The Anza-Borrego Desert Region: A Guide to the State Park and Adjacent Areas of the Western Colorado Desert With Map (Paperback)

~ (Author), Diana Lindsay (Author)

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Product Description

The authoritative, comprehensive guide to Southern California's most popular desert park, much of it still wilderness. A great guide for hikers, off-road travelers, equestrians, mountain bikers, photographers, and campers. Comes with folded 4-color map.

Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Press; 4 edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899971873
• ISBN-13: 978-0899971872
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,134,135 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you only get one book on Borrego, get this one!, June 16, 2002

By A Customer

If you only get one book on this area, get this one. I actually have an older copy I bought over ten years ago and it is still well used. It has a very detailed map (of which mine is tattered and well used) and the book is a great accompiament. I often use the book to determine how many miles I had walked or driven in for that day. It also gives you some advice as to camping and rules of the state park and surrounding public lands.

The Lindsays are well known in the area and Diana Lindsay is active in the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association. She and Lowell are known the be two of the foremost authorities of information of that region.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best guide book for visiting Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, January 9, 1999

By A Customer

A visit to the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park wouldn't be complete without this guide book. It has an introduction to the history, natural resources and cultural resources of this huge park and all of the information you need to plan a safe trip. This is followed by detailed instructions for dozens of hikes and four-wheel drive trips into remote areas. In the back is a full-size map to pull out.

If you're a hiker or four-wheeler, you'll wear out your copy of this book as it pulls you deeper and deeper into the backcountry!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Anza-Borrego Desert Region: A Guide to the State Park, November 29, 2002

By A Customer

I have been exploring the Anza-Borrego Desert region for 15 years. The Lindsay book is an invaluble resource if you truly want to become intimate with the area. The Lindsay's include a lot of the area history in an interesting, easy reading format. I just ordered the latest edition (I have two previous editions, which are completely dog eared and very well used) to make sure I am up to date. The State Park has a way of changing every few years and some back country trails and roads are no longer accessible. If you have only one book of the Anza-Borrego desert, this is it! The map that comes with it is excellent.