MagicMtnDan
FRF Addict
Raptor Run - April 2011
When: Saturday and Sunday, April 16 & 17
Where: Meet Saturday morning at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center parking lot
Visitor Center address for your GPS: 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs CA 92004
Time: 9:00AM Saturday morning (9:30 departure)
Camping: We'll be camping Saturday night at Borrego Palm Campground (very close to Visitor Center) if space(s) are available or at Tamarisk Grove Campground (at intersection of S3 and 78) if space(s) are available or, if none are available, we'll find a spot in the desert for some "primitive camping" (if you’re camping please bring firewood).
Weather: It will be great...94 Saturday, 65 Saturday night; 91 on Sunday (bring lots of water/ice & sunscreen). It’s a dry heat.
Bring lunch, chairs and shade for lunch on the trail.
RSVP: if you can, let me know if you’re coming. If you’re running late on Saturday, call me and let me know (email or PM me for my phone number) and, depending on when you’ll be there we can wait.
Links:
Google map of the area: http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=278
A-B DSP park map: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/ABDSPmap.pdf
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/AnzaBorregoDesertPDF.pdf
Map showing 6 major sections of A-BDSP: http://www.borregospringschamber.com/abdsp/map2.htm
General park map: http://www.borregospringschamber.com/abdsp/map1.htm
Detailed park map showing major trails & washes: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/ABDSPmap.pdf
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park – State Web site: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park org site: http://www.abdsp.org/
A-B DSP Palm Canyon campground:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/AnzaBorregoDesertPDF.pdf
Tamarisk Grove Campground:
http://www.campsitephotos.com/campground/Tamarisk-Grove
ABDSP Weather:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/weekend/CASPANZABO:13
Web site for making camp site reservations (Reserve America): http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&contractCode=ca&parkCode=anza
When: Saturday and Sunday, April 16 & 17
Where: Meet Saturday morning at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center parking lot
Visitor Center address for your GPS: 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs CA 92004
Time: 9:00AM Saturday morning (9:30 departure)
Camping: We'll be camping Saturday night at Borrego Palm Campground (very close to Visitor Center) if space(s) are available or at Tamarisk Grove Campground (at intersection of S3 and 78) if space(s) are available or, if none are available, we'll find a spot in the desert for some "primitive camping" (if you’re camping please bring firewood).
Weather: It will be great...94 Saturday, 65 Saturday night; 91 on Sunday (bring lots of water/ice & sunscreen). It’s a dry heat.
Bring lunch, chairs and shade for lunch on the trail.
RSVP: if you can, let me know if you’re coming. If you’re running late on Saturday, call me and let me know (email or PM me for my phone number) and, depending on when you’ll be there we can wait.
Links:
Google map of the area: http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=278
A-B DSP park map: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/ABDSPmap.pdf
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/AnzaBorregoDesertPDF.pdf
Map showing 6 major sections of A-BDSP: http://www.borregospringschamber.com/abdsp/map2.htm
General park map: http://www.borregospringschamber.com/abdsp/map1.htm
Detailed park map showing major trails & washes: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/ABDSPmap.pdf
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park – State Web site: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park org site: http://www.abdsp.org/
A-B DSP Palm Canyon campground:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/AnzaBorregoDesertPDF.pdf
Tamarisk Grove Campground:
http://www.campsitephotos.com/campground/Tamarisk-Grove
ABDSP Weather:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/weekend/CASPANZABO:13
Web site for making camp site reservations (Reserve America): http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&contractCode=ca&parkCode=anza
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