Help me make a list of desert forest towns! (San Diego: neighborhoods, live)

[sacreole]

I was going to suggest Alturas in Modoc County (NE corner of California), but the winter months can get pretty cold. The same with Yreka in Siskiyou County.

[joosoon]

Originally Posted by TrainerJ1

Great question, the more ‘green’ the better. However if you’ve seen Fallbrook I’m counting that area which is a mix of desert vegetation plus multiple patches of more dense trees, grass, and plants next to streams and other sources of water. This more ‘dense’ water+vegetation is more of what people typically think of when they think of a forest. Hopefully this helps!!

So then why not include literally anything in north SD county, maybe just all of SD county within 30 miles of the coast. Vista, Escondido, Valley Center, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, etc. all look exactly like that. As for "forest", the green you're seeing is fairly fleeting. All that chaparral is brownish most of the year. Forests have trees. Stuff like that only really exists at altitude in SD county. And deserts are by definition going to have wild fluctuations in day/night temperatures. In all my years here, I've never heard anyone ever refer to any of those places as forest-y. Truth is, we live in an irrigated desert climate with a lot of non-native species trees.

[joosoon]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

Panama

Right. For consistent temperatures, I was thinking Guam since it's sorta the U.S. still.

[TrainerJ1]

Originally Posted by Arktikos

I'm wondering where exactly in California would be warm enough for you. Are you talking about the daily mean temperature or the average high temperature?

The average temperature (daily mean) in Palm Springs is below 65 for 3 months of the year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California

The simplest way to get temperatures is by simply looking at them in google (ie- ‘Palm Springs average yearly temperatures’). If this is how we measure Palm Springs lowest average temperatures is 70 degrees which WOULD qualify above 65, however because there is no green/forest then it does no qualify..

I appreciate it

[TrainerJ1]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

The Lassen area?

Thank for your response. In the winter time I believe the area dips below 65 degrees according to google. So I would have to disqualify it as my definition of warm is above 65 degrees

[TrainerJ1]

Originally Posted by LPG2020

Buddy... you really need to get your priorities sorted out and do some more research. If 65 degree average temps through the winter are a high priority, you have ruled out the entirety of California and are basically limited to the Rio Grande Valley border area of Texas and South Florida. Even Death Valley and Phoenix are significantly colder than that in the winter. Topanga Canyon, Ojai, and every town you list is not that warm in winter. You are looking for a subtropical climate, which does not exist in California, and barely exists anywhere in the US outside of Hawaii. Move to Miami and never be cold again if that is what you want.






Freezing in winter.






Also freezing in winter.

Trying to make it as simple as possible so if you type in town + yearly average temperature anywhere it gives you all months average temperatures. Topanga Caynon, Ojai and all the other places I mentioned only go as low as 65 in the winter months and are a Dry climate..
Thank you for your response. Texas, south Florida, and Hawaii all fit the above 65 degree temperature requirement, however they are humid environments so that does not count.

It maybe that the places I looked up are the only ones that exist above 65 and dry year round

[TrainerJ1]

Originally Posted by evening sun

I know much of Norcal is very cold in the winter, but the Op did seem to be more interested in forests than heat year round. I agree he maybe needs to look in Florida. He has since updated his requests to include year round heat.

It’s important to define all variables precisely. It seems like I may get burned if I don’t..
I appreciate your response, I would say Florida is Humid so although it fits the above 65 year round and forest stipulation it is not dry..

[TrainerJ1]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

Panama

Thank you for your response, Panama is humid not dry so unfortunately it does not fit the stipulation

[TrainerJ1]

Originally Posted by done working

Tehachapi, Bodfish, Lone Pine and Independence

Thank you for your response

[TrainerJ1]

Originally Posted by MechAndy

Don’t all deserts get cold at night?
Toss in a forest to your hot area desert request and you have quite a quest.

Agreed! I’m starting to think my list are the only places that exist!