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The best twisty roads around Palm Desert

26 twisty stretches · 311 km of twisty road within reach of Palm Desert — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Every twisty stretch of road within 60 km of Palm Desert, California — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (CA 243) · Pine Wood → Mountain Center with 15.5 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

26
Stretches within 60 km
312 km
Twisty kilometres
1,921
Tight corners
9 / 13
Sealed / unsealed shown
Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (CA 243) · Pine Wood → Mountain Center

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

21.5 km · 15.5 twisty km · best km 10
km 26–47.5 of 47.5

Score 8 · High

East Grade Road (CR S7) · Palomar Mountain → Maláava (Janat)

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

18.2 km · 15.1 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–18.2 of 18.2

Score 8 · High

South Grade Road (CR S6) · Palomar Mountain → Cuca (Kúuki)

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.9 km · 10.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~6 tight corners
km 6.1–17 of 18.2

Score 10 · High

Montezuma-Borrego Highway · Borrego Springs → Ranchita

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.9 km · 8.9 twisty km · best km 11
km 7.1–20 of 32.8

Score 8 · High

Idyllwild National Forest Highway · Mountain Center → Idyllwild

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–10 of 33.8

Score 8 · High

Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (CA 243) · near Banning

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 3–11 of 47.5

Score 8 · High

Pines To Palms Highway (CA 74) · near Palm Desert

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 1–8 of 53

Score 8 · High

Mesa Grande Road · Mesa Grande → Morettis Junction

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.4 km · 5.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 12–19.4 of 19.4

Score 9 · High

Saunders Meadow Road · near Idyllwild

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.8 km · 3.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~12 tight corners
km 0–3.8 of 3.8

Score 10 · High

Sage Road (CR R3) · Sage → Radec

Flowing
Paved 100%

15.1 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 22–37.1 of 37.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Pinto Basin Road

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 1.0 twisty km · best km 7
km 28–35.1 of 47.8

Score 6 · Moderate

Bluff Street · near Banning

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.7 km · 0.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 2.3–8 of 9.1

Score 7 · Moderate

Highway 76 (CA 76) · Yapicha → Corenga

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.0 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6
km 11–16 of 30.7

Score 4 · Moderate

Pinkham Canyon

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

30.2 km · 29.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~49 tight corners
km 1–31.2 of 31.2

Score 9 · High

Rouse Hill Road (FR 5S15) · Valle Vista → Anza

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

26.9 km · 26.9 twisty km · best km 14 · ~320 tight corners
km 0–26.9 of 26.9

Score 12 · Extreme

Thomas Mountain Road (FR 6S13) · near Thomas Mountain

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

24.3 km · 24.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~278 tight corners
km 0–24.3 of 24.3

Score 12 · Extreme

Palomar Divide Road (FR 9S07) · Holcomb Village → Oak Grove

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 46%
4WD track — check access

20.8 km · 20.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~123 tight corners
km 0–20.8 of 20.8

Score 12 · Extreme

Santa Rosa Road (FR 7S02) · New Santa Rosa / Sew’ia → Pinyon Pines

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

18.8 km · 18.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~150 tight corners
km 0–18.8 of 18.8

Score 11 · High

San Jacinto Ridge Road (FR 5S09) · Valle Vista → Idyllwild

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

17.7 km · 17.7 twisty km · best km 13 · ~195 tight corners
km 0–17.7 of 17.7

Score 12 · Extreme

Indian Flats Road / Lost Valley Road (FR 9S05) · Chihuahua Valley → Warner Springs

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 64%
4WD track — check access

16.1 km · 15.1 twisty km · best km 13 · ~9 tight corners
km 0–16.1 of 16.1

Score 11 · High

High Point Road (FR 8S05) · Aguanga → Oak Grove

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

14.3 km · 13.3 twisty km · best km 14 · ~112 tight corners
km 0–14.3 of 14.3

Score 12 · Extreme

Lost Valley Road · Warner Springs → Chihuahua Valley

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

13.1 km · 13.1 twisty km · best km 13 · ~71 tight corners
km 0–13.1 of 13.8

Score 12 · Extreme

Red Mountain (OHV) Road (FR 6S22) · Anza → Sage

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

13.1 km · 13.1 twisty km · best km 14 · ~157 tight corners
km 0–13.1 of 13.1

Score 12 · Extreme

Indian Canyon Road (FR 4S06) · Valle Vista → Banning

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

11.9 km · 11.9 twisty km · best km 14 · ~145 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–11.9 of 11.9

Score 12 · Extreme

Idyllwild Control Road (FR 5S06) · near Idyllwild

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

9.8 km · 9.8 twisty km · best km 13 · ~132 tight corners
km 0–9.8 of 9.8

Score 12 · Extreme

Hixon OHV Trail (2E43) · Valle Vista → Sage

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

9.1 km · 9.1 twisty km · best km 14 · ~157 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–9.1 of 9.1

Score 13 · Extreme

Twisty roads near here

Thomas Mountain 23 km
Idyllwild 34 km
Cactus City 41 km
Banning 52 km
Palomar Mountain 58 km
Julian 66 km
Pala 72 km
Canebrake 82 km
Running Springs 89 km
Lake Elsinore 90 km

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