My daughters and I are going camping and hiking up to Toro Peak this weekend. Does anybody have any suggestions on things to see or side trips in the area? Preferrably on the mountain or within 5 miles of the road at the bottom.

If you are nearby and want to come with or meet up, contact me.

By the way my daughters are 20 and 21. Not babies.

 

I dont see dates, But im deff down for something this weekend if I can get everything done before night falls and I can get some directions or something on where you will be.

 

Oh dude, Go Here and download the google earth file on the right side of the page, It looks like theres a crap ton of places to see out there..

 

Oh wait.. Is this tonight ?

 

No this is for this Friday the 19th and going home Sunday.
I don't see what you are seeing. I'm apparently not so good at this stuff. Its pissing me off.

 

Well heres a map of what I see


Here's the google earth map with all the way points. Dirtopia is telling me the mountain stretches into the north east side of anza and as you can You can see the proximity of the slaton sea and all that good stuff with the mountain and compare that with the Google earth file, There's some great wheeling nearby to be had


I highly reccomend going to your local ORW and picking up this book

In it there's at least 10 trails listed in the anza area with everything to mild or wild, If I can make it out there well have to find a good trail to hit up..

 

I know that area south of Santa Rosa Mountain pretty well but thats another trip altogether.
I'd be glad to share my knowledge of the ABDSP with you or do a trip out there someday but I am looking for something different to show my kids.
We've been out to the desert a bunch already this year but I've only been up camping on the S.R. Mtn a couple of times before. June is the best time to go there. There is a spring up there too so you don't even have to bring any water just empty bottles.

Does anybody know if they still post a No Trespassing sign on the gate leading to the towers at the summit?

 

Scuba if you follow this link you will see how many miles away from the good wheeling we will be. As the crow flies its pretty close but its far from a straight shot.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,1.045074&z=10

I am planning on staying in the same camping spot for both nights. Looking for stuff nearby.

 

Anybody in the Indio/Cochella area want to chime in?

 

Well hell a nice camping trip would be kool too..

Still trying to figure out if I can even finance this..

 

Yeah I'm dirt poor right now too. That another reason I'm not going that far into the desert. It would be close to an extra tank of gas to get there and back plus wheeling.
From my house to the camp area is about 72 miles. Where is the last gas I can get on my though Temecula going east?

 

Shoot theres a few gas stations, hmm, The last gas heading east.. Im going to say in warner springs..

 

Thats alright I'll get it in Temecula. As of tommorow, I won't be as broke as I thought I would be. So wheeling on Sunday isn't out of the question. I like to play it by ear. We could pack up early Sunday and maybe cut through the desert east of the Salton Sea. Come back through Julian.

 

Im still seeing if I can get everything done, still waiting on a buddy to LMK if he can do my bed bob sunday, If he can then Im out..
Cant then its still a maybe..

 

Thats cool. Its not a big deal. Just a little camping and relaxing. Maybe for Father's Day my kids will treat me to all the cooking and cleaning so I can just chill or wander around.

I want to get to the top even if there is a no trespassing sign up there.

 

Garhghghhg

I have 20 bucks to my name or else I would be there.

Raincheck ?

 

ive always wanted to see this thing down there



its the goat canyon trestle. its pretty famous from movies. there may be trains on the tracks again so be carful

 

Is this in the Anza Borrego State Park? Jacumba?

 

yes here is more info on it. ive been told that the trains stopped running on the tracks recently but just be careful if you go and
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/deanza.htm

 

Yeah I'd like to check that area out someday too. Its about 125 miles from where we were this past weekend though. I'd go in the cooler months. I've hear that some of the tunnels have caved in and I don't think they have restored the tracks to a useable condition. I think it was just an idea that never went through.

This map shows the relation of the bridge to where we were.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...9,2.112122&z=9

In this picture you can see the ABDSP to the south of us and Clark Dry Lake is the large flat area.