2 DAYS

100 MILES/160KM

GREAT FOR...

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BEST TIME TO GO

May, September and

October for cooler

temperatures and

snow-free roads.

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ESSENTIAL

PHOTO

Desert canyons from

Cahuilla Tewanet Vista

Point.

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BEST FOR

RELAXING

Small-town Idyllwild’s

cabins, shops and

cafes.

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Palms to Pines

Scenic Byway

From Spanish padres to Hollywood cowboys, SoCal’s mountains

and desert landscapes are legendary. This time, in the same

terrain seen in scores of car commercials, you’re the driver.

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Banning Cabazon

SantaRosa&

SanJacinto

Mountains

National

Monument

Lake

Hemet

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Palm Desert

Meet the desert’s

iconic wildlife at the

zoo

15 miles

Palm Springs

Hike Native American

canyons, or take a

treetop tram ride

0 miles

Idyllwild

Arty, musical

mountain hideaway

with cooler weather

55 miles

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS