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Rockhouse Trail  A campsite on the right hand side of the trail Why we chose here? We were on our way to San Diego Location: Rockhouse trail is off the SR22 in the Anza Borrego Desert CA. Two hours east of San Diego, west of Salton City, near the Salton Sea. There is a green street sign, so you shouldn’t miss it. More than likely there will be other RV's there as it's a well known boondocking area. Sites: Quit a few, look for the rock ringed fire pits Facilities: None, it’s primitive camping Groceries: 7 miles to Borrego Springs Reservations: No Cell Coverage / WiFi: Both Verizon and AT&T work here. The further you go from the SR22, the weaker the signal Price Paid: $0 Date of visit: Mid November 2015 It's just a big open space Other: This is a low desert so has the same temperature as say Palm Springs. There can be high winds as this is a desert. Fuel and food are available in Borrego Springs 7 miles away The road at...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 6am outside our Trailer After spending some time in Yucca Valley catching up with friends and getting a few maintenance issues done such as brakes and wheel bearings on the trailer, brakes, tyre balancing and front end alignment on the truck. It was time to find somewhere warmer. Winter had come early and being in the high desert it was starting to get cold. Day light saving ended and it was getting dark around five. We had five days before we were due at the state park near San Diego in mid November, so we didn’t want to go too far afield. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a low desert east of San Diego and west of the Salton Sea. There is a difference of 10°F between the low and high desert, and the difference between 60° and 70° can mean that you are a bit cold or nice and warm. Low desert sounded good. We are boondocking here in ABDSP, one of the few State Parks that allows primitive camping for free. Our neighbours are a few ...