Steven and Melanie Atha

Anza-Borrego Springs State Park is a true California gem. We spent four days there and didn't want to leave. The park is well-maintained with friendly, helpful staff. The location is nothing short of amazing. Desert meets mountains. The weather in January during our visit was mid 60's during the day and mid to high 40's at night.

The town of Borrego Springs is a short bike ride away and very bike friendly.

They offer full hook ups and dry camping. We tried 2 nights of each. Our preference was the dry camping. The dry camping sites are nicely spaced and the area is quieter and darker, making for better night time star gazing. Anza-Borrego is a Dark Sky Place. I agree with the prior review about enforcing lights off at night for better star gazing.

Price paid reflects the full-hook up nights, dry camping is $25.00 per night.

Anza-Borrego Springs State Park is a true California gem. We spent four days there and didn't want to leave. The park is well-maintained with friendly, helpful staff. The location is nothing short of amazing. Desert meets mountains. The weather in January during our visit was mid 60's during the day and mid to high 40's at night.

The town of Borrego Springs is a short bike ride away and very bike friendly.

They offer full hook ups and dry camping. We tried 2 nights of each. Our preference was the dry camping. The dry camping sites are nicely spaced and the area is quieter and darker, making for better night time star gazing. Anza-Borrego is a Dark Sky Place. I agree with the prior review about enforcing lights off at night for better star gazing.

Price paid reflects the full-hook up nights, dry camping is $25.00 per night.

We travel full time and, generally speaking, we need to be connected to the internet so my wife can work a part time job.

I scheduled Goodell purposefully on the two days of the week she is officially off work because of the review just below this one which states:

"The Verizon service was marginal and barely enough for a video call. It worked, but was not ideal for heavy internet use even with an extender."

The report was written in August of 2020 and is no longer true. We have 4 bars of Verizon service in Site #5 and enough bandwidth for browsing the internet or streaming. I am composing this review in the campground.

This time of year and because the snowpack is plentiful this year, the sound of Goodell Creek as it moves by Site #5 is thunderous. Great for opening the windows at night for sleeping in the 50 degree F. temps.

We have a 25' van with a carrier on the back making our total length about 28' and fit nicely into Site #5.

Getting a site is by reservation, but, and this is a great exception. If you arrive without a reservation and there's a placard on the site post that says "Free," indicating the site is not reserved, you can move into it and it's free to you for the night. You may have to move if the site is reserved the next day.

The $10.00 site fee reflects a senior discount.

Anza-Borrego Springs State Park is a true California gem. We spent four days there and didn't want to leave. The park is well-maintained with friendly, helpful staff. The location is nothing short of amazing. Desert meets mountains. The weather in January during our visit was mid 60's during the day and mid to high 40's at night.

The town of Borrego Springs is a short bike ride away and very bike friendly.

They offer full hook ups and dry camping. We tried 2 nights of each. Our preference was the dry camping. The dry camping sites are nicely spaced and the area is quieter and darker, making for better night time star gazing. Anza-Borrego is a Dark Sky Place. I agree with the prior review about enforcing lights off at night for better star gazing.

Price paid reflects the full-hook up nights, dry camping is $25.00 per night.

We travel full time and, generally speaking, we need to be connected to the internet so my wife can work a part time job.

I scheduled Goodell purposefully on the two days of the week she is officially off work because of the review just below this one which states:

"The Verizon service was marginal and barely enough for a video call. It worked, but was not ideal for heavy internet use even with an extender."

The report was written in August of 2020 and is no longer true. We have 4 bars of Verizon service in Site #5 and enough bandwidth for browsing the internet or streaming. I am composing this review in the campground.

This time of year and because the snowpack is plentiful this year, the sound of Goodell Creek as it moves by Site #5 is thunderous. Great for opening the windows at night for sleeping in the 50 degree F. temps.

We have a 25' van with a carrier on the back making our total length about 28' and fit nicely into Site #5.

Getting a site is by reservation, but, and this is a great exception. If you arrive without a reservation and there's a placard on the site post that says "Free," indicating the site is not reserved, you can move into it and it's free to you for the night. You may have to move if the site is reserved the next day.

The $10.00 site fee reflects a senior discount.

We travel full time and, generally speaking, we need to be connected to the internet so my wife can work a part time job.

I scheduled Goodell purposefully on the two days of the week she is officially off work because of the review just below this one which states:

"The Verizon service was marginal and barely enough for a video call. It worked, but was not ideal for heavy internet use even with an extender."

The report was written in August of 2020 and is no longer true. We have 4 bars of Verizon service in Site #5 and enough bandwidth for browsing the internet or streaming. I am composing this review in the campground.

This time of year and because the snowpack is plentiful this year, the sound of Goodell Creek as it moves by Site #5 is thunderous. Great for opening the windows at night for sleeping in the 50 degree F. temps.

We have a 25' van with a carrier on the back making our total length about 28' and fit nicely into Site #5.

Getting a site is by reservation, but, and this is a great exception. If you arrive without a reservation and there's a placard on the site post that says "Free," indicating the site is not reserved, you can move into it and it's free to you for the night. You may have to move if the site is reserved the next day.

The $10.00 site fee reflects a senior discount.

Anza-Borrego Springs State Park is a true California gem. We spent four days there and didn't want to leave. The park is well-maintained with friendly, helpful staff. The location is nothing short of amazing. Desert meets mountains. The weather in January during our visit was mid 60's during the day and mid to high 40's at night.

The town of Borrego Springs is a short bike ride away and very bike friendly.

They offer full hook ups and dry camping. We tried 2 nights of each. Our preference was the dry camping. The dry camping sites are nicely spaced and the area is quieter and darker, making for better night time star gazing. Anza-Borrego is a Dark Sky Place. I agree with the prior review about enforcing lights off at night for better star gazing.

Price paid reflects the full-hook up nights, dry camping is $25.00 per night.

We travel full time and, generally speaking, we need to be connected to the internet so my wife can work a part time job.

I scheduled Goodell purposefully on the two days of the week she is officially off work because of the review just below this one which states:

"The Verizon service was marginal and barely enough for a video call. It worked, but was not ideal for heavy internet use even with an extender."

The report was written in August of 2020 and is no longer true. We have 4 bars of Verizon service in Site #5 and enough bandwidth for browsing the internet or streaming. I am composing this review in the campground.

This time of year and because the snowpack is plentiful this year, the sound of Goodell Creek as it moves by Site #5 is thunderous. Great for opening the windows at night for sleeping in the 50 degree F. temps.

We have a 25' van with a carrier on the back making our total length about 28' and fit nicely into Site #5.

Getting a site is by reservation, but, and this is a great exception. If you arrive without a reservation and there's a placard on the site post that says "Free," indicating the site is not reserved, you can move into it and it's free to you for the night. You may have to move if the site is reserved the next day.

The $10.00 site fee reflects a senior discount.

Anza-Borrego Springs State Park is a true California gem. We spent four days there and didn't want to leave. The park is well-maintained with friendly, helpful staff. The location is nothing short of amazing. Desert meets mountains. The weather in January during our visit was mid 60's during the day and mid to high 40's at night.

The town of Borrego Springs is a short bike ride away and very bike friendly.

They offer full hook ups and dry camping. We tried 2 nights of each. Our preference was the dry camping. The dry camping sites are nicely spaced and the area is quieter and darker, making for better night time star gazing. Anza-Borrego is a Dark Sky Place. I agree with the prior review about enforcing lights off at night for better star gazing.

Price paid reflects the full-hook up nights, dry camping is $25.00 per night.

Anza-Borrego Springs State Park is a true California gem. We spent four days there and didn't want to leave. The park is well-maintained with friendly, helpful staff. The location is nothing short of amazing. Desert meets mountains. The weather in January during our visit was mid 60's during the day and mid to high 40's at night.

The town of Borrego Springs is a short bike ride away and very bike friendly.

They offer full hook ups and dry camping. We tried 2 nights of each. Our preference was the dry camping. The dry camping sites are nicely spaced and the area is quieter and darker, making for better night time star gazing. Anza-Borrego is a Dark Sky Place. I agree with the prior review about enforcing lights off at night for better star gazing.

Price paid reflects the full-hook up nights, dry camping is $25.00 per night.