Gweedo Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Has anyone driven Hwy 78 from Blythe to Ocotillo wells? Meeting the kids there. If you have driven it how is the road? I'd had to go all the way to the 86 and then south. Looks like the 78 is much quicker for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdroberson Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 about 6 months ago 2 lane not to bad but I was in a car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Maurer Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 We have done that route a few times in our 35 ft class A. Only issues are the ***** riding your tail. Just be patient and pull over when too many pile up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gweedo Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Thank you, I'll be towing our SXS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allphase8 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I have driven that route many times. The grade down from Julian is pretty tough. I would suggest this alternate route which is much better IMO and avoids the climb up to Julian and down from Julian. When you get to Santa Isabelle go left on 79 I think it is and go several miles to S-2. Go right on S-2 and that connects with 78 after the grade from Julian. Go left on 78 to Ocotillo Wells. This is a much better route. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cherry Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Whichever route you take...make sure that you verify that the road is approved for 45 MH... https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/traffic-operations/documents/trucks/busmap-d11-a11y.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gweedo Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 19 minutes ago, allphase8 said: I have driven that route many times. The grade down from Julian is pretty tough. I would suggest this alternate route which is much better IMO and avoids the climb up to Julian and down from Julian. When you get to Santa Isabelle go left on 79 I think it is and go several miles to S-2. Go right on S-2 and that connects with 78 after the grade from Julian. Go left on 78 to Ocotillo Wells. This is a much better route. Isn't Julian west of Ocotillo? i'm coming from AZ, which shows the 87 south form Blythe goes through Bawley I think, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windsorbill06 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Gweedo said: Isn't Julian west of Ocotillo? i'm coming from AZ, which shows the 87 south form Blythe goes through Bawley I think, Your correct. Julian is WEST of Ocotillo. That won't effect you. 78 (not the 87) goes right through Glamis. Many 45' coaches with stacker trailers, large 5'ver toy boxes, and everything else you can imagine, have Glamis as their destination. It's a sand dune mecca for off roaders and some say the largest sand dunes for recreational use in the country. (not sure about that claim, however) It's been a couple years since I was last there, but the 78 is a narrow, 2 lane road, but doable. All reasonably flat. Edited February 14 by windsorbill06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allphase8 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Sorry, thought you were coming from San Diego. Should have read more closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gweedo Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, windsorbill06 said: Your correct. Julian is WEST of Ocotillo. That won't effect you. 78 (not the 87) goes right through Glamis. Many 45' coaches with stacker trailers, large 5'ver toy boxes, and everything else you can imagine, have Glamis as their destination. It's a sand dune mecca for off roaders and some say the largest sand dunes for recreational use in the country. (not sure about that claim, however) It's been a couple years since I was last there, but the 78 is a narrow, 2 lane road, but doable. All reasonably flat. Thank you I’ll just take it easy n let the knuckleheads pass me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceB Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 2/14/2024 at 6:29 AM, windsorbill06 said: Your correct. Julian is WEST of Ocotillo. That won't effect you. 78 (not the 87) goes right through Glamis. Many 45' coaches with stacker trailers, large 5'ver toy boxes, and everything else you can imagine, have Glamis as their destination. It's a sand dune mecca for off roaders and some say the largest sand dunes for recreational use in the country. (not sure about that claim, however) It's been a couple years since I was last there, but the 78 is a narrow, 2 lane road, but doable. All reasonably flat. I drive 78 about 6x in dune season. You won’t have any problems. Was there just last week. BTW the Imperial Sand dunes, a.k.a. Glamis, is indeed, the largest Sand recreation area in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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