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Borrego Springs, California
CDP
About Borrego Springs
Set in the southeastern part of California, Borrego Springs is a small unincorporated community.
Borrego Springs holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 43.41 square miles.
📰 Borrego Springs News Today
- Update: 2.3 magnitude earthquake detected near Borrego Springs, CA on Aug. 13 Sacramento Bee · Aug 14
- Borrego Springs High School (CA) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 14
- Borrego Springs Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- The Ultimate Borrego Springs Adventure Guide for a Desert Day Trip Palm Springs Life · Mar 12
- Seismic activity on July 31: Earthquake near Borrego Springs, CA detected - magnitude 2.0 - Merced Sun-Star Merced Sun-Star · Jul 31
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Borrego Springs Unique
- The only place in America named Borrego Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Borrego Springs
- Carlee's
- Red Ocotillo — american
- Calico's (café)
- Carmelita's — mexican
- Kendall's Cafe — diner (café)
- Pablito's — mexican
- The Propeller Bar and Grill
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Old Borego · Attraction
- Desert Gardens · Attraction
- Maidenhair Falls · Attraction
- Palm Grove · Attraction
- Sky Art Desert Sculpture Garden · Art gallery
- Wildflowers (seasonal) · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Borrego Springs
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Borrego Springs County Park reviews ★
- San Ysidro Mountain Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Santa Rosa Mountains State Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
- cactus loop trail reviews ★
- desert garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Borrego Springs
- Borrego Springs Elementary
- Borrego Springs High
- Borrego Springs Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area43.41 sq mi
Coordinates33.2410, -116.3571