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Feb 25, 2025
The ride up was thrilling. We took a short hike in the woods at the top. It was so fun to be in snow and the shade of majestic pines after having been in the desert heat. There was a longer hike we…Full review by Susan S
Dec 9, 2024
Cannot say enough good things about this place. Felt like Colorado--only 100 miles from San Diego. We hiked from the Ranger Station and couldn't believe how awesome this place was. On a short trip wi…Full review by Robert D
Oct 28, 2024
We did a morning/day trip to San Jacinto Mountain. We accessed via the Aerial Tram. It is a very different environment than down on the desert floor in Palm Springs. The air was crisp and cool. There…Full review by BuenViaje68
Someone who has been in here these past few days? is there any snow? my son wants to see snow..pls help..
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Hello, late reply oops. The tram has been closed due to road damage from Feb 14, 2019. Hwy 247 is also closed for another 2 months. There is a ton of snow on the mountain.
Hi! Has anyone visited in Dec 2018, is there snow? We are visiting Palm Springs and learned that they get snow up here. Thanks!
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Hello, we visited today December 19th and there was definitely plenty of snow on top. It was a warm 26 degrees (Celsius) at the bottom of the mountain and a cooler 11 degrees up top - …
Hello, we visited today December 19th and there was definitely plenty of snow on top. It was a warm 26 degrees (Celsius) at the bottom of the mountain and a cooler 11 degrees up top - although we found that walking around up there we soon warmed up. Make sure you wear shoes with a good grip though as lots of the trails are snow covered and can get slippery.
We are travelling to Palm Springs in September and the tram will be closed for its annual maintenance. We would like to do the hike. Is there another alternative to get to the summit besides the tram? Thanks for your answers.
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Yes, of course it is.. First one is the trail "Cactus to clouds" - starts right form Palm Springs Museum of art parking lot. This trail is long and steep, 16 miles one way to summit, first …
Yes, of course it is.. First one is the trail "Cactus to clouds" - starts right form Palm Springs Museum of art parking lot. This trail is long and steep, 16 miles one way to summit, first ~8 miles are the steepest, till you reach the ranger station after that is much easier.. Hiking on this trail usually starts at night time due to very hot conditions during the day - no shade till you get to ranger station. If you check on Google this trail, you will find a lot of usefull and detailed info. There is another hiking trail to summit from Mt Sant Jacinto State park, it is about one hour drive from Palm Springs to get to that trail, park locate on the opposite site of the mountain from Palm Springs, this trail is not so long and not so steep compare to "Cactus to clouds" trail.
The travel time on the tram is not the issue. Maybe 20 minutes max. It's the wait time for the next available tram that can be a problem. It can be hours. Maybe it's possible to reserve a …
The travel time on the tram is not the issue. Maybe 20 minutes max. It's the wait time for the next available tram that can be a problem. It can be hours. Maybe it's possible to reserve a specific tram time. You would still have get there early enough to get through the parking gates and then on to the tram station.
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