Updated April 5, 2016
Communities
- Bertram — 33°22′42″N 115°47′00″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Bombay Beach — 33°21′03″N 115°43′47″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Calipatria — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Coolidge Springs — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Desert Shores (formerly Fish Springs) — 33°24′15″N 116°02′23″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Elmore Desert Ranch — 33°06′13″N 115°48′02″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Estelle — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Fondo — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Frink — Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Kane Spring — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Mecca — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Mundo (formerly Volcano and Volcano Springs) — 33°16′25″N 115°34′09″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Niland (formerly Imperial Junction, Old Beach, and Hobgood) — 33°14′24″N 115°31′08″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- North Shore (formerly Date Palm Beach and Desert Beach) — 33°30′46″N 115°55′38″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Oasis — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Pope — 33°21′57″N 115°43′22″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Salton — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Salton City — 33°17′55″N 115°57′22″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Salton Sea Beach — 33°22′30″N 116°00′43″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
- Truckhaven — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Verdant — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Westmorland — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS)
- Wister — 33°18′55″N 115°36′12″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS);
Points of Interest
Bombay Beach Ruins
Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field
East Jesus
International Banana Museum
Salton Sea Test Base
Salvation Mountain
Slab City
Links for More Information
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park— The Visitor’s Center showcases the past and present Anza-Borrego. See a model of the Aiolornis incredibilis, “the incredible bird god of the winds”, fossils and more. Plus the incredible Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park — The Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce presents much more information about the largest desert park in America.
- Anza Borrego Foundation — Visit the Anza-Borrego Foundation webpage for exciting interpretive offerings, explore the myriad invaluable roles the Foundation serves, and discover the many ways you may help care for this magnificent resource.
- Anza-Borrego Desert Paleontology Society —
- Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce — Local events, news and announcements.
- Fossil Hunting in the Yuha Basin —
- Galleta Meadows Estate — Dennis Avery, land owner of Galleta Meadows Estates in Borrego Springs envisioned the idea of adding “free standing art” to his property with original steel welded sculptures created by “Perris Jurassic Park” owner/artist/welder Ricardo Breceda based in Perris, California.
- National Fossil Day — National Fossil Day is a celebration organized by the National Park Service to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational values.
- Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program — California Department of Water Resources Salton Sea Program
- Salton Sea Management Program — An agency of the California state government.
- San Andreas Fault — A website all about the San Andreas Fault, California’s defining geological feature.
- San Diego East Convention Visitors Bureau —
- Sunbelt Books — Books on geology, paleontology, and the Anza-Borrego desert region, and more.