Palms to Pines Scenic Byway, California Camping & Hiking

Palms to Pines Scenic Byway, California Camping & Hiking

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Directions

From Palm Springs, take Highway 111 east to Palm Desert, then Highway 74 west climbing into the Santa Rosa Mountain. At Mountain Center, take Highway 243 north to Banning and Interstate 10.

Phone

760-833-7100 (Field Office) or 760-862-9984 (Visitor Center)

Activities

AUTO TOURING, PICNICKING, WILDLIFE VIEWING, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Palms to Pines Scenic Byway

This scenic driving tour climbs from the desert through the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains, before descending again to the desert. The route passes through a series of areas preserved for animal habitat, ranging from desert oasis to snow-capped mountains, and parts of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument and San Bernardino National Forest. Drivers can pull off the winding and often steep road at a number of pulloffs or lookout points, each with habitat ranging from forested mountainsides with pine, oak and fir, to a reservoir, to arid brush- and cactus-covered stretches — not to mention sweeping views of mountains and valleys.

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