Cities with RV Parks are shown in blue type.
The other listed cities on I-10, in green type
are included for orientation.

I-10 and California

    I-10 starts in Santa Monica heads east for 44 miles bypassing a host of communities, including Los Angeles, with no RV parks until we get to San Dimas. There we find an RV park buried almost in the middle of Bonelli Regional County Park on the shore of Puddingstone Reservoir. You would never guess you were in the middle of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country.
   You have to go another 30 miles to Loma Linda to find another RV park. From there it's out to the desert and the famous Palm Springs area where almost every community has at least one RV park.
   On very special attraction we have enjoyed many times is Mount San Jacinto State Park. Though San Jacinto Peak (elevation 10,834 feet) in only 8 miles south of I-10 'as the crow flies', by highway (CA-243 from I-10 exit 99) it is a curvy 25 mile drive (and 3000 foot climb) to Idyllwild which is nearest to the campground and many of the trailheads. But there is another, easier way.

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Taking I-10 exit 112, follow CA-111 about 8 miles southeast to Tramway Rd in Palm Springs. Turn right and follow Tramway up the mountain to the parking area at its end (not quite 4 miles). Trom there there is a tram which carries you up the mountain to a perch at 10,000 feet elevation and one fantastic view of the desert and California's second highest mountain range. For more information phone 951-659-2607.
From Palm Springs you drive through some unique desert, dipping below sea level as you pass through the Salton Sea valley, to Blythe, There you'll find your last RV parks near I-10 in California before entering Arizona.

contributed by Bob Masters

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American Interstate System California Directory of RV Parks near I-10 Exits (from West to East)

I-10 and California

American Interstate System
California Directory
of
RV Parks near I-10 Exits
(from West to East)