• The Slot Canyon out near Borrego Springs is one of the only of it's kind in the area. It is a great hike and very easy to find despite what folks always seem to write up about it. If you are coming from Julian directly, stay on Hwy 78 and go pass Borrego Springs Road, the road you are looking for is Buttes Pass Road which is just a mile or so.
• Mar 08, 2017  'The Slot' is a extremely narrow hiking trail in a sandstone canyon in the heart of Anza Borrego State Park. The drive to The Slot is a very easy one with some soft sand and compact hard dirt.

The deepest and narrowest part extends for about a quarter of a mile. The floor is U-shaped in profile, a mix of pebbles and bare rock, as the drainage cuts through angled strata, alternating between conglomerate and more homogenous layers. All the rocks are grey or pale brown, so the narrows are never very colorful. Two chokestones above dryfalls create more significant obstacles, but webbing and a short rope seems usually to be left in place, to assist when climbing up. Some sections have a few tight bends, where the way ahead is apparent only when close-up. An adit penetrates a little way into the cliffs, following a seam of calcite. Soon after this, a tributary on the left provides an easy exit route, leading to the open, gravelly slopes just east of the mine. Beyond the side ravine are a short conglomerate section and another dryfall, above which the canyon is rather less deep, though it continues a lot further, gaining elevation more steeply.

The Slot Borrego Springs State Park

Book your tickets online for the top things to do in Borrego Springs, California on TripAdvisor: See 2,461 traveler reviews and photos of Borrego Springs tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in January. We have reviews of the best places to see in Borrego Springs. Visit top-rated &.

Middle Fork of Palm Wash, South Branch

The track to Calcite Mine is very rough and parts are too rocky and rutted even for some 4WD vehicles so most people make the journey on foot. It is about a mile from the trailhead on S22 to the crossing of the Middle Fork, easily recognizable as the track descends quite steeply to the canyon floor, just below the lower end of the narrows. The rocks here are whitish grey and have the same form and texture as those in the main branch. The passageways are quite sinuous with tight curves and a floor of smooth rock, but this slot like section doesn't extend very far - beyond is a more open stretch then some shallower narrows that end beneath a dryfall. All can be explored in just 30 minutes, from the road.

Borrego Springs Camping