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All the United States California Borrego Springs

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Borrego Springs

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Borrego Springs, California

Updated December 31, 2018

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Galleta Meadows Estate

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
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Borrego Springs, California

Fonts Point

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.
Pegleg Smith Monument

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Pegleg Smith Monument

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.
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Eagle and High Peak Mine

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.
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Red fox in Eshott Animal Park.

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The JAB Canid Education and Conservation Center

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.
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