Borrego Palm Canyon Campground
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Write a Review 200 Palm Canyon Dr. Borrego Springs, CA 92004 760-767-5311 760-767-4238 Reservations: 800-444-7275 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.2686, -116.4057
Overview of Borrego Palm Canyon Campground
Last Price Paid: $47
Reported by dloria on 1/17/2024
Longest RV Reported: 41 feet
Reported by John and Pam on 1/31/2015
Number of Sites 117
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 721 ft / 219 m
Max Length 35 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 760-767-5311
Suemabry asked on 7/30/2023
How hard is it to get a site if I call 6 months in advance for January for a 10-14 day stay?
Postiecat asked on 4/25/2021
Can we camp here with a 40ft Class A? Website said 35ft but it looks like that may not be true? Thanks!
Greg asked on 4/7/2021
Can you drop off your tent trailer early at the campground to go explore?
Reviews of Borrego Palm Canyon Campground 33 people have reviewed this location.
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“Beautiful State Park offering a perfect taste of Anza Borrego”
Reviewed 12/17/2015
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 41 |
| RV Length: | 35' (Class A) |
Overall Rating
In our previous campground reviews, we have never given 5 stars toward an overall rating. This is our first...and surprisingly, it is a California State Park. Although ratings can be subjective to the unique expectations of an individual reviewer, based on their experience, time of year visited or a bad hair day, we were quite impresse... more
In our previous campground reviews, we have never given 5 stars toward an overall rating. This is our first...and surprisingly, it is a California State Park. Although ratings can be subjective to the unique expectations of an individual reviewer, based on their experience, time of year visited or a bad hair day, we were quite impressed with the park and would definitely go back.
We had already been boondocking in the Anza Borrego for a week at Rockhouse Canyon Road, but we decided to stay longer and "sample" the facilities at the state’s Borrego Palm Canyon Campground in Borrego Springs. We found a pull through site with full hook-ups so we were able to charge, dump and replenish our water for the next few days of dry camping in Joshua Tree National Park. The pull throughs on our row could have easily fit a 40' motorhome and dinghy, so we had no problem staying hooked up to our trailer. The park was immaculate...very clean restrooms and showers (cleaned every day), no litter on the grounds and the camphosts were always available to answer any questions or sell you some firewood. Just an fyi...firewood in town cost $9.99 per bundle plus tax...at the state park sells the same size bundle for a flat fee of $6.00.
We began our exploration of the park by walking over a half mile to the very cool Anza Borrego Visitor Center. The trail is paved and accessible to everyone...just make sure your walk is not during those "gale" winds that come off the mountains, there are no shelters to deflect those icy blasts. The interpretive center was built right into the rocky hillside and is well camouflaged within the desert fauna with expansive views of the valley. The volunteers were very knowledgable about the park and the center featured several informative exhibits.
We really only experienced a tiny portion of this state park. Running about 25 miles east to west and 50 miles north to south, it is California’s largest state park encompassing more than 600,000 acres. HUGE! A wonderful sanctuary for those hardy desert wildlife...including "Wile E Coyote," whose animated pack celebrated near our campsite.
We did make time to go on a wonderful hike, the Palm Canyon Hike, that led us to a desert palm oasis. We were hoping to catch a glimpse of some Big Horn Sheep that come down the canyon for water but we were just a few minutes late of seeing a beautiful ram. Wonderful viewpoints of the desert below was afforded to us as we climbed up the canyon. And at night the stargazing is awesome.
We loved this state park so much, we are entertaining camphosting at Borrego Palm Canyon in the future.
Michael & Imkelina would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Nice place to stay with hiking near by and biking to town!”
Reviewed 1/31/2015
| Nightly rate: | $35 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 18 |
| RV Length: | 41' |
Overall Rating
This is our second stay in the state park. While the registration says 35 ft is the maximum length, any size unit would fit. All sites are pull-thro and approximately 60 ft. The park is FHU with 30 amp electric. There is decent spacing between sites which are angled. Sites 1-25 are not very level. Many are severely sloped. Our s... more
This is our second stay in the state park. While the registration says 35 ft is the maximum length, any size unit would fit. All sites are pull-thro and approximately 60 ft. The park is FHU with 30 amp electric. There is decent spacing between sites which are angled. Sites 1-25 are not very level. Many are severely sloped. Our site was usable but we did have to put two pieces of wood under front wheels to level. Sites 30-48 are all level. The park is surrounded by beautiful mountains and there is a paved trail to the Visitors Center (.6 mile). The town of Borrego Springs is an easy bike ride away. The park is very quiet at night. Each site is paved with a picnic table and fire ring.
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John and Pam would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Great place to stay and hike to the oasis. ”
Reviewed 8/8/2014
| Days stayed: | 2 |
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| RV Length: | 17' |
Overall Rating
Deke and Tiffani would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Recreation
- picnic area
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
- view sites
Facilities
- dump station
- recycle
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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