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ModerateCoyote Mountains Wilderness Road — Painted Gorge to Ocotillo via Imperial Desert Crossing
Forgotten desert canyon off I-8.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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DifficultKellys Grade to Borrego Springs — Pinyon Ridge Desert Divide
3,000 feet of desert gravity on loose dirt.
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ModerateSurprise Valley Road — Cedarville to Eagleville via the Warner Range Fault Escarpment
California's loneliest valley. Hot springs included.
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DifficultCoyote Flat to Poleta Canyon — White Mountain Desert Transition Bench
High bench, limestone canyon, zero crowds.
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ModeratePiute Pass Road to Volcanic Tablelands — Fish Slough to Casa Diablo via Bishop Creek Backdoor
Owens Valley's forgotten lava plateau run.
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Wright Mountain — Lone Pine Canyon High Ridgeline Viewpoint
The dominant summit above Lone Pine Canyon at 8,504 feet — a dramatic backdrop and orientation landmark for…
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Cajon Pass — I-15 Summit and San Andreas Fault Viewpoint
Where the Mojave meets the San Gabriels — a geological crossroads sitting directly on the San Andreas Fault,…
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Lytle Creek Ranger Station — San Bernardino National Forest Information Hub
The closest USFS contact point to the Lytle Creek corridor — stop here for current road conditions, fire…
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Cabin Flat Campground — Angeles National Forest
Tucked in the upper Big Rock Creek drainage on the Angeles crest approach — a quiet pine-shaded camp…
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Big Pines Campground — Angeles National Forest
High-desert edge camp at Big Pines junction on Hwy 2 — the closest developed camp to Lone Pine…