Hello,
in March me and my girlfriend will be touring to several nature parks in South-West USA.
Our plane will be arriving at LAX around 7h15 pm on a tuesday evening.
We would like to sleep somewhere near LAX (we will be tired from the long flight).
After the first night we are planning to visit the Joshua Tree National Monument and then drive to Needles to spend the night (we%26#39;re visiting LA at the end of our trip).
We have several questions :
- which road is advisable to take from LA (LAX-area) to Joshua Tree when you keep in mind that we will be driving in the morning on a week day (lots of traffic, etc...). We were thinking about taking highway 10, but is it a good idea to take highway 10 or should we avoid some highways etc? We offcourse want to loose as less time as possible!
- Does anybody now a good (budget friendly!!) place to sleep near LAX?
- Is it maybe advisable to already drive this first night after arriving from LAX to somewhere more east in LA to avoid heavy traffic in the morning? Where would you then advise us to stay?
any help is welcome!
thanks in advance for your help!!!
Ben
LA --%26gt; Joshua Tree : best drive?
Driving the 10 or the 60 east is best bet to get to Palm Springs. 10 is most direct (traffic can be an issue so leave either before 6:30 in the morning or after 9:00 - i.e. use your judgment based on jet lag.). It will be heavy traffic most times of day so best to stay around the airport. Check on line at one of the hotel sites such as expedia for good rates. Most are fine; we%26#39;ve enjoyed staying at the Sheraton by LAX. If you want to drive part way - you can usually get $79.00 rate at Doubletree in Montebello (about an hour drive from LAX along I60 - which can help get you to Palm Springs the next day.
Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles/Rosemead
Rosemead, California, United States 91770
It has good rooms; chocolate chip cookies on check-in; swimmming pool; bar; and cafe that stays opn late; fast food restaurants open very late; shopping mall across the street. I can get this rate if you reserve/pay in advance. This will put you on I60 in the morning and at a good place for traffic. The heaviest at this point is driving West into LA from the suburban areas. Easy access to and from the freeway. Easy to get to the I10 from the hotel to drive direct into Palm Springs the next day. (Note: There is also a Travelodage right next door - have not checked their rates; but a possibility).
Enjoy planning your trip.
LA --%26gt; Joshua Tree : best drive?
I think you are going to want to get some sleep and do the drive in daylight. You will mostly be going against traffic, but just relax and expect some delays getting thru the metro area. From LAX I would take the 105 east all the way to it%26#39;s end at the 605 then take the 605 north to the ten. The 105 is a nice new freeway with a carpool lane all the way and will not be nearly as bad as some of the other routes.
I strongly support your idea to drive to a point east of downtown Los Angeles the night of your arrival. It will make for a much more enjoyable trip out of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
I-105 east is fine, but you will be hating life once you start trying to go north on I-605. If it%26#39;s daylight, it%26#39;s ugly.
The Rosemead suggestion is a good one.
May I also suggest that you drop down to CA State Route 60 at some point. That will put you through the Badlands between Moreno Valley and Beaumont, an geologically interesting area.
Also, at Cabazon, you must stop at Hadley Fruit Orchards and get a date shake (or a date/banana shake). If you%26#39;re hungry, get an ostrich or buffalo burger. If you like nuts and dried fruit, you%26#39;re in for a treat!
One exit to the east is the Cabazon dinosaurs, which is a must-see stop!!!
Ok great advise!! thanks a lot everyone!
good idea about the food advise too FromTheBu ! ;) ...
btw: we%26#39;re also keeping in mind your advisee about visiting the Trona Pinnacles!
ok.. after some research...
We are thinking about taking the i-105 to the east and then i-605 north. Untill the i-60 or i-10.
First questions: is it a good idea to take the highways (for that time in the evening.. keeping in mind traffic). We would like to drive about 1 hour.
We want to stay in a hotel/motel near i-60 or i-10. And then there%26#39;s my second question:
which of the 2 is advisable to take the morning after, by that way I mean: which is the FASTEST route to take to Joshua Tree? 60 or 10?
thanks again for your help!!
It depends on the traffic, usually the 60 has less traffic until Riverside then it can get bad again (not always tho). The 10 slows down at Redlands since the number of lanes is reduced there.
I%26#39;d listen to the radio for traffic updates 640 AM and 1010 AM have traffic every 10 minutes.
The trip in the morning on the 60 or the 10 will be the same. The traffic is coming the other way on both highways. The main difference in the travel time will be affected by an accident or because of a travel delay due to construction.
Right now, there is road construction on the 60 in Riverside County.
Enjoy!!
ok!
thanks again :)
There%26#39;s also construction on the 10 in Redlands (they are in the process of increasing the number of lanes).
';We want to stay in a hotel/motel near i-60 or i-10. And then there%26#39;s my second question:
which of the 2 is advisable to take the morning after, by that way I mean: which is the FASTEST route to take to Joshua Tree? 60 or 10?';
It%26#39;s a total crapshoot; therefore, there%26#39;s no right or wrong answer. Just pick the hotel you prefer and hope for the best (and tune in 980 and 1070 on the AM dial and listen for traffic reports). If you%26#39;re on the 60, take the 60. If you%26#39;re on the 10, take the 10...barring any traffic catastrophe.
Oh, and another note. Unless it%26#39;s late in the evening, avoid taking I-105 east to I-605 north. I-605 north is notorious for traffic between the 105 and 60. The 110 is probably your best bet, maybe...you never know. The 710 can be okay, or it can be the Land of the Monster Trucks.
Get dinner after you land. By the time you%26#39;re done, the traffic should diminish.
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