California hiking trails - Lost Palms Trail, Riverside County

   
  Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Lost Palms Trail in Riverside County, California is a perfect place for getting out. It's a lengthy tour from El Centro to Lost Palms Trail, but if you're looking for a perfect place to go backcountry trekking, this is a perfect selection. Every single California wilderness hiking trail is stunning in its own way. Lost Palms Trail is 14.8 miles long; it's a long hiking trail. This is a long wilderness hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 2 days normally,
    so it's a perfect thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Magnificent wilderness hiking trails in California are in abundance, and Lost Palms Trail is one of them, and it's in Riverside County. Different parts of Lost Palms Trail are at very different elevations, and
that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Lost Palms Trail is a location that is rather dehydrated regularly; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is June. Backpacking here in California is so much fun. There are not too many hiking and backpacking trails in this region. If you are in California during hiking season you have to go hiking. This wilderness hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire  
restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. The total elevation difference for Lost Palms Trail is 1,857 feet which is about average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. All through the warmest time of the year at Lost Palms Trail highs are mostly in the 100's with overnight lows in the 70's. The winter comes with highs in the 60's, and overnight lows at Lost Palms Trail throughout the winter usually drop into the 30's. This backpacking and hiking trail is a very long backpacking and hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking and backpacking trail nice for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Lost Palms Trail is a two ended great outdoors trail with two trailheads, so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back.

Briefly about the general area:
Los Frijoles Campground is a pleasant campground nearby, and a visit to Cottonwood Spring will fill your soul with magnificent feelings. Lost Palms Trail is a tremendous spot to visit for more than one day, Mecca Beach Campground is a tremendous spot to camp nearby, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Lost Palms Oasis.
A spree to Cottonwood Canyon is always fun; why not a little side trip to Red Butte Wash.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.7373, Longitude -115.8106
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.6745, Longitude -115.7218
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Total elevation difference: 1857 feet


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 Trails Near Lost Palms Trail:
Hidden Spring Trail, Riverside County , 13 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 402 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Lost Palms Trail:
Los Frijoles Campground, Riverside County, 16 miles away
Mecca Beach Campground, Riverside County, 16 miles away
Corvina Beach Campground, Riverside County, 16 miles away
Bashford's Hot Mineral Spa, Niland, 18 miles away
 National Parks Near Lost Palms Trail:
Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms - CA , 31 miles away
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Quality Inn Indio, Indio , 32 miles away
Indian Palms Country Club and Resort, Indio , 32 miles away

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