Anza-Borrego Desert SP General Plan and Cultural Preserves

Anza Borrego Desert SP Approved by the State Parks Commission on February 11, 2005, the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park General Plan was put into its final form and is located below (by document sections).

As is the case with the following document, general plans create a framework which guides day-to-day decision-making within the Park. Further, general plans provide a basis for developing focused management plans, specific project plans, and other proposals which implement the general plan’s goals. However, General Plans stop short of defining specific measures and/or timeframes for fulfilling these goals.

All documents are in Adobe Acrobat format.

Seven New Cultural Preserves Receive Unanimous Approval

The California State Park and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the sub-classification of the seven cultural preserves in Anza Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP) for their outstanding historic and cultural interest on December 10, 2010 in San Diego, California, at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The sub-classifications were recommended in the 2005 ABDSP General Plan.

See the approved Cultural Preserve Management Plan, below.
Anza Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP) Cultural Preserve Management Plan - November 2012

California State Park and Recreation Commission Resolutions for the ABDSP seven Cultural Preserves adopted on December 10, 2010: Resolutions 24 to 30-2010

Maps of the seven cultural preserves are listed below.

Anza-Borrego sun pictograph

Sun motif pictograph at Little Blair Valley

To view the seven cultural preserve maps, click on the links below:
Angelina Spring Cultural Preserve
Coyote Canyon Cultural Preserve
Culp Valley Cultural Preserve
Hawi-Vallecito Cultural Preserve
Little Blair Valley Cultural Preserve
Piedras Grandes Cultural Preserve
Southern Overland Trail Cultural Preserve

California State Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Schedule

2010 Public Meetings for ABDSP:

Riverside, CA
Saturday, March 20 from 3 to 6 p.m.
Magnolia Room, Riverside Convention Center (free parking)
3443 Orange Street
Riverside, CA 92501-2821

Borrego Springs, CA
Thursday, April 1 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Borrego Springs Resort
1112 Tilting T Drive
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
www.borregospringsresort.com

San Diego, CA
Tuesday, April 13 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Mission Trails Regional Park
Visitor and Interpretive Center
One Father Junipero Serra Trail
San Diego, CA 92119-1008
www.mtrp.org

San Diego, CA
Friday, December 10, 2010 from 9 a.m. to noon
Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs Street
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2810

Public Comments from Meetings and Written Responses (PDF) - Click HERE

For more information please contact:
Scott Green
Associate State Archaeologist
Planning Division, California State Parks
(916) 651-2759
sgreen@parks.ca.gov

Joan S. Schneider, Ph.D.
Associate State Archaeologist
Colorado Desert District, California State Parks
(760) 767-4403
jschneider@parks.ca.gov

Newsletters
March 2010