---
id: "2171"
name: Route 78--Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Road
distance: "18"
duration: 40 minutes
description: Desert route along US 79 from San Diego county line to Ocotillo Wells.
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designations:
  - California State Scenic Byway
states:
  - CA
ll:
  - -116.45403299999992
  - 33.10308800000013
bounds:
  - - -116.45403299999992
    - 33.10308800000013
  - - -116.16670199999993
    - 33.15954999999997

---

This State Scenic Highway runs through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which contains interesting rock formations and, in late winter, blooming wildflowers and cacti. The route offers scenery of the southern California low desert.