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Borrego Double Century

borrego bike race

Borrego Double Century Ride

Anza Borrego desert annual bike event, riding from the desert to the coast and back. North San Diego County

500 rider limit
Total Mileage: 193 miles
Total Elevation: 14,400 feet

start & ends @
Stanlunds Inn
2771 Borrego Springs Rd.
Borrego Springs, California 92004
760-767-5501

Lunch at the beach – Oceanside, CA

Annual event; May

Borrego Springs CA

mtnhighcycling.com/Borrego_Double_Century

race lunch

Primitive Camp San Diego

Fire Light Cove

Open car camping is allowed in several places inside Cleveland National Forest, although NO campfires are permitted in the backcountry (trailside or dirt roads) – due to the high fire danger. Your best for FREE, open, dispersed camping (with a campfire) is Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Lower elevations w/ summertime temperature can get very hot, so plan for higher elevation camps. The more you explore, the more you can find.

The Tom Harrison San Diego Backcountry Map can get you out there on the back roads.

Laguna Mountain (off Sunrise Hwy. S-1)
[south Cleveland National Forest]
East of San Diego; 40 miles E on Interstate 8

  • Pine Creek Road – with plenty of mountain biking trails
  • Noble Canyon – popular mountain biking trail
  • Kitchen Creek Road (warning, heavy use w/ US Border Patrol)

Palomar Mountain (off Hwy. 76)
[north Cleveland National Forest]
N of San Diego; 40 miles N on Interstate 15

Anza Borrego Desert Camping
East of San Diego CA

  • Dispersed camping nearly anywhere in Anza desert (w/ a metal fire bucket)

[higher elevations (1000-2000′) near Cleveland National Forest]

  • Oriflamme Canyon (off Road S-2)
  • Culp Valley (off Road S-22)
  • Blair Valley (off Road S-2)

[lower elevations (100′) near Hwy 78]

Cupl Valley Camp

A winter day out exploring Culp Valley back roads.

mortero trails

Maps Mountains / San Diego Maps