Anza Borrego Desert State Park - California State Parks - State of ...

Final Report – October 2001
Ocatillo Wells.
Keep areas open for off road, street legal vehicles to see all areas of the park.
I've been coming to this park my whole life. I love it. I think they are currently doing a good job
at keeping things as natural as possible. Maybe off road activity needs to be better marked and
keep bikes off of hiking trails.
It is another whole type of environment such as the ocean, mountains, etc. It is away from the
big city traffic, rush and noise. It is a place that I can get away from business, phone, email etc.
It is close enough from home to get to quickly.
If we can't use the park, it will be of little use and will lose funding.
I think this park is beautiful!
I love this place.
I like it the way it is! `
I have been here about every spring since 1984.
1. Good website could be improved. How about putting camping stations on it? (opps sorry if it
already is)
2. I like the ability to do camping out of the formal sites this is impt! Keep it up i.e. allow it
3. Beautiful place; please protect it from off road motorcycles and dune buggies.
I feel so lucky to live so close to this little piece of heaven.
Great place- keep up the good work.
Enforce the rules and the common courtesy standards. Do not restrict, punish, curtail, harass,
intimidate those who are behaving appropriately and observing rules of common sense. There
are only a few real offenders. Its a beautiful and memorable natural area. Keep up the good
work!
Eliminate "concession" vending machine fee machines! They are very impersonal, offensive,
and an eyesore! Also, we know that little of the money collected this way actually returns to the
park! Concessionaires are interested in profits, not park protection.
Safety is the responsibility of visitors to a wild area. Provided info, but make visitors accountable
for their own actions. If a rescue is necessary due to blatant stupidity, bill the "victim." The
desert is a place to respect and enjoy on its terms, don't over-regulate! Preserve the "world"
experience.
If visitors damage roads, kill wildlife, vandalize facilities, etc. and get caught, make penalties
extremely high as a general deterrent. That way visitors will think... "I probably won't get caught,
but I'm not going to do this because if I am caught I'll get the book thrown at me... It's not worth
the risk."
At all cost, protect the park; however, use common since in preserving existing access, enroute
camping, and the solitude visitors value.
For casual, "weekend" visitors during "wildflower season," plant a wildflower/botanical trail (with
info signs) around the visitor center (expand the one there). This will reduce pressure on remote
areas by poorly equipped "city folk" in shorts and sneakers, who only want to "see the flowers."
Don't need any more golf courses.
Desert closers discriminate against Americans with disabilities.
Continue to encourage others to support the State system and parks!
Can you put a hitching post by the water crossing and maybe a bench or table?
Beautiful park
At trailheads, a more detailed map of the length and time to complete trails markings area vague.
Anza Borrego is a great place to visit, for 2 things - the wildlife and desert experience and at the
same time, still less "controlled" (do it yourself nature experience) and less presented, formally -
the mix of loose control and protectionist control is great! We surely can do both!
Protection and recreation!
A very enjoyable place to visit.
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