Towing in Desert Hot Springs, CA

Getting a tow truck to you in Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs sits on the slope north of the I-10. Palm Drive is the main way up from the freeway, and Indian Canyon Drive also connects. Highway 62 runs along the west side toward Morongo Valley and Yucca Valley.

Give a cross street on Palm Drive, Pierson Boulevard, Hacienda Avenue, Mission Lakes Boulevard, Dillon Road or West Drive, and the direction you face.

Towing and roadside in Desert Hot Springs

• Flatbed towing for cars that will not roll, and for low, classic and all-wheel-drive cars.
• Tesla and EV towing on a flatbed.
• Roadside assistance: jump starts, flat tires, lockouts and fuel.
• I-10 breakdown towing with the safety steps to take first.

What to tell dispatch in Desert Hot Springs

1. Your exact spot. For example: "northbound Palm Drive at Pierson Boulevard, right shoulder."
2. The vehicle: year, make, model, and whether it is front-, rear- or all-wheel drive or electric.
3. What happened, and whether the car starts, rolls and steers.
4. Where it needs to go: a repair shop, a dealership or your home.

Ask for an arrival time and the price before you agree. If you are on the I-10 or in a travel lane, get safe first, and call 911 if anyone is hurt.

Wind and blowing sand

Wind comes hard through this end of the valley. Blowing sand can cut visibility on Palm Drive, Indian Canyon Drive and Dillon Road, and it pits glass and paint.

If sand cuts your visibility, pull as far off the road as you can, turn off your lights, set the parking brake and take your foot off the brake pedal, so other drivers do not follow your lights into the back of your car. Call once you are stopped.

Highway 62 grade

Highway 62 climbs from the I-10 toward Morongo Valley, and the grade is hard on cooling systems in summer. If the temperature gauge climbs, turn off the air conditioning, pull off at a wide spot and call before the engine overheats.

Heading south to Palm Springs

South of the I-10, Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail cross the Whitewater River wash, and those crossings have closed in storms and sandstorms. If your route is closed, tell dispatch where you are and where you are going. See towing in Palm Springs.