Anza-Borrego Desert: Hawi Vallecito loop

Rating *****
length 3.6 mile - 2 hour, 30 minutes (The loop). Easy/Moderate.
Elevation 1870 - 2270 feet
Access Most cars exit Hawi Vallecito, close to mile 30.9.

This hike takes you just outside the park at Hawi Vallecito.
A GPS hike or just wander around, but stay in the wash until you leave the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

The wash is sandy at the start but gets rockier and blocked by scrubs.
The easy place to hike is often out of the narrow wash.

How to get here:
Exit (signed) Hawi Vallecito, close to mile 30.9, the first road going left is closed off, so keep right and follow the excellent dirt road up to point "park"

Warning:
The gate will be closed at night and opens around 8 am.
Prepare for the eventuality that the gate remains closed for the day, as there may be no one to open the gate, especially out of season from April - November.

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Our plant list

Missing the film above or to watch full screen, use this link. (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Emmenanthe penduliflora penduliflora , Whispering bells (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Encelia farinosa farinosa , Brittlebush (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
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Crotalus cerastes laterorepens, Colorado Desert Sidewinder (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Crotalus cerastes laterorepens, Colorado Desert Sidewinder (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Fouquieria splendens splendens , Ocotillo (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Cylindropuntia fosbergii , Mason valley cholla (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Condea emoryi , Desert lavender (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Cylindropuntia echinocarpa , Golden cholla;Silver cholla (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Rafinesquia neomexicana , Desert chicory (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Eulobus californicus , California suncup;False mustard (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Cylindropuntia echinocarpa , Golden cholla;Silver cholla (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa , Golden cholla;Silver cholla (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Lycium fremontii , Fremont's desert thorn (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Lycium fremontii , Fremont's desert thorn (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Krameria bicolor , White rhatany (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Malacothrix glabrata , Desert dandelion (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Simmondsia chinensis , Jojoba (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Mentzelia hirsutissima , Hairy blazingstar (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Asclepias albicans , White stemmed milkweed (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
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(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Rafinesquia californica , California chicory (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Phacelia cicutaria hispida , Caterpillar phacelia (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
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(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Delphinium parishii subglobosum , Intermediate larkspur (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Allionia incarnata villosa , Large flowered trailing windmills (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Funastrum cynanchoides hartwegii , Climbing milkweed (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Tamarix ramosissima , Tamarisk (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Dichelostemma capitatum capitatum , Blue dicks (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Cylindropuntia echinocarpa , Golden cholla;Silver cholla (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Echinocereus engelmannii , Engelmann's hedgehog (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Allionia incarnata villosa , Large flowered trailing windmills (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Castilleja exserta exserta , Purple owl's clover (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Menodora scabra glabrescens , Broom twinberry (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Castilleja exserta exserta , Purple owl's clover (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
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(Apr/15/2019) 🌎Keckiella antirrhinoides microphylla , Little leaf chaparral beard tongue (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Phacelia minor , Wild canterbury bells (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Opuntia basilaris basilaris , Beavertail (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Calochortus splendens , Splendid mariposa lily (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Eriogonum fasciculatum polifolium , California buckwheat (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Calochortus splendens , Splendid mariposa lily (Apr/15/2019) 🌎 (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
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Salvia apiana , White sage (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Salvia apiana , White sage (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
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Encelia farinosa farinosa , Brittlebush (Apr/15/2019) 🌎Fouquieria splendens splendens , Ocotillo (Apr/15/2019) 🌎
Cylindropuntia fosbergii , Mason valley cholla (Nov/6/2024) 🌎Cylindropuntia fosbergii , Mason valley cholla (Nov/6/2024) 🌎
Ferocactus cylindraceus , California barrel cactus (Nov/6/2024) 🌎Isocoma acradenia eremophila , Toothed leaved alkali goldenbush (Nov/6/2024) 🌎
Krameria bicolor , White rhatany (Nov/6/2024) 🌎Neltuma odorata , Honey mesquite (Nov/6/2024) 🌎
Juncus acutus leopoldii , Spiny rush (Nov/6/2024) 🌎Gutierrezia sarothrae , Matchweed (Nov/6/2024) 🌎
(Nov/6/2024) 🌎Agave deserti deserti , Desert agave (Nov/6/2024) 🌎
Date: 2019/4/15
Date: 2024/11/6

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