Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Jeremy A.
Reviewed Mar. 11, 2021

Night Sky, Boondocking at its best in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Here on the Great Southern Overland Stage Route well off the beaten path is a dispersed camping area that allows you to enjoy the solitude and explore a bit. Ochre petroglyphs, fantastic night sky views, a variety of flora and fauna, hiking, and some challenging 4x4 lines await you here. Access is not always assured, check the local park conditions as well as the weather report. Washboard, softer sandy sections, and flash flooding may make the area difficult or ill advised to travel to. There are some public restrooms at the entrance, and some cell service, but not much else in the way of infrastructure at first glance. Yet the land was inhabited for thousands of years by the Kumeyaay “Those who face the water from a cliff”, Ipai, Kamia, and Tipai people. In the surrounding rock formations you may find morteros and metates used to process piñon, chia, and acorns that served in making dietary staples like shawii, known elsewhere as wiiwish. In addition to hunting and gathering, complex agricultural projects to cultivate maize, teparies, and beans.

  • Review photo of Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Jeremy A., March 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Jeremy A., March 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Jeremy A., March 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Jeremy A., March 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Jeremy A., March 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Jeremy A., March 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Blair Valley Primitive Campground — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Jeremy A., March 11, 2021