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.
geology
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Borrego Rock & Gem Club (BRAG) Meeting
Like rocks? Join BRAG and meet other rockhounds! The BRAG club meets every 4th Wed of the month in the Activity Room. Note: In Nov & Dec, the meeting is on the 3rd Wed due to holidays.
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Hike: Aggregate Canyon (Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
HIKE IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist. Leader: Robin Halford, ABDNHA Volunteer Aggregate Canyon is one of the most fascinating slot canyons in the Mecca Wilderness. The long […]
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Field Trip: Ancient Lake Cahuilla
ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United StatesFIELD TRIP IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist. Leader: John Peterson, Hydrologist and Geologist Starting approximately 12,000 years ago, the Colorado River periodically changed its course, flowing north […]
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Borrego Rock & Gem Club (BRAG) Field Trip
ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United StatesLike rocks? Join BRAG and meet other rockhounds! The BRAG club field trip is every 2nd Wed, meeting in the ABDNHA parking lot. The October field trip will take us to a kyanite mine off Ogilby Road in the Cargo Muchachos Mountains. Meet in the ABDNHA parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Note: Sometimes the field […]
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Borrego Rock & Gem Club (BRAG) Meeting
Like rocks? Join BRAG and meet other rockhounds! The BRAG club meets every 4th Wed of the month in the Activity Room. Note: In Nov & Dec, the meeting is on the 3rd Wed due to holidays.
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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.
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Field Trip: Borrego’s Strontium Volcano (Moderate) – FULL (waitlist)
ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United StatesFIELD TRIP IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist. Leader: John Peterson, Hydrologist and Geologist Visit this interesting old mine site, active in the 1940s, located north of the […]
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Hike: Skeleton Canyon Slot (Moderate) – FULL (waitlist)
HIKE IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist. Leader: Robin Halford, ABDNHA Volunteer This hike goes into the red colored mud hills of the Skeleton Canyon Fault, part of […]
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ABDNHA Members 4WD Tour: Full Moon at Font’s Point – FULL (waitlist)
ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United States4WD TRIP IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist. Leader: Jim Torian, ABDNHA Volunteer Join us for the "Cold Moon" rising as viewed from Font's Point. This is the […]
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Hike: Geology Hike to Canyon Sin Nombre (Moderate) – FULL (waitlist)
HIKE IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist.
Leader: Geologist Don Barrie
Join Don on a hike to explore the geology of Canyon Sin Nombre, located in a major fault zone, and shaped by ancient faulting, sedimentary rock, and ongoing erosion. Meet along S2, at the intersection of S2 and Canyon Sin Nombre Road. Bring lunch and water. 4WD required. Register at the ABDNHA Nature Center or call 760-767-3098.Note: Meet at the intersection of S2 and Canyon Sin Nombre Road.
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Hike: West Butte, Hawk Valley (Fairly Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United StatesHIKE IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist.
Trip leader: Tom Keffer
Gorgeous sandstone cliffs, killer views out the Borrego Valley, all in a close-to-home package. We will be entering from Hawk Valley, then climbing up a hidden slot to the ridge above, then on to West Butte. 3.5 miles RT, 500' of climbing, steep sections with scary drop offs, some step-ups. Access road is suitable for most 2WD. Meet at ABDNHA by 7:50 a.m. Bring lunch/snacks, water. Call 760-767-3098 to reserve. Limit: 10.
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Borrego Rock & Gem Club (BRAG) Meeting
Like rocks? Join BRAG and meet other rockhounds! The BRAG club meets every 4th Wed of the month in the Activity Room. Note: In Nov & Dec, the meeting is on the 3rd Wed due to holidays.