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: Stone Creek Campground, Mt. San Jacinto State Park, Idyllwild. The campground entrance is on Forest Route 4S02 (signed as Azalea Trails), on the east side of Highway 243, 19 miles south of Banning, 5.5 miles north of central Idyllwild and 9.8 miles north of the intersection with Highway 74. (If you are coming from…
Borea Canyon (San Bernardino) Location: N. Chiquita Lane and Daley Canyon Road, San Bernardino. From the 210 Freeway, take exit 78 for Del Rosa Avenue North. Head north on Del Rosa for 1.4 miles. Make a hard right on Bonita Vista Drive East. Go 0.3 mile and turn right onto Osbun Rd. Bear left onto…
Poopout and Punk Out Trails (Big Dalton Canyon) Location: Angeles National Forest foothills north of Glendora. From L.A. and points west, take I-210 to Grand Avenue. Head north on Grand Avenue for 2.2 miles and turn right on Sierra Madre. Go 2 miles and turn left on Glendora Mountain Road. In 0.6 miles, park on…
Palm Desert Cross Location: Ralph Adams/Cap Homme Park, Palm Desert. On Highway 74, 1.2 miles south of the junction with Highway 111 and 7 miles south of Interstate 10, turn right onto Thrush Road. Turn left to stay on Thrush Road and follow it to the sign for Adams/Homme Park. Turn right and head toward…
Roadrunner-Chuckwalla-Bighorn Overlook Loop (Rancho Mirage) Location: Rancho Mirage City Hall, 69825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage. From the west, take the 10 Freeway to Date Palm Ave. (exit 126). Turn right and go south on Date Palm for 4.9 miles. Turn left onto Highway 111 and go 0.8 miles. The city hall will be on the…
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South Lykken Trail to Josie Johnson Vista Park (South approach) 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…
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High View Nature Trail (Joshua Tree National Park) Location: High desert near Yucca Valley. From I-10, take Highway 62 northeast for 21.8 miles. Turn right on Joshua Lane (opposite highway 247). Go 4.6 miles to a T-junction at San Marino Drive. Turn right and follow San Marino Drive to Black Rock Canyon Road. Drive 0.3…
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Stoddard Canyon Falls Location: Angeles National Forest south of Mt. Baldy. From the 210 Freeway, take the Baseline Road exit and go west for 0.7 miles. Take a right (north) onto Mills, go 1.1 miles and bear right onto Mt. Baldy Road. Drive 6.4 miles and turn right onto Barrett-Stoddard Road. Take a sharp right…
Eureka Peak (Joshua Tree National Park) Location: High desert near Yucca Valley. From I-10, take Highway 62 northeast for 21.8 miles. Turn right on Joshua Lane (opposite highway 247). Go 4.6 miles to a T-junction at San Marino Drive. Turn right and follow San Marino Drive to Black Rock Canyon Road. Drive 0.3 miles to…
Summitridge Park Loop (Diamond Bar) Location: Diamond Bar Center, 1600 Grand Avenue, Diamond Bar. From the 57/60 Freeways, take the Grand Avenue exit and head east for 2 miles. Summitridge Park will be on your left. Turn into the park and drive to the overflow lot for the Diamond Bar Center and park by the…
Araby Trail (Palm Springs) Location: Southridge Drive and East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. From I-10, take the Gene Autry Trail exit (123) and head south for 6.1 miles. Turn right on East Palm Canyon Drive and follow it 0.9 mile to Southridge Drive. Turn left on Southridge Drive and park in a dirt lot…
Webster Trail (first mile) Location: San Bernardino National Forest, northwest of Idyllwild. From Highway 243 (22 miles south of Banning, 3 miles north of Idyllwild) head west on Pine Cove Road (look for the gas station on the corner.) Follow Pine Cove Road 0.7 mile, during which it becomes dirt. Make a sharp left on…
Hurkey Creek Park Location: San Jacinto Mountains, southeast of Idyllwild and Mountain Center. The park entrance is on the north side of Highway 74, 22 miles east of Hemet, 3.4 miles east of the junction with Highway 243 and 9 miles west of the junction with Highway 371. Once inside the park, pay the day…
Note: As of June 2019, this trail is closed due to storm damage. Click here for updates. South fork, San Jacinto River Location: Southwestern San Jacinto Mountains. The turnout is on the south side of Highway 74, 2.6 miles west of Highway 243 and 16 miles from Hemet (approximately one mile past the White Post…
Onyx Peak Location: Onyx Summit, Highway 38. From I-10 in Redlands, take University Ave and head north for one mile. Turn right onto Lugonia/Highway 38 and follow it for 33.6 miles to a large parking lot on the right side of the road. From the junction with Highway 18 at the eastern end of Big…
Earl Henderson/Garstin Loop (Palm Springs) Location: Barona Road in southern 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…
Shelton/Plunge Creek Loop (Highland) Location: Base Line Road, Highland. From the 210 Freeway, take the Base Line Road exit and head east for 2.8 miles. On the left, you will see the signs for the Natural Parklands Trail. Parking is not allowed on Base Line but there are a few designated spots right by the…
Terry’s Wall (Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park) Location: Eastern Riverside, off Alessandro Blvd. From the 91 Freeway, take the Central Avenue exit and head east for 5.5 miles. On the way, Central Avenue becomes Alessandro Blvd. Turn left on Barton St., follow it a short distance to the end and park where available by the gate…
