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jgrimes
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Mar 21, 2018

Palm springs to Bakersfield

Will be pulling my 37'5er between Palm Springs and Bakersfield. Would prefer to stay off the interstate. Anyone with experience taking route 62 to Yucca Valley, route 247 to Barstow and then route 58 into Bakersfield? Good road for towing? Low overpasses? Construction? Steep inclines? Got a better plan? Thanks.
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  • BizmarksMom's avatar
    BizmarksMom
    Explorer
    Mar 21, 2018
    247 is no problem. A lot of big toyhaulers use it to head out to Johnson Valley.
    I prefer to pick up 395 in Victorville and take that to 58, because 247 between Lucerne and Barstow is slow. But you have to deal with traffic and watch the road signs going through Victorville, so it probably doesn't make much difference. I've towed both ways with no problems.

    58 into Bakersfield is a piece of cake.

    (I'll do just about anything to avoid driving through the LA area. I'm totally with you in that respect.)

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