Website:https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=636 (State Park Website)https://pstramway.com/ (Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Website)
Description:The deeply weathered summit of Mount San Jacinto stands 10,834 feet above sea level, and is the second highest mountain range in Southern California. No more than a two hour drive from either Los Angeles or San Diego, the mountain's magnificent granite peaks, subalpine forests, and fern-bordered mountain meadows offer a unique opportunity to explore and enjoy a scenic, high-country wilderness area. The park offers two drive-in campgrounds near the town of Idyllwild. Most of the park is a designated wilderness area enjoyed by hikers and backpackers. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway—the world’s largest rotating tram car—travels over two-and-one-half miles along the cliffs of Chino Canyon, transporting visitors to the pristine wilderness of the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness Area. During this ten-minute journey, tram cars rotate slowly, offering spectacular vistas of the valley below. At the Tram’s Mountain Station—elevation 8,516 feet and 30 degrees cooler than the desert floor—dine in two restaurants
Site Condition:Ascend two and one half miles to a pristine wilderness aboard the World’s Largest Rotating Tramcars. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway website: www.pstramway.com Starting in Chino Canyon near Palm Springs, the tram takes passengers from Valley Station at 2,643 feet elevation to Mountain Station on the edge of the wilderness, elevation 8,516 feet. The Mountain Station features a restaurant, gift shop, snack bar, and the state park visitor center. In Long Valley, a short walk from the station, you will find the Long Valley Ranger Station, a picnic area with barbecue stoves and restrooms, a ski center, a self-guiding nature trail, and Desert View Trail which offers panoramas of the high country including several peaks over 10,000 feet in elevation. You can also enter the hiking trail system from this point
General Notes:updated: 11.7.24 bd / 2.26.26 bd
Usage Restriction:No UAS/drones. CAMPER ALERT: Idyllwild campground is open for business, but only for those with reservations. There are four roads into Mount San Jacinto State Park; two of them are closed completely due to road wash outs. The other two are open, but CHP has been intermittently only allowing mountain residents and reservation holders up the mountain. In order to pass the check point, the reservation holders must have a copy of their reservation in their hand. Walk-ins may not be allowed up the mountain at all. NOT allowed: Snow players, hikers, people coming just to see the snow. Caltrans is doing everything they can to get these roads repaired as quickly and effectively as possible. Due to the amount of damage on both the 74 Highway and 243, they are estimating the repairs to take between 4-6 weeks, as long as there are no weather delays or more damages found. PLEASE be patient and call 951-659-2607 for updated conditions.
Jurisdictions::CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, Palm Springs, RIVERSIDE COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: Yes
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.8579304, y coordinate: -116.5580494
Permit: Yes
Ownership: state
Contacts: Gutierrez, Stephanie *District Administrative Chief, California State Parks - Inland Empire17801 Lake Perris Drive, Bldg. A, Perris, CA 92571 951-933-6309 Mobile[email protected]
Purdy, GregVP of Marketing & Public Affairs, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway[email protected]
State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/
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