Skip to content
It’s San DiegoSearch The Guide

Home › Borrego Palm Canyon Campground

Borrego Palm Canyon Campground

Part of Tent Camping, our guide to tent camping in San Diego County.

Borrego Palm Canyon is the main developed campground in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, at the trailhead for the 3-mile round-trip Borrego Palm Canyon Trail. Tent sites are $35 a night. Reservations cover October 1 to April 30 and open six months ahead.Checked October 23, 2026.

$35tent site per night
6 monthsahead, per the park page
Oct 1 to Apr 30reservation season
3 miround-trip palm canyon trail
Wooden benches facing a screen in front of a rugged desert mountain
The campground's outdoor amphitheater. GB11111, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
LocationEnd of the main campground road; Visitor Center at the west end of Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs; Visitor Center phone 760-767-4205
FeesTent sites $35; seniors $33; Disabled Discount $17.50; extra vehicle $10; hike and bike $5 per person; group camps 1-5 $125
Check-in2:00 PM. Dump station closed June 1 to September 30.
Limits8 people and 2 vehicles per site
DogsAllowed in campgrounds, on designated park roads and the Visitor Center and Campground Trail
Who it suitsAll ages. Minors under 18 need a parent or guardian or a permission letter.
BookingReserveCalifornia. The park says visitors can reserve campsites six months in advance from the current date.

Advisories Read Today

The park’s “Current Advisories and Notices” box on 2026-10-23 lists Borrego Palm Canyon tent sites 54-89, 90-99 and 111-115, plus group sites G 1-5 and hike and bike, under restrictions with no reason or date. The page also says the first palm grove is closed due to fire damage. Call the Visitor Center at 760-767-4205 before booking those rows.

Fire Rules

A fire notice on the park page prohibits open fires, campfires and barbecues at Blair Valley, Culp Valley and backcountry sites during Extreme Heat, Fire Danger Warnings or Limited Fire Fighting Resources. Portable propane or gas stoves are permitted for cooking in designated campsite and day-use areas. The wording for the developed campground itself is not separately stated on the page. Call 760-767-4037.

Nearby

See Borrego Palm Canyon Trail, the Anza-Borrego Visitor Center and Anza-Borrego Stargazing.

What We Could Not Verify

  • The total number of campsites: the park page does not state it. The Visitor Center (760-767-4205) can confirm.
  • Why tent rows 54-89, 90-99 and 111-115 and group sites G 1-5 are listed in the advisories box, and whether they can be booked now. The Visitor Center can confirm.
  • Fire rules for the developed campground itself. Park staff (760-767-4037) can confirm.
  • Coordinates were not retrieved, so no map point is shown.

More in Tent Camping

FAQ

When can I book Borrego Palm Canyon?

The park page says reservations are available October 1 through April 30, and campsites can be reserved six months in advance from the current date.

Are all the tent sites open?

Not confirmed. The park’s advisories box listed some tent rows as restricted on 2026-10-23 with no reason given. Call 760-767-4205.

Sources

  1. California State Parks: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Checked October 23, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 23, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.