 3rd Crossing and follow the old bypass road to the spring […]
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
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Friday, November 21, 2025
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Saturday, November 22, 2025
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November 22, 2025 -Hike: Fossil Canyon Geology Hike (Easy) – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
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November 22, 2025 -Stargazing: Exploring the Milky Way and its Neighbors – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
Hike: Fossil Canyon Geology Hike (Easy) – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
HIKE IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
Leader: Geologist Don Barrie, ABDNHA Volunteer
This hike leads through Fossil Canyon in the Coyote Mountain Wilderness area of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It takes its name from the fossilized corals, shells, and other marine life found there, telling a tale that is millions of years old, when this part of the desert was under water.
Note: Meet on S2 and Shell Canyon Road near Ocotillo!
Meet at the intersection of S2 (Imperial Highway) and Shell Canyon Road, just north of the town of Ocotillo. Bring lunch and water. 4WD required. Register at the Nature Center or 760-767-3098.
Stargazing: Exploring the Milky Way and its Neighbors – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
PROGRAM IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN Speaker: Dr. Randolph Baron, Astronomer, ABDNHA Volunteer Lecture followed by stargazing. Our solar system is part of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the Milky Way Galaxy has neighbors. Would you like to meet them? Then join us! In the ABDNHA Library for a lecture followed by viewing the Milky […]