With just over 1 inch of rain since last April, Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are feeling the effects. Wildflowers are likely to be at a minimum.

In my decades of exploring California’s largest and most intriguing state park ... of San Diego’s desert is “Anza-Borrego Desert Region,” available online or at the park visitor center.

Despite the ... pass through the state park via the Pacific Crest Trail, but be extra careful, as it's one of the deadliest on the West Coast. The best time to visit Anza-Borrego is between ...