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Many of the dirt roads in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park can be driven with high clearance 2WD vehicles if the driver has experience with sandy roads, although 4WD is advised because road conditions can change after flash floods or other weather events.  Stop by ABDNHA's Desert Nature Center Store for the latest road information.

Font's Point Book Reference Hiking in AB Desert V1 Page 43 Font's Point is one of the highlights of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, but you won't see why until the very end of the road, and then a short walk, a walk that reveals the stark beauty of the Borrego Badlands spreading out below you to the east.  Sunrise and sunset are particularly beautiful as the mud hills take on an amazing array of colors. The badlands formed...... Difficulty & Distance:  There is a 4 mile dirt road leading from S22 to the point.  This road will always have some areas of soft sand, and at times, much of the road can be soft sand.  Check road conditions before you go. Directions     Fish Creek Wash & Windcaves Book Reference Description: Difficulty & Distance Directions       Canyon Sin Nombre Book Reference Description: Difficulty & Distance Directions: Coyote Creek Book Reference               Sandstone Canyon Book Reference Description: Difficulty & Distance Directions: Learn More about this topic With books, maps, and guides from the ABDNHA Desert Nature Center Store 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA 92004    Visit us in person or shop online. Select "Pickup" as your shipping method and pickup your items when you arrive with no shipping fees. The Pictograph Trail Book Reference Description: Difficulty & Distance Directions: Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans by Nicholas Clapp Documentary filmmaker and author Nicholas Clapp presents a rare glimpse into the traditional spiritual prcactices of Southwest Indian peoples. Drawing on the lore of a dozen tribes he describes the year-to-year life of a shaman--a life of service to his people, fraught with danger--often to the edge of madness. Paperback. Item #30146 $22.95 Strangers in a Stolen Land by Richard Carrico Indians of San Diego County from Prehistory to the New Deal by Richard Carrico Covers San Diego County Indian history beginning with what is known of the first inhabitants up to the period of 1935, for the Kumeyaay (Ipai/Tipai), Luiseno, Cahuilla, and Cupeno Indians, and including the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods with details, maps, and illustrations. Item #30105 $16.95 Chiefs and Challengers by George Harwood Phillips Second edition, 2014. Already a classic on the history of California Indians based on the first edition in 1975, this edition brings the story into the 20th century using recent historical and anthropological scholarship and documentary evidence. Paperback. Item #30145 $22.95 Price Nonmember $22.95 USD Member $19.51 USD Price Nonmember $22.95 USD Member $19.51 USD   Price Nonmember $22.95 USD Member $19.51 USD