I love to hike. This was one of my favorite hikes. 6 miles round trip. A waterfall oasis with ferns growing. Simply amazing. Wild lavender bushes. Ocotillo everywhere. Creosote. Yes they smell like your fireplace hence the name. Not easy but not really too hard a hike. A few places where your rock scrambling is required. However leave the 3 year olds home. Great fun. Enjoy!
Tiffany M.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Cleveland, OH
One of the more popular hikes is the palm canyon trail. .. Pfft! Who cares? What’s more miraculous then a waterfall in the midst of a dry, seemingly dead desert? All though not all that impressive(24′) it’s a nice bit of heaven in comparison to the desert. There is quite the elevation gain through sandy and rocky terrain. A bit of boulder scrambling, and during the spring the flowers are interesting. A large spinney plant called ocotillo liters the trail too. Some of the path disappears, or seems to, you just have to navigate it. We almost missed the falls!(I would highly suggest going to the visitor center and getting a map) It’s 6 miles, 3 there n’ back. Bring water, especially if it spring-fall, ’tis muy calor! Anyhow definitely one off the better trails at Borrego.
