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Destinations · California

Adelanto

CA · 34.5761, -117.4328

California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway is a signed byway within 30 miles of Adelanto, California.

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U.S. 395 bisects Adelanto coming from Randsburg to the north and Interstate 15 near Hesperia to the south.
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Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 121 mi

3 h 57 loop · 2 stops · back by 12:57 PM.

  1. Glen Helen Regional Park · 45 min
  2. Devil's Punchbowl · 10 min

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 216 mi

7 h 57 loop · 8 stops · back by 4:56 PM.

  1. Sugarloaf · 15 min
  2. Rosita · 10 min
  3. Bagdad Cafe · 10 min
  4. Pisgah Crater · 15 min
  5. New Jack City (Rock Climbing) · 10 min
  6. Peterman Hill · 15 min
  7. Strawberry Peak · 15 min
  8. Bass Hill · 15 min
Common questions

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Adelanto?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Adelanto: 4 h, 121 miles, 2 stops; and 8 h, 216 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Adelanto?

The 8 h loop stops at Sugarloaf, Rosita, Bagdad Cafe, Pisgah Crater, New Jack City (Rock Climbing), Peterman Hill, Strawberry Peak and Bass Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Campgrounds

Named places

  • Marconi Park · 1 mi
  • Westside Park · 1 mi
  • Richardson Park · 1 mi
  • Sierra Park · 3 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop · 3 mi
  • John Mgrdichian Park · 4 mi
  • Las Haciendas Park · 5 mi
  • Shadow Hills · 5 mi

A day out of Adelanto, planned on real roads

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