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Medical Center | Airport | History of Borrego
The area surrounding Village of Borrego Springs is truly a recreation haven. Whether you’re taking a trip in a motorhome or travel trailer, enjoy the adventure of camping with your family in a campground, or looking for the best luxury resort to play golf, Anza-Borrego State Park has it all. Consider The Springs your oasis in the Death Valley desert Borrego's friendly inhabitants and genuine hometown atmosphere add to the appeal of this fun and unique place. The area offers a bounty to nature lovers and explorers, as well as to those who want luxury accommodations, golf, tennis, camping, and a serene atmosphere. A variety of the best restaurants await the visitor here, as well as intimate shopping malls, and essential services.
With clean, dry air and clear skies, the winter months feature warm days and cool nights. The summer desert heat tempered with low humidity makes higher summer temperatures feel more comfortable for camping. Borrego Valley Airport(designated L08) is located approximately 3 miles east of Borrego Springs. It has a pilot-activated, lighted, 5000-foot runway, fueling and space for overnight and longer stays. It is student pilot-friendly and features late-model rental cars, a restaurant and information on numerous other activities. The airport is at an elevation of 520 feet. It also offers the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Sky Trail, which gives pilots and their passengers a chance to enjoy natural and historic features of the park, many of which can only be viewed from the air. The Borrego Valley Airport can be fairly described as a pilot's heaven, with 99% clear skies. Soon the focus of the valley became agriculture. "Doc" Beaty homesteaded here in 1912 and raised alfalfa along with his cattle. He was also responsible for building the Truckhaven Trail, which was the forerunner of the S-22 to the Salton Sea. The first successful well was dug in 1926, which quickly led to irrigation farming. By then, the town contained a post office, a small general store, and a gas station. Today, the main crops are citrus, including the famous Borrego Pink Grapefruit, which was introduced with other citrus fruits in the 1950's. After World War II, developers subdivided the area, attempting to create a resort community out of the current Village of Borrego Springs by capitalizing on the travel and tourism generated by the state park. Most of the buildings in "downtown" Borrego were built in the late 1940's and early 1950's. Borrego Springs is still a young community. The major routes into the valley are relatively new. Yaqui Pass Road was completed in 1942, Montezuma Valley Road in 1964 and the S-22 to the Salton Sea in 1968. The town of Borrego Springs was never incorporated, and therefore has only an honorary mayor and is governed by San Diego County. |
Borrego Springs has been blessed with extraordinary natural beauty, making the area one of the most unique places to vacation in America. The area is alive with wildlife and extremely prolific in floral displays. Its mountains rise in relief from the desert floor, circling the valley with jagged crags of stark beauty. 
The Springs has recently had an exciting new development. The Borrego Springs Medical Center has opened a satellite clinic located at The Roadrunner Club which is next door to The Springs at Borrego Resort. Medical and pharmacy services are now available to rv guests at The Springs. The Borrego Medical Center is staffed with excellent medical personnel and visiting specialists 
The small town of Borrego Springs is home to nine churches and many denominations including Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, and Episcopal.
The military presence of both the Army and Navy during World War II brought the first paved roads and electricity to Borrego Springs. General George Patton used the Carrizo Badlands to train his troops for desert warfare in North Africa. The tracks can still be seen in this fragile western desert environment. Army tank destroyer units from New Mexico and anti-aircraft units from military began to arrive here immediately after Pearl Harbor. Naval aviators in their P-38's used the Carrizo Impact Area as a bombing and gunnery range. Because live ordnance still covers the area, it is closed to the public. It can, however, be viewed from the air where bomb craters are still visible below.