Borrego Springs Ca. and Shelter Valley, CA 92036 Area Homes for Sale

Below are the latest homes for sale in the Borrego Springs and Shelter Valley, Julian Desert area of California for the last six (6) months. This includes single family homes and condos. You can also view and download a pdf report with more community information below.

Shelter Valley is a unique small community on the west side of Anza Borrego State Park in San Diego Co. It has the Julian Zip Code of 92036, however this area is in the desert area below the treed town of Julian. It’s about a 1.5 hour drive from San Diego, 15 miles from Julian. It’s a high desert retreat from the city that is closer, and cooler than Borrego Springs by 10 to 15 degrees in the summertime.

     Shelter Valley is surrounded by Anza Borrego State Park so no further growth is possible. It can also be reached coming from the San Bernardino area off Hwy 15 through Warner Springs, up from Ocotillo Wells on Hwy 8 or through Cuyamaca State Park or up from Ramona. It is a high desert environment though in centuries past was more habitable as shown by Indian relics found in the area. The ecology is dominated by cactus and open chaparral. Anza Borrego wildflowers in the spring are sensational.

The old Butterfield Stage Coach route passed through Shelter Valley on the leg between Yuma and San Bernardino. John Butterfield Co. ran the overland trail from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco from 1857 to 1861. Afterwards local stage companies and the Wells Fargo Co used the old trail. At Scissors Crossing the S-2 Hwy doglegs around San Felipe Creek near where the adobe building that once was the San Felipe Station stood. Only a historical monument now marks this spot. The San Felipe Station was between the Vallecito Station 18 mile ‘SE’ and the Warner Ranch Station 16miles ‘NW’. There are a few lost treasure stories associated with this route.

Julian was once a prosperous gold mining area and where there were gold and stage coaches there were outlaws. One story tells of ‘The Lost Treasure of Mission Ysabel’ being hidden on top of a hill near the San Felipe Station. Of course this hasn’t yet been found.

Borrego Springs

An unincorporated area of northeast San Diego County, Borrego Springs, CA has a zip code of 92004 and is a village within a park completely surrounded and protected by the amazing 600,000 acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Here in San Diego’s only desert community, the nearest stoplight is fifty miles away. We have no big box or chain stores. The slower, uncomplicated pace, the scenic beauty and the human scale of the place combine to produce a rustic, authentic desert experience, a special place, in all seasons.

Borrego Springs is not desolate, however. The California state park attracts thousands of people who venture out to experience this treasure. For those seeking the creature comforts, you can stay at one of the hotels in Borrego Springs, dine on a home-cooked, hot meal and venture out to the desert during the daylight. There’s a lot of exploration in store for you in the park which spans 900 square miles and is comprised of over 650,000 acres. Hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails, 12 wilderness areas and many species of wildlife such as golden eagles, mule deer and big horn sheep can be experienced in this wonderland where nature’s hand touches everything. Located in eastern San Diego County, with portions extending east into Imperial County and north into Riverside County, it takes 2 hours to drive to Borrego Springs from San Diego, Riverside, and Palm Springs and approximately 3 hours to get there from Disneyland. Many visitors approach from the east or west via Highways S22 and 78. From the coast, these highways descend from the heights of the Peninsular range of mountains with spectacular views of the great bowl of the Colorado Desert. Highway S2 enters the park from the south off of Interstate 8.

In addition to the desert park attraction, Borrego Springs holds festivals such as Circle of Art in March, Peg Leg Liar’s Contest at Peg Leg Smith Monument in April, Cinco de Mayo in May and Borrego Days Desert Festival, the last week in October. The festival includes a parade, the Miss Borrego Pageant, a carnival, live music, arts and crafts.

Peg Leg Smith Monument celebrates a Gold Rush character named Thomas Long Smith or Peg Leg Smith. Peg Leg Smith was a prospector and story teller unmatched by most who knew him during the early to mid-1800s. Smith claimed he found pure gold nuggets in the Borrego Springs’ hidden hills. Though his golden treasure was lost somewhere in the hills where he could not find it, today you can remember him by throwing rocks on a pile near the marker that commemorates this character. The stone monument and plaque says, Let those who seek Peg Leg’s gold add ten rocks to this pile. You can find this monument on Pegleg Road exit to Henderson Canyon Road a few miles from the Borrego Springs Airport on Highway 22.

History of Borrego

The first record of a European in Borrego Valley was when Lieutenant Pedro Fages of the San Diego Presidio came in search of deserters in 1772. His pursuit led him northwest through the present town of Borrego Springs and up Coyote Canyon.

This event was related by Kumeyaay Indians to members of the first Anza expedition, who camped at their village in March, 1774. The Spaniards called this village (and spring) just east of the Borrego Sink, San Gregorio. It is the location of the original Borrego Spring. Juan Bautista De Anza was seeking an overland route from Sonora Mexico to Monterrey California. Proceeding west from San Gregorio, he and his party of 25 followed Coyote Creek and ascended Coyote Canyon. They camped the following night at the Cahuilla village of Lower Willows, now known as Santa Caterina.

It was another hundred years before cattlemen began homesteading the Borrego Valley in about 1875. The first successful well was dug in 1926, which quickly led to irrigation farming. By then, the town included a post office, a small general store, and a gas station. The military presence of both the Army and Navy during World War II brought the first paved roads and electricity to Borrego Springs. After the war, developers subdivided the area attempting to create a resort community by capitalizing on the tourism generated by the state park. Borrego Springs is an unincorporated community in the county of San Diego.

Location Details

Distances: 78 miles northeast of the city of San Diego in the Borrego Valley of southeastern California. The Salton Sea is 30 miles to the east following S-22. Borrego Springs is also 40 miles from the border of Mexico.

Desert: in the extreme western Sonoran Desert completely surrounded by the 600,000+ acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Mountains: Surrounded by the Santa Rosa (8,000 ft), San Ysidro (6,500 ft) and Vallecito (3,600) mountains. Highways: County Highways S-3 and S-22 meet in downtown Borrego Springs.

Community Service Organizations & Clubs

American Legion Post 853
PO Box 2653 / Borrego Springs, CA 92004-2653
760-767-4001 / www.ca853.org

Anza Borrego Foundation & Institute

The Anza-Borrego Foundation (ABF)

Is a nonprofit organization that promotes conservation in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park® and the surrounding ecological region through land acquisition, education, interpretation and scientific studies.
PO Box 2001 / Borrego Springs, CA 92004-2001
760-767-0446 / www.theabf.org / info@theabf.org

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association Desert Nature Center
652 Palm Canyon Dr / PO Box 310
Borrego Springs CA 92004-0310
760-767-3052 / https://www.abdnha.org/

Boys & Girls Club – Borrego Springs Branch
633 Cahuilla / PO Box 1051
Borrego Springs CA 92004-1051
760-767-9989 / 760-746-331
www.sdyouth.org/borregosprings

Soroptimist International
PO Box 504 / Borrego Springs CA 92004-0504
760-767-5538 / www.soroptimist.org / turp@cableusa.com

Borrego Springs Rotary Club
3845 Yaqui Pass Rd / PO Box 1593
Borrego Springs CA 92004-1593
760-767-4299 / www.borregospringsrotary.org

Borrego Springs Children’s Center
580 Circle J. Drive / PO Box 1516
Borrego Springs CA 92004-1516
760-767-3658

Frugal Coyote Thrift Shoppe
2405 Stirrup Rd / PO Box 1516
Borrego Springs CA 92004-1516
760-767-4608

Trash Pickup Service & Borrego Landfill

Borrego Landfill
2449 Palm Canyon Road / Borrego Springs, California 92004
619-596-1565

Local Newspaper

Borrego Sun

Founded March 1949 and is published every other Thursday. This paper is a major source of news and information pertaining to life in the Borrego Valley region. News & Advertising Deadline 9 days before publication.
707 Christmas Circle
PO Box 249
Borrego Springs, CA 92004-0249
760-767-5338 / Fax 760-767-4971
borregosun@cableusa.com

Public Services & Utilities

San Diego Gas & Electric
800-611-SDGE (7343) / https://www.sdge.com/

Borrego Springs Fire Protection District & Paramedic Ambulance Transport Service

The District was created in 1961 as a Volunteer Department currently it is a a full service full-time Fire District. The District has 12 paid personnel, augmented by 21 Reserves. There is one station covering 305.5 square miles, responded to 482 emergencies in the 2001-2002 fiscal year. In addition to providing typical Fire and rescue services the The District also provides Paramedic Ambulance Transport Services. District Apparatus includes a 2000 Central States Custom 1500 gpm 4 wheel drive pumper, 1982 Western States 1250 gpm pumper, 1975 2000 gallon Water Tender, 3 Modular Type 1 Ambulances 2 equipped with Advanced Life Support equipment. Free Blood Pressure Tests.

2324 Stirrup Rd / P.O. Box 898
Borrego Springs, CA 92004-0898
760-767-5436 / Fax 760-767-5193
http://www.borrego-fire.org// admin@borrego-fire.org

Cable / Phone / Internet Service

Cable USA
2455 Stirrup Rd / Borrego Springs CA 92004
760-767-5607 / 800-300-6989
www.cableusa.com

Borrego Springs Public Library
A branch of the San Diego County Library System. The Borrego Springs Library is moving to larger facilities at the eastern end of The Mall shopping center. Call the library for more information.
571-A Palm Canyon Dr / Borrego Springs, CA 92004
(760) 767-5761

https://www.sdcl.org/locations_BR.html

Borrego Springs Post Office
2599 Country Club Rd / Borrego Springs CA 92004
800-275-8777 / 800-ASK-USPS
760-767-0741 / Fax:760-767-4983
www.usps.com
Mon-Fri: 09:00AM – 04:30PM

Borrego Springs Bus Transportation
Borrego Springs is serviced by routes 891 & 892.
Call: 511
Rural bus number 800-858-0291
https://www.sdmts.com/

Borrego Springs County Sheriff
565 Palm Canyon Drive / Borrego Springs, CA. 92004
760-767-5656 – Non-Emergency / Fax: 760-767-5737
https://www.sdsheriff.net/

Borrego Water District
The Borrego Water District provides potable water, sewer service, flood control and gnat abatement to the desert community of Borrego Springs, California and other areas of the surrounding Borrego Valley.
806 Palm Canyon Dr / PO Box 1870
Borrego Springs CA 92004-1870
(760) 767-5806 / Fax 760-767-5994
http://www.bvgsp.org/ / bwdmail@borregowd.org
Golf Courses

Road Runner Golf & Country Club, Road Runner Course
18 holes over 2,445 yards with a par of 54 (Public)
1010 Palm Canyon Dr / Borrego Springs, CA 92004
(760) 767-5373

Borrego Springs Resort & Country Club, Palms Course
Borrego Springs Resort & Country Club, Desert Willow Course
Borrego Springs Resort & Country Club, Mesquite Course
9 holes (Public)
1112 Tilting T Drive / Borrego Springs, CA 92004
(760) 767-3330

Borrego Springs Resort & Country Club, Desert Willow Course
9 holes (Public)
1112 Tilting T Drive
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
(760) 767-3330

Springs At Borrego Golf Course, Springs Course
9 holes over 3,084 yards with a par of 36 (Public)
2255 DiGorgio Rd / Borrego Springs, CA 92004
(866) 330-0003

De Anza Desert Country Club, De Anza Desert Course
18 holes over 6,778 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity)
509 Catarina Drive / Borrego Springs, CA 92004
(760) 767-5577

Montesoro Golf and Social Club, Montesoro 1 Course
18 holes (Private Non-Equity)
1881 Rams Hill Rd / Borrego Springs, CA 92004-5400
(800) 292-2944
Education

Borrego Springs Unified School District
1315 Palm Canyon Dr
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
Superintendent & Personnel 760-767-5357
Business Office 760-767-5359

Borrego Springs Elementary School (K-6)
1315 Palm Canyon Dr
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
760-767-5333

Borrego Springs Middle School (4-8 / 7-8)
2255 Diegueno Rd
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
760-767-5335

Borrego Springs High School (9-12)
2281 Diegueno Rd
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
760-767-5335

Community Day School (Alternative Education)
1315 Palm Canyon Dr
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
760-767-5357

Palm Canyon Cont High School (Alternative Education)
2243 Diegueno Rd
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
760-767-5418

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