CA -86 by the Salton Sea
I am planning to leave El Centro NAS on Dec. 1 and head past Palm Springs to Hemet, CA. Just wondering if Rt. 86 is a good route to take.
Forum Discussion
robatthelake wrote:
2oldman wrote:
Yes, it's much better than the east side route. And there's a casino along the way.
What is the name of the Casino? If it is the one I remember the price of Fuel is very Low compared to either North or South!
Red Earth Casino- I believe the casino is Red Earth.
2oldman wrote:
Yes, it's much better than the east side route. And there's a casino along the way.
What is the name of the Casino? If it is the one I remember the price of Fuel is very Low compared to either North or South!- If by 86, you mean up to 10, that's the route I'd use. It can get dangerously windy between Palm Springs and Beaumont, as has been pointed out. Best bet to get to Hemet from 10 is 79 in Beaumont.
- Thanks I think I'll stay on 86.
- As they said, easy route and boring...and sometimes very windy from Indio to past Beaumont.
For more scenery and adventure you could take HWY 78 just past Westmorland up over the hill past Julian to Escondido then north on I 15 to Hemet. Done that many times just to get out of the boredom of the 100s of trips past the Salton Sea. - I've done them both a number of times and usually take 111 but we like to bird and there are some great places to stop. Both are pretty boring
- Thanks mockturtle, good to know.
- There is also a rest area with a sewer dump near Calipatria.
