Overall map оf the trip is here
Our trip started at Stanford, 24th of December, We renter Mitsubishi Galant in San Jose airport, for 172$, Dollar rent-a-car.
Our first night we spent in Fresno, - 138 miles.
Next morning we went to Deep creek hot springs (280 miles) If you look in Yahoo, look for Apple valley,CA, then use directions:
- From LA, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego County, take the easiest route to the I-15 and follow it north through Cajon pass. Exit at Bear Valley Road and turn right. If you are coming from Barstow or Victorville come south on I-15, exit at Bear Valley road and turn left.
Go east on Bear Valley Road for about 10 miles, watching for the stop sign shortly after it becomes one lane each way. Turn right on Central and drive about 3 miles across a railway line and over a steep hill to Ocotillo Way. Turn left on Ocotillo and continue for 2.2 miles, starting on a paved road but turning into a dirt road, until you hit Bowen Ranch Road. Turn right and drive 6+ miles to Bowen Ranch.
This is a winding road with blind curves, so drive carefully. After about a mile you will pass this ranch with a tire fence, a good indicator that you're on the right road. At any forks you should stay right and you will need to cross a cattle guard after four miles. The road becomes narrow shortly before you reach Bowen Ranch
Bowen Ranch is a private property and the owner expects you to pay $4 per person per day and $5 for overnight camping. If the owner does not come to the door there are some envelopes and pencil on the steps for you to deposit your payment in the slot on the wall. Then continue down the road for another 0.5 miles to the parking lot. You will see signs of "No vehicles beyond this point".
The hike is just over 2 miles down to the springs and includes an elevation change of approximately 930 feet
- Map of access.
- Deep creek HS forum
- directions are here and here
In the evening we drove 380 more miles to get to our second night in the small hotel in the town of Williams.
