Jack
Senior Member
Anza Borego is one of our favorite escapes from LA. At Anza Borego, bring a fire pan (or buy el cheapo large round barbecue pan at Ace hardware in Borego Springs). You can camp most anywhere in the park and if you have a pan, also have a camp fire. Stop at the Visitor Center and get road information and ask the rangers for their suggestions. Some of them know the park very well.
But if you are coming from the north, do stop in the Mohave Preserve (also one of our 3 favorite escapes). The Mohave Preserve is an even better kept secret than Anza Borego. You can camp in any existing site (there are lots), there are few people, and a bunch of old mines. Try Caruthers canyon and walk up the trail to an old copper(?) mine.
The third favorite escape of ours is the Carrizo Plain, halfway between Taft, CA, on the west and the 101 on the east.
But if you are coming from the north, do stop in the Mohave Preserve (also one of our 3 favorite escapes). The Mohave Preserve is an even better kept secret than Anza Borego. You can camp in any existing site (there are lots), there are few people, and a bunch of old mines. Try Caruthers canyon and walk up the trail to an old copper(?) mine.
The third favorite escape of ours is the Carrizo Plain, halfway between Taft, CA, on the west and the 101 on the east.