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.
Week of Events
Sunday, March 29, 2026
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March 29, 2026 -Botany Club Meeting
Botany Club Meeting
Leader: Don Rideout
Since it is too darn hot to hike, let's have an indoor meeting. Don will give a Powerpoint talk about desert lilies including updates from this season.
Monday, March 30, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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April 1, 2026 -Poetry in the ABDNHA Desert Garden
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April 1, 2026 -Full Moon Walk: South Palm Wash (Easy)
Poetry in the ABDNHA Desert Garden
Leader: Amy Brewster
Join writer/naturalist Amy Brewster in the lovely ABDNHA garden for 90 minutes of poetry or prose. Bring your own writing, or a piece from an author you love. Nature poems are much appreciated. Bring a chair, a hat, and water. Limit: 10. No charge. Call the Nature Center or come in to reserve: 760-767-3098.
Full Moon Walk: South Palm Wash (Easy)
Leader: Mike McElhatton, ABDNHA Education Director
Join ABDNHA’s Program Director Mike McElhatton on this month’s Full Moon Walk in South Palm Wash. Experience the unique and serene beauty of moonlight on the canyon walls as we take a 1.2-mile walk through South Palm Wash. Mostly a moderate walk, with a few areas that require “big steps” on inclines. We meet at the ABDNHA Library and carpool from there. A flashlight, water, and good hiking shoes are required. Limit 22. Activity cancels if cloud cover limits the moonlight. No charge. Call the Nature Center at 760-767-3098 to reserve.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, April 3, 2026
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April 3, 2026 -ABDNHA Friendly Friday Bike Ride
ABDNHA Friendly Friday Bike Ride
Leader: Paul Petersen, ABDNHA Volunteer. Relaxed social ride of 20-30 miles, mostly flat, at a 10-12 mph pace. Routes vary weekly, and fun rides to highlight the roads less traveled. […]
Saturday, April 4, 2026
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April 4, 2026 -BRAG: Borrego ROCKS!
BRAG: Borrego ROCKS!
The Borrego Rock and Gem (BRAG) Club will be hosting a demonstration event in the Visitor Plaza just outside of the Nature Center. Come see BRAG members cut geodes, demonstrate lapidary work, display rocks that are local to Southern California, and answer questions about local rockhounding. Each visitor gets to select a free rock to take home! Geodes, patches and stickers will be available for sale. Free; no registration required.