Skip to content
Byway
Artwork · California

Road Trip

Road Trip from directly overhead

Road Trip is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Red Tahquitz stands 2,686 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is La Quinta Sports Complex, a park 1.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2014
Height
14 feet
Width
8 feet
Material
steel;galvanized_sheet_metal;glass
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of La Quinta

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.67095, -116.26867
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • La Quinta Sports Complex: 1.6 mi
  • La Quinta Civic Center Park: 1.7 mi
  • Saguaro Park: 1.9 mi
  • Seasons Park: 1.9 mi
  • Fritz Burns Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
  • La Quinta: 3.4 mi
  • Point Happy: 3.6 mi
  • Eisenhower Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Indio Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Strike Peak: 6.3 mi
Springs
  • Dos Palmas Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Cactus Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Magnesia Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Agua Alta Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Asbestos Spring: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 36
Gardens: 22
Nature reserves: 20
  • Fred Wolff Bear Creek Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Cove Oasis: 3.1 mi
  • Coral Mountain Park: 3.5 mi
  • Fish Traps Archeological Site: 7.2 mi
  • Cahuilla Hills Park: 8.2 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 14
  • J Willott Art Gallery: 7.7 mi
  • Synergy: 9.2 mi
  • Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 10.6 mi
  • Birds of Welcome: 10.9 mi
  • Rock Art Heart: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Thomas P. Genovese Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Expressframe: 6.5 mi
  • Desert Holocaust Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Old Car: 10.8 mi
  • Tong wen neval: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Dry Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face: 24.7 mi
  • Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face: 24.7 mi
  • Dairy Queen - Left: 24.8 mi
  • Dairy Queen Right: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hidden Falls: 14.1 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 17.1 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Dry Falls: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Road Trip. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red TahquitzWNW 285°2,686 m22.8 mi
Toro PeakSW 222°2,651 m13.6 mi
Santa Rosa MountainSW 231°2,455 m14.4 mi
South PeakWNW 283°2,402.1 m22.4 mi
Antsell RockW 281°2,339.4 m21.8 mi
Apache PeakW 279°2,309 m20.9 mi
Spitler PeakW 276°2,290 m20.4 mi
Palm View PeakW 272°2,184 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3619:2319:59
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:4716:0316:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596269758189949489786657
Precip in0.60.60.30.10.00.00.00.30.10.10.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indio Fire STN, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5336994024

More artworks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore artworks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Road Trip.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens