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CONTACT INFORMATION

Dan Taylor *
Representing Riverside County Film Commission, Inland Empire Film Services
866-RIV-FILM phone 1
951.415.9600 mobile
[email protected]
[email protected]
https://rivcoed.org/rcfc


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WEBSITE:
Riverside County Film Commission - County page
Riverside County Film Commission - Inland Empire Film Services page

General Notes: submitted by: Dan Taylor / 6/28/23 jj updated by: [Taylor, Dan] 10/1/2025 1:03:02 PM

Usage Restriction: this road is multijurisdictional. Parts of it require a City of Desert Hot Springs permit, parts City of Cathedral City permit and Parts a County of Riverside permit. What section you want will determine what permit(s) you need. The vast majority is in the City of Cathedral City. Only ITC or flow of traffic allowed.

Jurisdictions: Cathedral City - Coachella Valley, Desert Hot Springs - Coachella Valley, RIVERSIDE COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 9/30/2025

Location Details

Varner Road - Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City and Riverside County

United States / Cathedral City, California
Location ID: #10243184

An elevated, nice, paved desert road with sand hills on one side and the entire Coachella Valley and background desert mountains on the other.

Location Category:

  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Deserts / Barren Lands;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Mountains / Rocks / Geological Oddities;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Open Terrain / Scenic Vistas;
  • TRANSPORTATION - *;
  • TRANSPORTATION - Roads / Highways
 
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