BorregoHiking.com: Along the S1-2 South

South of the scissors crossing we divided the area along the S2 in 3 parts North, Middle and South.
Almost parallel west runs the S1, hikes east of the S1 are included in this area.

This is the southern part starting at the Carrizo wash and ending close to Ocotillo.
Parts are in BLM land like the Domelands area.
It includes:
Andrade Canyon, Carrizo Creek, Devils Canyon, Dolomite Mine, Domelands, Fossil Canyon, Gert Wash, Goat Canyon, In-Ko-Pah County Park, Jim Canyon, Jojoba Wash, Jucumba Canyon, Lava Flow Wash, Mortero Palms, Mortero Canyon, Red Hill, Rockhouse Canyon, Sin Nombre, Sweeney/Sweeny Pass, Trestle, Table Mountain, The Anza Resort, Trestle, Valley of the Moon, Volcanic Hills, Wind Caves.

Be aware:
There might be a Border patrol checkpoint.
Some canyons are popular transit routes for illegal emigrants.

Warning:
The red area represents, as far as we know, the Carrizo Impact Area boundaries. The entry to the Carrizo Impact Area is prohibited and very dangerous.
Around the Carrizo Impact Area there is an exclusion zone, on the west side following the San Diego/Imperial county line.
Be aware of unexploded ordenace even well outside of the actual impact area.
Andrade Canyon Narrows and Slots 9.1 mile 4 hour 20 minutes Moderate 2014
Andrade Canyon loop 8.8 mile 4 hour 20 minutes Moderate 2017
Andrade Domelands Loop 11.6 mile 6 hour 40 minutes Moderate 2016
Carrizo Creek South Fingers 4x4 3 mile 1 hour 30 minutes Easy 2016
Carrizo to Goat Canyon trestle 4x4 8 mile 6 hour Moderate/hard 2012
Carrizo East fork loop 4x4 8.1 mile 4 hour 40 minutes Moderate 2016
Carrizo East fork palms 4x4 8.2 mile 4 hour 40 minutes Moderate 2012
Carrizo West Fork Palms - Four frogs canyon 4x4 5.2 mile 3 hour 20 minutes Moderate 2014
Carrizo West Fork Palms Second - Jacumba Jim Canyon 4x4 4.5 mile 4 hour Easy/Moderate 2015
Carrizo Canyon south fork palm grove 4x4 6 mile 4 hour Moderate 2017
De Anza Springs Resort loop 5 mile 4 hour Moderate 2023
Devils Canyon Loop 4x4 7.4 mile 4 hour Easy/Moderate 2023
Dolomite Jojoba loop 5.5 mile 3 hour Moderate 2020
Dolomite Mine Peak 2.5 mile 1 hour 30 minutes Easy/Moderate 2015
Domelands East 10.5 mile 5 hour Easy/Moderate 2015
Domelands Hoodoo Loop 11.2 mile 6 hour, 20 minutes Easy/Moderate 2018
Domelands Wind Caves Loop OK 8 mile 4 hour Moderate 2014
Fossil Canyon 4.7 mile 2 hour 45 minutes Easy/Moderate 2016
Gert Wash loop 4x4 13.8 mile 5 hour 30 minutes Easy/Moderate 2016
Gert Wash loop 2 4x4 10 mile 4 hour 50 minutes Easy/Moderate 2017
In-Ko-Pah Anza Borrego Desert loop 6.4 mile 4 hour 15 minutes Moderate 2023
Jojoba Yellow Tackstem loop 4x4 2.7 mile 2 hour 30 minutes Easy/Moderate 2020
Mortero Canyon Volcanic Hills Loop 4.5 mile 2 hour 20 minutes Easy/Moderate 2020
Mortero Palms loop 3.8 mile 3 hour Moderate (boulders) 2017
Mortero Palms to Goat Canyon (trestle) 6.5 mile 5 hour 40 minutes Moderate/Hard 2010
Red Hill Lava Flow Wash loop 5.6 mile 3 hour 30 minutes Moderate 2019
Red Rock loop 4 mile 3 hour Easy/Moderate 2024
Rockhouse Canyon 6.2 mile 2 hour 25 minutes Easy 2013
Rockhouse Canyon Loop 7.4 mile 4 hour 30 minutes Moderate 2020
Rockhouse Canyon South loop 6.4 mile 3 hour 30 minutes Moderate 2019
Rockhouse Canyon - Four Frogs Canyon loop 6 mile 3 hour 30 minutes Easy/Moderate 2017
Sin Nombre Carrizo East Loop 4x4 11.1 mile 4 hour 30 minutes Easy/Moderate 2015
Sin Nombre East Fork Loop 4x4 5.5 mile 2 hour 30 minutes Easy/Moderate 2015
Sin Nombre loop 12 mile 5 hour Easy/Moderate 2009
Sin Nombre slot loop 4x4 6.7 mile 3 hour 15 minutes Easy/Moderate 2012
Sin Nombre slot loop 2 OK 7 mile 3 hour 35 minutes Easy/Moderate 2015
South Carrizo North loop 5 mile 4 hour Easy 2020
Sweeney Pass South Canyon 4.4 mile 2 hour 10 minutes Easy/Moderate 2015
Sweeney Pass South Canyon loop 5.9 mile 2 hour 50 minutes Easy/Moderate 2015
Sweeney Jojoba Wash Sin Nombre loop 8.8 mile 3 hour 50 minutes Easy/Moderate 2017
Table Mountain 4.1 mile 3 hour 30 minutes Moderate 2023
Valley of the Moon 8 mile 4 hour Easy/Moderate 2023
Volcanic Hills Loop 7.5 mile 3 hour 30 minutes Moderate 2015

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