San Jacinto Mtns

 

Coachella Valley Riverside San Gorgonio Pass San Jacinto Mtns

Banning-Idyllwild Road
           
           
       
           
Hemet-Idyllwild Road
           
           
       
           
Parks
           
   
  Riv County Playground Riv County Playground Riv County Playground Riv County Playground  
           
     
  Hurkey Creek Park Hurkey Creek Park Hurkey Creek Park    
           
Pines to Palms Highway
 

The Pines-to-Palms Highway was built between 1929 and 1932, opening in June 1932.  It connected Keen Camp (today's Mountain Center) with the Palm Springs-Indio Highway (today's Highway 111).  It was hailed as an engineering marvel and was Riverside County's first scenic highway.

 
South from Palm Desert The Switchbacks The Switchbacks The Switchbacks The Switchbacks The Switchbacks
           
Near Indio Agave in Bloom Agave in Bloom View from Ribbonwood Santa Rosa Mtn Garner Valley
           
     
  In The Mountains In The Mountains In The Mountains    
           
Ribbonwood
 

Ribbonwood was founded by Wilson Howell as a stopping place along the Pines-to-Palms Highway.  One could rent a cabin or buy fresh fruits, vegetables, or a cold drink from the brush ramadas there.

 
           
         
           
Miscellaneous