Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Riverside County, about 9 miles west of Palm Springs, 112 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Riverside County, Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest
USGS Topos	San Jacinto Peak 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 6 megs
	GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files)
	Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo)

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Take I-10 to Banning. Exit at 8th Street (SR 243 to Idyllwild). Turn right at end of off-ramp. Note odometer and go as follows:
At 0.2 mile, turn left.
At 0.7 mile, turn right on to San Gorgonio Avenue.
At 1.4 miles, keep left on SR 243.
Drive south on SR 243 for 19 miles to a junction with a paved road, Azalea Trail (NF-4S02).
Turn left and proceed 1.6 miles to a wide dirt parking area just before the Marion Mountain Campground entrance. Trailhead is signed "Marion Mtn Trail." Park here.

From the parking area (6300'), proceed east up the very steep Marion Mountain Trail to a junction with the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in 2 miles.
Turn left. In about 100 feet there is a junction with the Seven Pines Trail. Continue straight (east) toward the Deer Spring Camp.
In another 0.4 mile meet the junction with the Fuller Ridge Trail (PCT). Continue straight on the Deer Spring Trail.
Proceed 1 1/2 miles to Little Round Valley (9600').
Upon entering the campground, head SSE and hike about 0.3 mile cross-country to the saddle just east of Drury peak.
Turn west and hike up a gentle rocky slope. The summit block is attained via an easy second-class scramble.