Anza-Borrego Foundation

A fascinating introduction to one of the most active seismic regions in North America. Find this and other great titles at our State Park Store. Every purchase at our State Park Store helps to fund education programs in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Park interpretive personnel at the Visitor Center, and other Park needs. Find us online if you’re not in the area and see what we have to offer! Shop.theABF.org #anzaborrego #anzaborregodesertstatepark #coloradodesert #publiclands #geology #borregosprings #anzaborregostore #shopanzaborrego

Pick up a free Toilet to go kit for day hikes or 4WD outings and a Windcaves Leave No Trace in your happy place sticker when coming into the Anza-Borrego Foundation’s State Park store anytime this weekend from 11-5 pm at the Mall (next to Calico’s)! You need to mention the magical words Toilet-to-Go in Anza-Borrego to pick up your free kit! Try it out, give it a go!! You may also pick up a flyer with the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park-approved LNT principles (adapted... to the desert) at the same time and learn more about practicing good wilderness ethics! Check out sticker in comments! Combined retail value for freebies ~$7! More info about Leave no trace initiative with our Park and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics in Colorado on our website! Http://www.theABF.org/LeaveNoTrace #anzaborrego #leavenotrace #lntinyourhappyplace See more

Vote for your favorite shots from our 2021 Anza-Borrego Desert Photo Contest to help pick the winners of our Online People’s Choice Award! Details and inks to view entries in each category can be found at https://theabf.org/PhotoContest/. : (clockwise from top left) Shelly Stokes Renee Owens... Elizabeth Switten Claudia Hunkins See more

Desert at its best: beautiful clouds and cool temperatures! Happy Wednesday! #anzaborrego #leavenotrace

What a great morning to get outside! Our State Park Store is open and has everything you need to plan out your next adventure. We’re here 11-5 daily in the Center Mall, every purchase at our State Park Store helps to fund education programs in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Park interpretive personnel at the Visitor Center, and other Park needs. Check us out online if you’re not in the area and see what we have to offer! Shop.theABF.org

Cholla sunrise! Wishing you all a beautiful Sunday!

We're Hiring! Help us share the "awe" of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by becoming our new Communications and External Relations Specialist. Please share with anyone you think might be interested. https://theabf.org//2020/10/Communications-Specialist-Web- Photo: Ernie Cowan

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower: If you missed last night’s peak of the Orionid meteor shower, don’t despair! The Orionid meteor shower will be active through Nov. 7 this year, and you should be able to see near peak activity of about 20 meteors per hour for the next few days. Best viewing is after midnight, and for tonight and tomorrow that means moonless nights after the crescent moon sets over the San Ysidros! Enjoy the dark skies and cooler weather!... Photo credit: Andy Shaver See more

We’re back to our in-season hours! Start with our State Park Store before you hit the trails, we’re here for park info, maps, guides and more!

parkscalifornia.org/parkspeak Register today for a virtual adventure of ABDSP with our friends at Parks California. October 15 @ 5pm. See you there!

Cooler temperatures already have us thinking about spring! This shot was taken early March at Cactus Loop Trail. If you’re planning a visit, start at our State Park Store for maps, guides and more. We’re here Friday-Monday, 10-4. To support from a distance, please visit shop.theabf.org!

Starting the weekend with some good news!

In celebration of #deserttortoiseweek, join the Park for a live Facebook presentation on Friday, October 9 at 3pm to learn about this "slow and steady" desert survivor.

Much earthly unrest with a series of earthquakes over magnitude 2.5 continuing into the evening tonight with epicenter ~50 miles away from Borrego Springs near Westmorland (on the southeastern edge of the Salton Sea)! The swarm is occurring on the Brawley Seismic Zone, connecting the Imperial Fault with the San Andreas fault. The biggest one in today’s series (magnitude 4.9) could barely be felt by ABF staff near Park Headquarters. Did any of you feel it?

We’re back in the State Park Store this weekend! Friday-Monday, 10-4. For this bottle and plenty more, visit shop.theabf.org and help support the park with your purchase! Stay safe and have a great weekend!

Happy Fall! Cooler days and nights ahead, desert season not too far off! Remember to check weather forecast as well as Park road conditions before heading out, practice basic desert safety and let folks know where you’re headed! Bring extra water and self rescue gear, travel with a second vehicle whenever possible, anticipate that you’ll likely won’t have cell reception. This year, almost all dirt roads in the Park require 4WD, even traveling out to Fonts Point (very deep sand in places)! Enjoy the cooler days and nights ahead! Photo credit: Ursula Esser

Happy Fall Equinox and beginning of fall! Our desert season just around the corner now! Although daytime temperatures are still expected to top 100 F for most of this week, the nighttime temperatures and early morning hours have been considerably cooler with temperatures in the low seventies, expected to further drop later in the week! Air quality has been mostly in the good to moderate range (AQI 50-60) with less haze from the nearby Valley Fire (now contained) and more di...stant El Dorado Fire that is over 60% contained. This is all good news if you enjoy dark night sky viewing, particularly with a waxing crescent moon (still setting well before midnight). Wishing you all cooler days ahead and best wishes for a great beginning of fall! Photo credit: Ernie Cowan

Thank you to everyone who helped support the launch of our online store last week!! We’ll be adding more new products as they arrive for the season ahead, please stay tuned! If you missed it, visit shop.theabf.org to see what’s available. Our State Park Store is also open Friday-Monday, 10-4. Stay safe and have a great weekend, everyone!