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peppermintpaddy's avatar
Jan 25, 2016

Driving from Bakersfield to Palm Spring

Which is the best way to drive from Bakersfield to Palm Springs with not a lot of traffic. We will be leaving from B C tomorrow.

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  • I agree with the 58 unless it is flooding down rain which makes the 395 ugly. The Grapevine (I-5) to the 210 is ok but the 210 can really get bogged down and I've been in some pretty heavy traffic jams. We go the 210 to the 10 often since our starting point is the 210/118 split. The 10 in the Riverside area is really in disrepair, so anticipate a rough ride and pack everything away.
    Happy Trails.
  • Ed_Gee wrote:
    .... I'd take highway 58 east to 395. 395 South to 15 and down to 10 east. Keeps you out of the worst of the LA basin.


    Agreed
  • Just before getting into San Bernardino take the 210 East across to the I 10 saves time and traffic
  • peppermintpaddy wrote:
    Which is the best way to drive from Bakersfield to Palm Springs with not a lot of traffic. We will be leaving from B C tomorrow.


    " Best " is rather subjective .... I'd take highway 58 east to 395. 395 South to 15 and down to 10 east. Keeps you out of the worst of the LA basin. That is the way we tend to go .