Help me make a list of desert forest towns! (Escondido: gated, live in)

[evening sun]

Originally Posted by TrainerJ1

I appreciate your response I can’t count susanville (or any area I’m aware of in NorCal) because the average temperatures in the winter months do not exceed 65 degrees which to me is not warm

ok, but that was not clear to begun with. Happy hunting for your forest.

[Ruth4Truth]

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!!

The Lassen area?

[Arktikos]

Originally Posted by TrainerJ1

I appreciate your response I can’t count susanville (or any area I’m aware of in NorCal) because the average temperatures in the winter months do not exceed 65 degrees which to me is not warm

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

[LPG2020]

Originally Posted by TrainerJ1

Desert in this case is defined as year round DRY and warm to hot temperatures!
List-
Topanga canyon
Ojai
Fallbrook/bonsall/deluz area
Santa ynez/solvang area

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.

Originally Posted by evening sun

I have heard parts of far Norcal referred to as high desert. Places like Susanville, which also has forests.

Freezing in winter.

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

The Lassen area?

Also freezing in winter.

[evening sun]

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.

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.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Panama

[done working]

Tehachapi, Bodfish, Lone Pine and Independence

[cleosmom]

Needles

[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.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

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.

They do in the winter. Many are below freezing.