The Anza-Borrego Day Hike Cheat Sheet

The cheat sheet covers ten named trails — ranging from the palm canyon overlook above the recovering grove to the slot canyon walls off S22 to Font's Point at sunrise — with honest notes on which trailheads charge the $10 day-use fee, which dirt roads need high clearance before you commit, and what the palm grove closure actually means for your morning. It also flags the seasonal window when Hellhole Canyon is worth the climb versus when it's just a dry scramble, and tells you what to confirm at the Visitor Center before you drive past it. This is the kind of information that keeps a good desert day from turning into a wasted one.