El Centro

Hi,
we are staying at the Springs at Borrego right now. All the comments about this park are correct. It really is a bit of paradise. Off the beaten path but a real gem. Arrived Dec 1st and plan on leaving March 1st. We don't like to praise this park and area, as more people will want to visit here.
Seriously though, it's well worth a visit.
Cheers

I sure will Tom! I answered your PM did you get it?

Dennis, make sure you let us know what you find there so we can check it out sometime too. Take care. Tom

I go down to the Salton Sea NWR, Brawley area every winter for the birding. I like it down there, not many folks and wonderful weather.

slickest1 wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. We will check out Borrego Springs.

Like the other couple of previous posters, we also stayed for a winter at Borrego Springs, CA. We were at The Springs at Borrego RV Resort and we had a blast. We made day trips all over the place from our base camp. Visted things from San Diego to Thousand Oaks to the Salton Sea to Mexicali and all of the desert areas around Borrego Springs.

Hiked box canyons, explored ghost ranches and off-roaded to most of the points of interest in the area. The State Park Visitor's Center was very very interesting. The state park campgound was also very nice. The list of things that we saw and did is too long to include here, so I'll let you discover them yourselves.

Borrego Springs is a certified star gazing area and its far from noise and traffic congestion. The small town is surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park so the area is spared from rampant development. The town sits in the center of mountains on three sides so it is protected from high winds. The quaint little town offers some shopping and essentials can be picked up there. They have a great farmer's market on the town circle each week.

The Springs at Borrego RV Park sits in the middle of their golf course which is hugely landscaped with ponds, waterfalls, lush green grass, palms and walking/bike paths. I would recommend it to anyone.

http://www.springsatborrego.com/

Yes,we want to check oput that area as well this trip. Maybe we will see you there!

We will be at the Salton Sea NWR (AKA Sonny Bono NWR). Most likely in the visitor center on weekends. Be sure to stop in and say hello.

Thanks for the suggestions. We will check out Borrego Springs.

Not for the whole winter, but about 15 miles east of El Centro on I-8 is the BLM Hot Spring Long Term Visitor Area.
BLM Hot Springs

We are headed for Borrego Springs for January and February, it's pleasant and relatively quiet. Downside is that the only good shopping is in Brawley about 40 miles away (but a nice drive!). It's a pleasant change from Yuma where it gets too busy after Christmas for our liking.