California - Borrego Springs - Cactus Garden
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.17 mi
- Elevation gain
- 92 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 374 ft
- Max elevation
- 893 ft
- TrailRank
- 25
- Min elevation
- 893 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- one hour 4 minutes
- Coordinates
- 146
- Uploaded
- April 16, 2012
- Recorded
- April 2012
near Desert Lodge, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
More Anza Borrego Hiking
The cactus garden is one of the best places to see cacti.
The cactus garden is located in the rocky wash of Harper Canyon.
From Highway 78 close to mile 84, drive the Kane Spring Road for 2.7 mile.
The road is sand, with some small rocks further on. (higher clearance)
At the crossing, turn left towards Harper Canyon (this part has more loose sand, 4x4 recommended).
Park at the signed Cactus Garden (0.3 mile).
There is no trail, just follow the washes and rocks, explore.
The cacti are mostly south (toward Harper Canyon).
You could drive further on the road, but the road gets rockier, thus more difficult.
Drive back, turn right and turn left again on an unmarked crossing.
This part is more sandy and a 4x4 is recommended, but I've seen regular cars at this point.
The road back to the highway is sand, flat and easy to drive, except for the sand.
A higher clearance, 4x4 is recommended for this trip.
Cacti will start blooming (barrels) sometimes as early as February.
The chollas start blooming early April.
The end of March or April is the best time.
Photo's are from mid April 2012.
The pictures
Warning: Pincers are recommended, if you meet a jumping cholla. They are very difficult to remove otherwise.
Waypoints
Off Road
689 ft
Xing Left
Xing Left
Off Road
598 ft
Hwy 78 B
Hwy 78 B
Off Road
877 ft
Hwy 78 Kane Spring Road
Hwy 78 Kane Spring Road
Off Road
698 ft
X Harper Canyon
Xing Harper Canyon
Off Road
775 ft
Cactus Garden
Cactus Garden
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