AMERICA: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BACKROADS (CSW)

AT A GLANCE

Endless deserts, twisty mountain roads and the Pacific Ocean, all mixed with Spanish history and American legends!

DATES: May, October
START/FINISH: Las Vegas
DURATION: 9 day vacation, 7 riding days
ROUTE: Total distance 1000-1180 miles (1600 - 1890 km).
Daily rides 160 - 250 miles (250 - 395 km).
Good wide asphalt roads getting twistier and narrower in the mountains.
ACCOMMODATION: Comfortable middle-class hotels.
REST DAY: San Diego
HIGHLIGHTS: Las Vegas, Death Valley, San Bernardino Mountains, Pacific Coast, San Diego, Joshua Tree National Park, Colorado River, Lake Havasu, Route 66, Hoover Dam