Anza-Borrego Traverse (CA)
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California, including one-fifth of San Diego county. It is desert terrain, including dramatic badlands, cool palm oases, twisting slot canyons, and cactus-studded slopes. This desert preserve pairs the name of famed Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza, who crossed the desert in 1774, and the Spanish word for sheep (“borrego”), referring to the region’s native bighorn sheep.