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County Highway S3March 25, 2010 - Philip J. Erdelsky, pje@efgh.com |
County Highway S3 begins at a junction with California Highway 78 and runs roughly north over Yaqui Pass to Borrego Springs, bearing the name Yaqui Pass Road. It turns left onto Deep Well Trail and left again onto Borrego Springs Road. It ends at a junction with County Highway S22 called Christmas Circle. Its total length is 12.1 miles.
There is one call box on the highway at Yaqui Pass summit.
The highway is part of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Auto Tour Route.
The following table lists the major intersections and landmarks on County Highway S3:
| miles from south end | left (for northbound traveler) | control | right (for northbound traveler) | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | California Highway 78 WEST | stop (southbound only) | California Highway 78 EAST | County Highway S3 begins (photograph) |
| 0.4 | Tamarisk Grove Campground | |||
| 2.0 | William L Kenyon Overlook Trail (photograph) | Yaqui Pass summit and Call Box S3 18 (photograph) | ||
| 4.1 | leave Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | |||
| 5.8 | Rams Hill Rd | |||
| 6.7 | Deep Well Tr (County Highway S3) | stop (southbound only) | photograph | |
| 7.1 | Borrego Springs Rd (County Highway S3) | stop (northbound only) | Borrego Springs Rd | |
| 10.4 | Tilting T Dr | Tilting T Dr | ||
| 12.1 | Christmas Circle | yield and right turn only (northbound only) | Christmas Circle | County Highway S3 ends (photograph) |