March 16, 2024 (Borrego Springs) – Those heavy winter rains have resulted in one of the most beautiful bloom seasons in recent memory in the Anza-Borrego Desert. I visited earlier this month, finding the desert floor along Henderson Canyon Road bursting with colorful purple verbena, white primroses and yellow sunflowers.
Many of the most spectacular wildflower fields are not in the Anza-Borrego State Park, but just outside it on the outskirts of Borrego Springs.
Tips for your visit:
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March 17, 2023 (Borrego Springs) -- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is beginning to have pockets of blooming wildflowers as well as cacti blooms. The Anza Borrego Foundation offers these tips for those planning to come view wildflowers:
Check the weather forecast before heading to the Park. Make sure to dress in layers and pack plenty of water.
Call the Wildflower Hotline at 760-767-4684 for weekly updates on the best viewing locations.
You can also get printed wildflower maps and viewing tips at the State Park store at 587 Palm Canyon Drive between 11 .am. and 3 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.
Check road conditions, including the surrounding mountains for any road closures or chain requirements.
Make sure to visit our State Park store, open daily 9 AM - 5 PM for any needed information or to purchase Park maps.
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April 4, 2020 (Borrego Springs) -- The COVID-19 stay-home order and parking lot closures at all state parks has prevented many San Diegans from traveling to see desert wildflowers. Fortunately, the Anza-Borrego Foundation has put up a video tour of this year's blossoms, with this note: "Since so many of you cannot visit Anza-Borrego right now, we wanted to bring our spring bloom to you. Enjoy!
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January 22, 2019 (Borrego) -- Thanks to the rain, wildflowers are blooming early this year in the Anza-Borrego desert, according to Sunbelt Publications. If you’re planning to visit the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, these sites will provide updates on where and when to view those beautiful blooms:
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February 13, 2018 (Borrego Springs) – Last year, visitors flocked to Anza-Borrego Desert for a superbloom – the most spectacular wildflower season in memory. But expectations are wilting for this year’s wildflowers due to lack of rainfall.
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March 4, 2016 (Ocotillo) – The Jacumba Hikers and Walkers will lead a Desert Wild Flowers hike this Saturday, March 5th. Meet at 8 am at the Imperial Valley Desert Museum (11 W. Frontage Road, Ocotillo). The hike begins at the trailhead to
Mountain Palm Spring off S2, then traveling to a Palm Oases and along the you may encounter wild flowers: Ocotillo, Blooming Creosote Bush, Salton Milk-Vetch, Poppies, Mariposa Lilly, Pink Phlox, Primrose, Desert Paint Brush, Verbena, Dasies and Yellow Cups just to name a few.
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March 10, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) - Anza Borrego’s desert wildflowers are both beautiful and fragile.
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June 24, 2014 (Borrego Springs)--Where have all the flowers gone?
Anza-Borrego has long been famous for its spectacular spring wildflower blooms. But now the region’s biodiversity is threatened by an invasive weed—the Sahara mustard.
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February 28, 2010 (Anza Borrego) – record rainfall in January and February is expected to produce a banner season for wildflowers in Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Blooms are expected to peak through mid-March, so plan your trip east to the desert on any clear day over the next couple of weeks.
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