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 Attractions
& Recreation
Local Sites
Hamilton Museum
39991 Contreras Rd.,
Anza, CA 92539
(951) 763-1350
Open to the Public every Wednesday & Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM
Little Red School House
Cahuilla
Casino
High Country Recreation Field (baseball)
Town Park (Children’s playground, basketball, BBQ,
etc.)
Moto Cross
Track
Gymkhana Field (Equestrian Events)
Dating back to the days of Colonial India, Gymkhana
is a form of horseback riding that takes the riders through a timed obstacle
course and is used for any place where sporting events take place and
generally refers to any of various meets at which contests are held to
test the skill of the competitors.
Horseback Riding
Camping
Mountain Biking
 Close Tourist Towns
Palm Springs
Palm Desert
Idyllwild
Warner
Springs (Resort Spa, Golfing, Gliding)
Temecula
Campgrounds
Hemet Lake
Recreation (Camping, fishing)
Vail Lake Recreation (Camping, boating, fishing, private
parties, etc)
Hiking Trails
Ramona
Trail / Thomas
Mountain
Elevation: 6,825
Topographical Map: Anza, Idyllwild
Description: Moderately easy, well-maintained,
7-mile trail on the north slope of Thomas Mountain.
Trailhead: Take Hwy 371 east to Hwy 74.
Turn left on Hwy. 74. Go about 14 miles to the signs for the Ramona/Tool
Box Spring Trailhead (before Lake Hemet). The main trail is a few hundred
yards from the parking lot. You can also drive to the campsite at the
top of Thomas Mountain.
Cahuilla
Mountain Trail
Elevation: 4,480 to 5,604
Topographical Map: Cahuilla Mtn
Description: Moderate. 2.5 Miles (4.17
Kilometers). Trail # 2E45.
Open: Year-round
Trailhead: Follow Forest Road 6S22 to
the Cahuilla Saddle. The trail starts at the saddle.
Coyote
Canyon
Elevation: 700 to 3,900
Topographical Map: Cahuilla Mtn
Description: Moderate. 5-7 hours. Soft
sand trail with and initially steep descent of 3,200 ft. in the first
1/2 mile of the trek. Shuttle distance is about 68 miles between Anza
and Borrego.
Open: November to May (Closed June to
October for Big Horn Sheep.)
Trailhead: Take Hwy 371 east to Kirby,
which turns left onto Wellman Rd. and then right onto Terwilliger Rd.
Take Terwilliger Rd. about 1.25 miles to Coyote Canyon Rd. Turn left on
Coyote Canyon Rd. and follow it right onto the dirt road.
Juan Bautista De Anza Trail
Description: This trail traces the path
of a party of Spanish colonists, led by Col. Juan Bautista de Anza, who
in 1776 sought to establish an overland route from Mexico to California.
Pacific
Crest Trail
Elevation: Segment nearest to Anza - 1,190
to 9,030
Topographical Map:
Description: The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
stretches from Mexico to Canada across extreme elevation changes and passes
through six of North America's seven ecozones including high and low desert,
old-growth forest and artic-alpine country. Perhaps it is this diversity
of terrain that attracts some 300 hikers to complete this 2,650-mile trek
annually. Of the segment nearest Anza, the Pacific Crest Trail Association
website says this:
“…the trail dips into Anza-Borrego Desert State Park at
Scissors Crossing, and then winds up, down, and around the San Felipe
Hills and lesser mountains of the Cleveland National Forest before crossing
Highway 74 at 4,900' and climbing the backbone of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Here it reaches its highest point in this section at 9,030' shortly before
it plunges to its lowest, crossing beneath Interstate 10 at (elev. 1,190')
in broad San Gorgonio Pass.” ¹
In addition, thousands of others experience short segments of the journey
throughout the year. The small inset map including Palm Springs at the
bottom of the page at http://www.pcta.org/maps.asp shows you the segment
easily accessible to visitors to Anza. You can pick up the trail from
Highway 74 in the San Jacinto Mountains.
¹ Accessed at http://www.pcta.org//about_trail/overview/southern.asp
03/14/06
Trailhead: Visitors to Anza would be
most likely to travel the PCT from Warner Springs to San Gorgonio Pass.
To learn more about the trailheads and planning a trip on the PCT, call
the Pacific Crest Trail Association at 916.349.2109.
Other recommended trails in the same area:
Jasper-Trail, Grapevine Canyon, Glorietta Canyon, Font's Point, Pinyon
Mountain, Split Mountain, Butte's Pass, Banner Toll Rd., Eagle Peak, Oakzanita,
Noble Canyon, Los Coyotes Indian Reservation, and Palomar Mountain.
Regional Parks
Anza-Borrego
Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in the contiguous
United States with over 600,000 acres of washes, wildflowers, palm groves,
cacti and sweeping vistas.
Joshua Tree
National Park - Map
Mount
San Jacinto
This 10,804 foot peak, the second highest mountain in Southern California,
pushes dramatically out of the desert floor from Palm Springs and provides
an amazing panoramic view spanning from the Mexican border to Catalina
Island on clear days. It can be accessed via the Palm
Springs Tram on the northeast side or from Idyllwild on the opposing
side.
Santa
Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Other Sites of Interest
Butterfield
Stage Station at Oak Grove
The Oak Grove Station is situated on Highway 79 about six miles south
of Aguanga and 13 miles northwest of Warner Hot Springs in southwestern
Riverside County. It is now occupied by a store.
According to the National Parks Service, of the 139 original Butterfield
stations, Oak Grove is the only one still standing.
The gates are open on weekends, and there is no admission charge.
Sandy Stokes can be reached by e-mail at sstokes@pe.com
or by phone at (909) 587-3140.
http://www.press-enterprise.com/newsarchive/2000/04/08/
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