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HIKING ROUTE

# Borrego Palm Canyon Nature Trail

San Diego · approximately 2.7 mapped miles in California

[San Diego parks ↗](https://caparks.org/counties/san-diego)

## The mapped route.

Only the mapped California portions are shown. Mileage is estimated from those lines, including mapped branches, and may differ from an official trail length. Disconnected lines are not instructions to cross unmapped land.

[View this route on OpenStreetMap ↗](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4162669)

## Plan before you walk.

**Mapped distance**: 2.7 miles in California; approximate

**Route type**: Hiking route

**OSM walking network**: Local

**Mapped surface**: ground

This route comes from community-maintained map data. Access, trail condition, difficulty, seasonal restrictions, and the route’s continuity have not been independently verified. Follow current official maps, signs, and closures.

## Parks along the mapped route.

Links indicate a mapped boundary overlap, not confirmation that the park manages every segment.

[Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ↗](https://caparks.org/parks/anza-borrego-desert-state-park)

## Notices from parks along this route.

Each notice retains its own park, area, or regional scope. These notices do not establish a closure of the entire trail.

Closure noticeTrails & roads

### Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: Coyote Canyon Road at Third Crossing

Park-specific information

- [Coyote Canyon Road at Third Crossing](https://caparks.org/parks/anza-borrego-desert-state-park)

The road is closed 5.2 miles ahead at Third Crossing. Parking at the closure gate is limited.

[Read the official notice: California State Parks visitor directory ↗](https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638)Source checked Oct 20, 2026

Closure noticeTrails & roads

### Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: First palm grove in Borrego Palm Canyon

Park-specific information

- [First palm grove in Borrego Palm Canyon](https://caparks.org/parks/anza-borrego-desert-state-park)

The first palm grove remains closed because of fire damage. The trail ends at a viewpoint above the grove; stay outside the closed grove.

[Read the official notice: California State Parks visitor directory ↗](https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638)Source checked Oct 20, 2026

## Source & map data

Trail data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), under the [Open Database License (ODbL)](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/). [OSM relation 4162669](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4162669) · source snapshot Oct 20, 2026 · imported Oct 20, 2026.

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