A list of the more interesting sites in Anza-Borrego Desert Park and surrounding areas. Some of these sites I have already been to, and for those I've included GPS coordinates. Other sites I have yet to visit and are in a separate list below. I will add more to this list as I remember them or find them.
Sites visited.
Carrizo gorge railway old water tower and ruins. 32° 44.759' N 116° 8.363' W
Tamarisk camping spot. 32° 50.920' N 116° 11.254' W
Piedras Grandes morteros and petroglyphs (approx.). 32° 43.716' N 116° 8.865' W
Dos Cabezas limestone mine. 32° 45.032' N 116° 8.348' W
Domelands area. 32° 48.992' N 116° 3.583' W
Waypoints
32º 46.756 -116º 05.389 TURN OFF S2
32º 48.300 -116º 04.457 PARKING/TRAILHEAD
32º 48.804 -116º 04.846 RIGHT TURN UP WASH
32º 48.906 -116º 04.560 LEFT TURN OUT OF WASH
32º 48.935 -116º 04.400 RANDOM WAYPOINT
32º 49.021 -116º 04.326 SAND DOLLAR HILL
32º 49.083 -116º 04.282 TRAIL TURNS TO THE RIGHT
32º 49.036 -116º 03.887 TOP OF STEEP BIT
32º 49.016 -116º 03.701 NEAR PEAK 1662
32º 48.994 -116º 03.586 THE MAIN DOME
32º 48.961 -116º 03.473 ANOTHER DOME
Old stage coach area. 32° 52.574' N 116° 6.222' W
Canyon Sin Nombre slot canyon (the road is easier coming from the north via the Tamarisk camping spot). 32° 50.839' N 116° 9.307' W
Millers garage ruins. 32° 43.800' N 116° 0.979' W
Old Hwy 80 pavement (various sections). 32° 43.779' N 116° 1.157' W 32° 40.527' N 116° 5.648' W 32° 39.843' N 116° 6.415' W
Carrizo marsh area. 32° 52.578' N 116° 7.541' W
Banner mines area. 33° 3.743' N 116° 33.180' W
Arroyo Tapiado mud caves area. 32° 55.564' N 116° 11.451' W
Truckhaven rocks. 33° 17.397' N 116° 8.452' W
Arroyo Salado campground. 33° 16.829' N 116° 8.881' W
Calcite mine slot canyons (Palm Canyon north fork). 33° 17.665' N 116° 6.659' W
Small unnamed slot canyon. 33° 17.032' N 116° 7.618' W
17 Palms oasis. 33° 15.300' N 116° 6.637' W
5 Palms oasis. 33° 14.952' N 116° 6.402' W
The pumpkin patch. 33° 13.368' N 116° 4.118' W
Goat canyon trestle. It's worth exploring along the tracks as well for other trestles, tunnels, abandoned rail cars, and old rail camps. 32° 43.740' N 116° 11.019' W
Jacumba railway station, lots of old rail cars and junk. 32° 37.271' N 116° 11.555' W
Rock pools. 32° 39.923' N 116° 11.716' W
Blair valley pictograph rock. 33° 1.047' N 116° 20.884' W
Marshall South adobe ruins. 33° 0.061' N 116° 23.188' W
Mortero site. 33° 0.422' N 116° 22.608' W
Fonts point. 33° 15.419' N 116° 13.997' W
Airplane junk yard. 33° 6.297' N 116° 2.721' W
Elephant tree. 33° 4.043' N 116° 7.388' W
Split mountain. 33° 0.854' N 116° 6.750' W
Anticline (approx). 33° 0.619' N 116° 6.768' W
Fish creek wind caves area. 32° 59.455' N 116° 6.741' W
The layer cake. 32° 57.842' N 116° 11.382' W
Mammoth and cat footprints, other footprints nearby, birds, llama, camel, horse (approx). 32° 58.327' N 116° 12.326' W
Sandstone canyon narrows. 32° 59.312' N 116° 13.663' W
Mud palisades area. 33° 0.312' N 116° 14.694' W
BMW's claypan. 32° 59.385' N 116° 7.105' W
Mud hills area. 32° 58.960' N 116° 7.182' W
Elephant knees. 32° 58.654' N 116° 7.242' W
Pile of round concretions in Tectonic Gorge. 33° 16.057 N 116° 02.629 W
Indian rock shelter and Blue Sun Cave (approx). 32° 45.217' N 116° 10.351' W
Split rock, has some morteros and barely perceptible petroglyphs. 33° 2.632' N 116° 16.430' W
Fossil canyon, many marine fossils. 32° 47.400' N 116° 1.305' W
Rock house and watering trough built by cattleman McCain in the 1910s. 32° 48.557' N 116° 15.367' W
Palm spring. 32° 55.171' N 116° 13.120' W
Area with two canyons containing many palm groves and one elephant tree. 32° 51.721' N 116° 13.770' W
Ranchita yeti. 33° 12.628' N 116° 31.303' W
Sheep tanks (approx). 33° 18.265' N 116° 5.876' W
Seven palms oasis. 33° 16.841' N 116° 1.658' W
Salton Sea Beach ruins. 33° 22.697' N 116° 0.651' W
Borrego mountain slot canyon. 33° 10.913' N 116° 13.018' W
Small wind caves at Borrego mountain wash. 33° 11.381' N 116° 13.233' W
1940s cattle watering trough (approx). 32° 43.250' N 116° 9.039' W
Mortero palms. 32° 43.194' N 116° 9.209' W
Abandoned railcars (others can be seen further down the railroad). 32° 39.472' N 116° 11.376' W
Crucifiction thorn preserve. 32° 40.140' N 115° 53.454' W
Yuha geoglyphs (there are at least two different locations along this same road). 32° 42.924' N 115° 54.153' W
Abandoned railcars and ruins at Coyote Wells siding. 32° 44.390' N 115° 57.942' W
Smugglers cave. 32° 38.139' N 116° 5.558' W
Elliot amethyst mine area. 32° 37.402' N 116° 4.801' W
Valley of the Moon area. 32° 37.408' N 116° 4.510' W
Nice looking camping area along the Great Southern Stage Route of 1849 (road from S22 is paved). 32° 52.322' N 116° 11.322' W
Elliot dolomite mine. 32° 49.566' N 116° 8.144' W
Old mining area. 32° 48.915 N 116° 05.795 W
2000 year old indian site, said to be a compass to find another site further south in Mexico. Has some modern rocks added to it. 32° 47.227 N 116° 4.001 W
Carrizo Creek Petroglyphs. Approach from Carrizo Creek off S2, it's about 6 miles drive up the sandy, rocky, but fairly easy road, hike for about half a mile after the road ends. N 32° 45.463' W 116° 12.842
Solstice Cave Pictographs. Take Indian Gorge Rd off S2 and when the road forks go left into South Indian Canyon. From where the road ends it is about a 3/4 mile hike up steep boulder slopes to this cave, which is a large overhanging boulder with an east facing opening with picto graphs oof suns and other items on the ceiling. N 32° 50.383' W 116° 17.400
Finished adding sites from my Anza-Borrego albums. Now for new and as yet unknown sites!!
Sites still to visit
Coyote Mountain slot canyons. 32° 49.855' N 116° 4.637' W
Calcite mine area. 33° 17.937' N 116° 6.619' W
Another possible slot, Palm Canyon south fork. 33° 17.388' N 116° 6.604' W
Una palma oasis. 33° 14.794' N 116° 6.784' W
Psychedelic eye (approx). 33° 20.678' N 116° 30.369' W
Bailey's cabin. 33° 26.449' N 116° 30.723' W
Jack Miller Cabin 33° 30.335' N 116° 19.576' W
Clark lake petroglyphs area (approx). 33° 24.016' N 116° 19.874' W
Painted gorge. 32° 48.692' N 115° 58.951' W
Old tank. 32° 51.824' N 115° 53.089' W
Wind chime memorial. 32° 49.935' N 115° 56.355' W
Castle house (approx). 32° 40.366' N 115° 51.070' W
Gas Domes. Similar to the mud volcanoes. N33°10.697' W115°56.998'
Barrel Springs. Mesquite sand dunes that are an oasis for wildlife in the middle of the desert. The springs are so close to the ground that coyotes dig inches into the ground to drink up fresh water. N33°10.522' W116°05.945'This is a good site as a lead to various pictographs: http://home.sandiego.edu/~gennero/Petro.html
Also:
Piepkorn Slot. N 32° 47.147' W 116° 08.683'
F-8J crash site: 33 00' N 116 22.5 W
F-4B crash site: unknown location. http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/gallery/7800106_7UtzL/1#!p=1&n=10
Newspaper clips of the F-8J/F-4B crash
TV-2 Seastar crash site: unknown location. http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/A/11558268_cq5p7b#!i=818002961&k=tWBcHPd
A-4 Skyhawk crash site: unknown location. http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-A-4-Skyhawk-13009/7285117_qdvKSr#!i=468354534&k=Q9TCspf
The following items are copied from: http://www.fjcforums.com/forums/trail-info/3508-gps-coords-some-anza-borrego-stuff.html
Shell Reef N33 11.368 W116 04.078 306 (notches to the north)
CJ Hill N33°18.31 W116.02.03
5 Palms N33 14.953 W116 06.388 426
Adobe Hut N33 15.001 W116 00.997 42
Artisian Well N33 09.997 W115 56.653 105
Blow Sand (Top) N33 09.670 W116 09.391 538
Bus Man N33 15.165 W116 00.713 36
Fire Hydrant N33 17 46.067 W116 03 17.500
Phone Booth N33 18 5.241 W116 01 46.942
Desert Ironwoods N33 09.027 W116 10.877 346
Gas Dome N33 10.696 W115 56.996 142
Adobe Hut 33° 15′ 0.06″ N, 116° 0′ 59.82″ W
Agua Caliente County Park N32 57.301 W116 18.120
Airplane Junk Yard N33 06.237 W116 02.759
Arch Trail at the Notches N33 18.211 W116 00.417
Arroyo Salado Trail 33° 16′ 13.8″ N, 116° 7′ 9″ W
Artesian Well 33° 9′ 59.82″ N, 115° 56′ 39.18″ W
Blo-Sand Hill 33.161167_N_-116.156517_E
Blue-Inn (Gas & Food at Octoliio Wells) 33° 7′ 30.9″ N, 116° 2′ 39.66″ W
Calcite Mine Trail 33° 16′ 51.6″ N, 116° 5′ 44.4″ W
Canyon Sin Nombre 32° 49′ 48″ N, 116° 10′ 9.6″ W
Christmas Circle Borrego Springs N33 15.402 W 116 22.500
Corral Canyon Four Corners N32 43.490 W116 33.551
Corral Canyon Sidewinder N32 42.752 W116 33.511
Coyote Canyon 33° 30′ 3″ N, 116° 37′ 48″ W
Devil’s Slide 33° 10′ 37.18″ N, 116° 7′ 0.32″ W
Devil's Canyon N32 42.852 W116 08.579
Diablo Drop Off 32°57'18.15"N 116°11'16.29"W
Dos Cabezas Crossing N32 44.769 W116 08.382
Fonts Point N33 15.406 W116 13.989
Gas Dome 33° 10′ 41.76″ N, 115° 56′ 59.76″ W
Gold Mountain Trail (Big Bear) N34 16.478 W116 49.156
Grapevine Canyon (South Entrance) 33° 12′ 45″ N, 116° 33′ 49.8″ W
Holmes Camp 33° 9′ 0.52″ N, 116° 6′ 42.36″ W
Mud Caves Area N32 55.486 W116 11.314
Ocotillo Wells SVRA 33.19103 -116.0257
Old Commune 33° 9′ 34.82″ N, 116° 1′ 19.76″ W
Oroflame Canyon Trail From the Oroflame/Rodriguez trail off of S2 take the left trail at the "Y" intersection. N33 01.006 W116 29.244
Phone Booth N33 18.083 W116 01.771
Pinyon Mtn Trail (Squeeze / Heart Attack Hill) N33 02.935 W116 17.996
Pumpkin Patch 33° 13′ 22.68″ N, 116° 4′ 6.06″ W
Reward Mine N36 45.113 W118 03.013
Rodriguez & Oroflame Canyon Trails (S2 Entrance) N33 00.429 W116 27.419
Rodriguez Canyon Trail N 33 01.173 W116 29.076
Sandstone Canyon N32 58.730 W116 12.888
Scissors Crossing (Intersection of S2 and Hwy. 78) N 33 05.796 W116 28.494
Sheep Tanks N33 18.270 W116 05.884
Shell Reef 33° 11′ 22.08″ N, 116° 4′ 4.68″ W
Six Palms N33 16.827 W116 01.671
Split Rock (after Heart Attack Hill) N33 02.684 W116 16.364
Superstition Mt OHV Sand Dam at Superstition N32 57.462 W115 50.026
Squeeze N33 02.962 W116 18.693
Truckhaven N33 16.752 W116 03.683
Pumpkin Patch N33 13.378 W116 04.101
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