Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a California State Park located within the Colorado Desert of Southern California, United States. The park takes its name from 18th century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and 'borrego', a Spanish word for sheep. With 585,930 acres, it is the largest state park in California and the third largest state park nationally. The park occupies eastern San Diego County and reaches into Imperial and Riverside counties, enveloping two communities: Borrego Springs, which is home to the park's headquarters, and Shelter Valley. The park has 500 mi of dirt roads, 12 designated wilderness areas, and 110 mi of hiking trails. It is an anchor in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve and adjacent to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. Visitors can enjoy stargazing, as the park was designated an International Dark Sky Park. The park also features various landscapes, including badlands, palm oases, and cactus-studded slopes, and is home to a variety of wildlife, including bighorn sheep and over 80 migratory bird species