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Location: Mt. Baldy Visitor Center. From I-210, take Mountain Avenue north (it becomes Shinn Road on the way) until it ends at a T-junction with Mt. Baldy Road. Take a right and go 5 miles to Mt. Baldy Village. Park next to the visitor’s center. A National Forest Service adventure pass ($5 for a day…
Location: One Tram Way, Palm Springs. From I-10, take Highway 111 southeast for 8.5 miles. Turn right on Tram Way and drive 4 miles to the parking lot. Parking is $5 per vehicle. For current ticket prices, hours of operation and other information about the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, click here. Agency: Mt. San Jacinto…
Location: South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. From I-10, take the exit for highway 111 (which happens to be exit #111) and head southeast for 9.4 miles to downtown Palm Springs. Continue onto North Palm Canyon Drive for 3 miles and bear right onto South Palm Canyon Drive. In 1.8 miles, turn left onto Bogert…
Location: Mojave National Preserve between Barstow and Needles. From Barstow, take I-40 east for 50 miles to exit 50. Turn right and make a quick left on to National Trails Highway (also signed as county route 66 – a former segment of US Route 66). Head east for 26.4 miles to Crater Road. Turn right…
Location: Northwestern San Bernardino County, east of Ridgecrest. From US 395, exit at the Searles Station Cutoff, turn right and head northeast for 4.5 miles. Turn left onto Trona Road and go 8.5 miles to Highway 178. Turn right and head east on Highway 178 for 7.4 miles to the signed entrance to the Pinnacles.…
Location: North of Alpine in San Diego County. From I-8, take the Tavern Road exit (30). Head left on Tavern Road for 0.2 mile to Victoria Park Terrace. Bear right and go 0.9 mile to Victoria Drive. Go 1.4 mile to Anderson Road (easy to miss; if you find yourself heading back south toward the…
Location: Joshua Tree National Park. The turnoff for the Split Rock Picnic Area and the Split Rock Loop Trail is on Park Blvd., 8 miles east of the junction at Keys View and 2.2 miles west of the junction with Pinto Basin Road. Head north on the dirt road (all vehicles OK) for half a…
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Location: Highway 39 in the San Gabriel Mountains, 13 miles north of the 210 Freeway and 1.5 miles north of the East Fork turnoff. The signed West Fork parking area is on the north side of a small bridge. A National Forest Service adventure pass ($5 per day or $30 per year) is required. Click…
Location: Mojave desert between Barstow and Baker. From Interstate 15, take exit 221 for Afton Road (38 miles northeast of Barstow, 24 miles southwest of Baker and 74 miles southwest of the state line). Follow Afton Road 3.5 miles to the campground. The road is dirt and rough in some spots but should be navigable…
Location: Riverside County, northeast of the Salton Sea. From the Salton Sea State Recreation Area near the town of North Shore on Highway 111 (10.8 miles southeast of Mecca and 67 miles north of El Centro) head east on Parkside Drive for 1.8 miles. Turn right onto Desert Aire Drive, go 0.4 mile and bear…
Location: Inyo County, near Olancha. From US 395 (20 miles north of the junction with highway 14), look for Cinder Road, signed for Fossil Falls. Turn right and follow Cinder Road for 0.6 miles to a junction. Turn right and follow the access road another 0.6 miles to its ending at a small parking lot.…
Location: Los Padres National Forest, northern Ventura County. The trail head is on Highway 33, one mile south of Lockwood Valley Road and 47.5 miles north of Highway 101. Look for a dirt lot on the left (if you are coming from the south) or right (north) side of the road by mile marker 47.5,…
Read more Deal Trail: Highway 33 to wilderness boundary (Los Padres National Forest)
Location: Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park. The Cholla Cactus Garden Trail is 18.4 miles southeast of Highway 62 (via Utah Trail, Park Blvd. and Pinto Basin Rd.) and 27 miles north of Interstate 10 (via Cottonwood Springs Rd. and Pinto Basin Rd.) Entrance to Joshua Tree National Park is $25 per vehicle (for…
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Location: Canyon Drive, Griffith Park. From the 101 Freeway, take the Gower St. exit (8C). Head north (turn left if you are coming from the Valley; right if you are coming from downtown) and make an immediate right onto Franklin Ave. In 0.2 mile, turn left onto Canyon Drive. Follow it 1.4 mile to its…
Location: Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego. From the 125 Freeway, take the Navajo Rd. exit (20A) and head west (turn left if you are coming from the south; right if from the north) for 0.8 mile. Turn right onto Boulder Lake Ave., go 0.5 mile and turn right on Barker Way. The trail head…
Read more Pyles Peak from Barker Way (Mission Trails Regional Park)
Location: Indian Cove, Joshua Tree National Park. From Highway 62, take Indian Cove Rd. (36 miles northeast of I-10, 16 miles east of Yucca Valley and 6 miles west of Twenytnine Palms). Head south on Indian Cove Rd. for 2.7 miles to the Indian Cove Campground entrance. Drive to the western end of the campground…
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Location: North of Castaic. From I-5, take the Templin Highway exit (183) and head northeast for 4.1 miles. Park on the side of the road before the metal gate at the intersection with the private Los Angeles City Water and Power Road. Agency: Angeles National Forest/Santa Clarita and Mojave Rivers Ranger District Distance: 10.4 miles…
Location: Shoemaker Canyon Road, Angeles National Forest. From the 210 Freeway in Azusa, take Highway 39 north for a total of 11.7 miles. Turn right onto East Fork Road and go 3.3 miles to Shoemaker Canyon Road. Bear left and follow Shoemaker Canyon Road for 1.9 miles to its ending at a large dirt turnout…
Location: Mecca Hills Wilderness Area southeast of Palm Springs. From I-10 in Indio, take Highway 86 southeast for 10 miles to 62nd Ave. Bear left onto 62nd Ave. and head east for 2.2 miles to Johnson St. Turn right and go 2 miles to 66th Ave. Turn left and follow 66th Ave. for 4 miles…
Ramona Peak (Simon County Preserve) Location: Bassett Way, Ramona. From the intersection of highway 67 and 78 in downtown Ramona (19 miles east of Escondido and 22 miles west of Julian) head south on 10th St., which almost immediately becomes San Vicente Rd., for a total of 5.6 miles. Turn left onto Arena Drive and…
