BorregoHiking.com: Coyote canyon


Di Giorgio Road turns into a dirt road that leads deeper into Coyote Canyon.
The road may be accessible for most cars up to the first crossing.
First crossing may be a small creek or dry.
Second crossing is mostly wet but not very deep and should be easy to cross in a 4x4.

Be warned: just before Third crossing, the road is seasonally or permanently closed.


At this point, you will find a small parking area. A slightly rougher road leads a little further to the third crossing.
Depending on the weather, it may be a swamp that is difficult to cross or almost dry and easy to cross.
Just past the third crossing, the road is called the bypass road or boulder alley.
As the latter name suggests, it is a rather steep, bouldery road accessible only to those with enough ground clearance and traction.
Beyond the bypass road, the road becomes easy to drive again and heads to popular destinations like Sheep Canyon and Middle Willows.

The south access is a rough road leading out of the small town of Anza.
Turn right onto Coyote Canyon Road and follow it down toward Turkey Track. The last part of the road down may be difficult to drive back up.

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