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

Final Report – October 2001
campgrounds. Don't provide further information and leave the backcountry and 4x4 roads and
hiking trails to those who actively seek out such places. This will be your own natural filter with
no further "management" required.
PLEASE DO NOT pave roads and upgrade 4x4 trails this is one of the few places where such
activities are encouraged - and your backcountry is in good shape. Do Not do a National Forest
Adventure Pass type scheme and use the funds to turn your park into Disneyland with a nice,
safe, clean, paved backcountry "experience" for the sheep.
The park staff - while they are friendly and try to assist, few of them are able to provide accurate
information of "their park” Some sort of familiarization would be good - although their lack of
information perfectly fits my first part!
This area is peaceful and relaxing. Impact on natural habitat should be of priority to
management with the increase in population in SD county of 1 million people in 20 yrs. Requires
Anza-Borrego to be managed properly for the future.
This park represents recreational activities that represent a varied interest of activities to include
camping, backpacking, and off-roading. This should be continued...
This is the first time and the RV's haven't bothered me yet. But then again I'm not aware of the
damages they are causing.
This is a great park. A combination of access by off-road vehicles and preservation is important
to me. As long as the visitor count is manageable and the recreation vehicles are considerate of
the accepted access routes, it's important to provide vehicles (of all types) (Suva’s and
motorcycles) access to this wonderful area. Also, non-highway legal vehicles should be
considered for access.
The park is for everyone including people who like to explore in vehicles.
The park is doing a good job. Keep up the good work!
The Palm Desert Campground is a prime place to camp. The facilities are well maintained.
We've enjoyed many of the programs offered, one favorite was a 'condor' talk at the evening
campfire and another was a hike offered in a new area closed to the public.
The level of management is a perfect balance between freedom of access and preservation of
resources.
The elimination of the $5 fee would make me more likely to come back in the future.
Thank You.
Survey too long.
Solitude and minimal human impact are my primary concerns. You can see by my answers I like
being alone.
Thanks
Seems good to me, but I have not toured the entire park
Seems generally to be well managed. Increased demand in the future may develop lessdesirable
conditions.
Require payments for overnight backcountry camping sites.
Provide information on where to target and shoot and where not to.
Provide areas to go target shooting.
Please reopen Coyote Canyon and other off road routes in park.
Please refrain from further vehicle/horse/hiking trail closures. Educate backcountry ethics - not
enforce backcountry restrictions. Reduce on site management and signage. Attempt to attract
on-site staff that are genuinely interested in their environment.
Please keep open camping - it’s the best thing about the camp.
Please mark roads, washes better.
More primitive camps would be great.
Stricter rules on pack it in - pack it out
More info on geology, ecology
Please allow the off-road enthusiast's (the respectable and polite ones) to continue to use the
areas that we use. Areas that were open for years and all of a sudden are closed tend to cause
more of a gap (I feel in a bad way) between hikers, bicyclers, horseback riders, etc. The Blue
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