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Outdoors in Borrego Pass

Few parks or trails are on the map in Borrego Pass

30% of Borrego Pass’ land is conserved, about 2,511 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Borrego Pass, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
30%
2,511 acres · of 13.2 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
8,186 ft
Big Point
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2,511 conserved acres

30% of Borrego Pass’ land. Who manages Borrego Pass’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management1,793 ac
State land board718 ac
National Public Lands · 1,793 acState Resource Management Area · 718 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Farmington Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1,793Open
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board718Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Borrego Pass

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Borrego Pass
Big Point8,186 ft elevation
Directions
Red Butte
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Mountaineer Court0.4 mi
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Borrego Pass Trading Post Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2012
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Borrego Pass: April to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.811.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.29.8
High (°F)424554617183848175655241
Rain (in)0.90.70.70.50.70.52.02.11.30.90.70.8

June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Borrego Pass →

Questions about parks and trails in Borrego Pass

Is there public land near Borrego Pass?

50,143 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Borrego Pass or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,519 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Borrego Pass neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →