DIRECTIONS TO SOME OF OUR PAST
RIDES
ALL DIRECTIONS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
BEACH MEADOWS
BIG PINE FLATS IN BIG BEAR
APPROX 2 TO 2 1/2 HOURS FROM GALLERIA AT TYLER IN RIVERSIDE. TAKE 91 FWY EAST TO I-10 EAST. EXIT ALABAMA, TURN LEFT (NORTH) OVER FWY. TURN RIGHT AT THE SIGNAL ON LUGONIA ST. (ALSO HWY 38). FOLLOW LUGONIA EAST, THROUGH THE TOWN OF MENTONE. LUGONIA BECOMES MENTONE BLVD., THEN MILL CREEK ROAD. AT THE Y IN THE ROAD, GO LEFT UP THE HILL ON HWY 38. YOU WILL SEE THE RANGER STATION ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD. GOOD TIME TO STOP AND GET AND ADVENTURE OR WILDERNESS PASS, MAPS AND INFORMATION BROCHURES. BIG PINE FLATS IS APPROX. 1 HOUR PAST HEART BAR HWY 38 DEAD ENDS AT BIG BEAR BLVD., TURN LEFT. GO 1 MILE TO GREENWAY DRIVE, TURN RIGHT. GO 1/2 MILE TO NORTH SHORE DRIVE, TURN LEFT. YOU ARE NOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BIG BEAR LAKE. GO 5 MILES TO THE TOWN OF FAWNSKIN. GO 1 MILE TO RIM OF THE WORLD HIGHWAY, TURN RIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BIG SIGN WHICH SAYS HANNA FLATS. THERE WILL BE A SMALL PARK ON YOUR LEFT AND THE ROAD WILL CHANGE TO DIRT. STAY ON THE DIRT ROAD FOR 7 MILES. WHEN YOU GET TO BIG PINE FLATS CAMPGROUND, TURN LEFT AND GO 1/4 MILE FURTHER TO THE HORSE CAMP ON YOUR RIGHT.
CASPERS WILDERNESS PARK
TO REACH THE PARK THE LONG WAY AROUND RIVERSIDE, TAKE THE 91 FWY TO THE 241 TOLL ROAD. YOU HAVE TO PAY. SANTA ANA (5) OR SAN DIEGO (405) FREEWAY TO THE ORTEGA HWY (74). EXIT AT SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, ORTEGA HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. TURN DUE EAST, INLAND, ALONG ORTEGA HWY AND PROCEED 7 1/2 MILES TO THE PARK ENTRANCE. THE BACK WAY IS SHORTER, BUT MORE OF A PULL UP THE HILL. TAKE THE 91 FWY TO THE 15 FWY SOUTH, 15 MILES, TOWARDS SAN DIEGO AND LAKE ELSINORE. TAKE THE LAKE ST. EXIT, TURN RIGHT. LAKE ST. TURNS INTO GRAND AVE., VEER RIGHT ONTO ORTEGA HWY (74), THEN TURN RIGHT AND HEAD UP THE HILL TO THE PARK ENTRANCE.
CHINO HILLS STATE PARK
FROM THE 10 FWY, TAKE 71 FWY SOUTH. FROM THE 91 FWY, TAKE 71 FWY NORTH. EXIT SOQUEL CANYON PARKWAY, TURN WEST. GO 1 MILE TO ELINVAR DRIVE, TURN LEFT AND GO TO THE END OF THE ROAD. ABOUT 1 BLOCK. MAKE A QUICK LEFT, THEN A QUICK RIGHT INTO THE PARK. LOOK FOR THE CHINO HILLS STATE PARK SIGN.
GARNER VALLEY
FROM 91-15 INTERCHANGE, GO TO VAN BUREN BLVD. EAST TO 215 SOUTH TO RAMONA EXPRESSWAY, EAST UNTIL IT ENDS IN EAST HEMET. GO LEFT UP HWY 74 TO MOUNTAIN CENTER. GO RIGHT DOWN THE HILL AND PAST HEMET LAKE. AT MORRIS RANCH ROAD, TURN LEFT. AFTER YOU GO OVER A SMALL WASH, YOU WILL SEE A GREEN GATE ON LEFT. THIS IS THE ENTRANCE. GO THROUGH AND CLOSE THE GATE, (THERE ARE RANGE CATTLE). FOLLOW THE DIRT ROAD THROUGH THE NEXT GATE AND AROUND A BEND.
GRIFFITH PARK
GRIFFITH PARK IS APPROX. 60-65 MILES FROM MIRA LOMA/RIVERSIDE. DRIVING TIME IS ABOUT 1 1/2 TO 2 HOURS. TAKE THE 15 FWY NORTH TO 210 FWY WEST TOWARDS PASADENA. MERGE ONTO THE VENTURA 134 FWY. EXIT FOREST LAWN DR. (GRIFFITH PARK/TRAVEL TOWN EXIT) TURN LEFT. TURN LEFT AT SIGNAL (ZOO DR.) TURN LEFT AT STOP SIGN ONTO GRIFFITH PARK DR. FOLLOW AROUND CORNER TO STAGING AREA, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STREET. JUST ACROSS FROM PICNIC AREA.
HOLE IN THE WALL
I-15 NORTH TO I-40 EAST. EXIT I-40 ON ESSEX ROAD AND FOLLOW IT NORTH ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK CANYON ROAD. TURN RIGHT ON BLACK CANYON ROAD AND FOLLOW NORTH APPROX. 10 MILES. THE ROADS ARE PAVED UP TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE CAMPGROUND. HOLE IN THE WALL VISITOR CENTER IS ON THE LEFT.
INDIAN CANYON IN PALM SPRINGS
APPROX 1 HOUR FROM RIVERSIDE. TAKE I-10 EAST TO HWY 111. HWY 111 TURNS INTO N. PLAMS CANYON DRIVE. FOLLOW N. PALM CANYON DRIVE THROUGH TOWN (APPROX. 2 MILES). WATCH THE STREET SIGNS REAL CLOSE. WHEN N. PALM CANYON DRIVE SPLITS INTO EAST PALM CANYON AND SOUTH PALM CANYON DRIVE, YOU NEED TO TAKE SOUTH PALM CANYON DRIVE. STAY ON THAT ROAD TO THE TOLL GATE AT THE PARK ENTRANCE. AT THE TOLL GATE, THE RANGER WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE STAGING AREA AND WHERE TO PARK YOUR RIG.
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
APPROX. 1 1/2 HOUR FROM RIVERSIDE. TAKE THE 60 FWY OR THE 10 FWY EAST TO THE 62 FWY, TOWARD JOSHUA TREE & YUCCA VALLEY. GO ABOUT 25 MILES ON THE 62 FWY. TURN RIGHT ON PARK BLVD, 2ND SIGNAL. GO SOUTH ON PARK BLVD. ABOUT 4 MILES TO UPHILL ROAD. TURN LEFT ON UPHILL ROAD. THIS IS A DIRT ROAD. LOOK FOR THE SIGN THAT SAYS MONUMENT MANOR ON THE CORNER OF UPHILL ROAD AND PARK BLVD. GO 1 BLOCK AND TURN RIGHT ON SINGLETREE ROAD. GO 1 LONG BLOCK AND TURN RIGHT ON COYOTE ROAD AND LOOK FOR THE HORSE STABLES ON THE RIGHT.
LAKE PERRIS
TAKE 215 SOUTH TO RAMONA EXPRESSWAY. GO PAST PERRIS BLVD, TURN LRFT INTO LAKE PERRIS ENTRANCE GATE. GO UP THE ROAD AND TURN LEFT ON THE DIRT ROAD INTO THE HORSE CAMP.
MARSHALL CANYON
210 FREEWAY TO FOOTHILL BLVD. TRAVEL EAST ON FOOTHILL BLVD. TURN LEFT ON WHEELER. TURN RIGHT ON GOLDEN HILLS ROAD. TURN LEFT ON STEPHEN RANCH ROAD. PARK IN THE DIRT PARKING AREA ON THE RIGHT, SHORTLY PAST THE GOLF COURSE.
RANCHO OSO GUEST RANCH
TAKE HWY 101 NORTH TO HWY 154 TURN-OFF IN SANTA BARBARA. GO WEST ON 154 FOR 10 MILES TO PARADISE ROAD. TURN RIGHT AND CONTINUE 5.5 MILES TO THE RANCHO OSO SIGN.
WALNUT CREEK
IT IS ABOUT 1 HOUR FROM RIVERSIDE. TAKE THE 60 FWY OR THE 10 FWY WEST, TO THE 57 NORTH. GET OFF ON THE VIA VERDE RAMP. TURN LEFT TOWARDS RAGING WATERS. GO TO THE STOP SIGN AND TURN LEFT. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN, LIGHT LEFT (NOT ACROSS THE DAM). LOOK FOR THE RAGING WATERS OVERFLOW PARKING LOT.