Begole Archaeological Research Center Tour (Optional Mine Wash Site Tour) 4/14

On April 14th, the San Diego County Archaeological Society has the opportunity to take a tour of the Begole Archaeological Research Center. It is an opportunity to get a behind the scenes tour of the collections for Anza-Borrego Desert, Cuyamaca Rancho, Palomar Mountain State Parks, and Picacho State Recreation Area. The tour will be led by California State Park archaeologist, Hayley Elsken. The tour is approximately 45 minutes and will begin at 10:00 am. The Begole Archaeological Research Center is located at 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA 92004. There is also parking available at the Anza-Borrego State Park Visitor Center, but costs $10 to park, and is a five-minute walk to the research center.

After the tour of the research center, there will be an optional tour led by Hayley to the Mine Wash Site. The site is located approximately 20 minutes from the Begole Archaeological Research Center. Please be advised to reach the site that it would require driving off road and would need a high-clearance 4x4 or All Wheel Drive vehicle.

The tour is limited to 20 individuals. Please e-mail Tim Wolfe at info@sdcas.org if you would like to sign up for the tour of the research center, and please let them know if you would be interested in the secondary tour and if you have a vehicle capable of reaching the site. If not we’ll try to arrange carpooling to the site from the research center.