We just flew back from a friend's wedding up near this area, and I noticed Paradise Lakes airport come up on the GPS. Here's a picture from 11,500 feet. Notice I ran a filter on it because of the poor air quality. I posted the before and after filtered.
I remember reading about this place a while back. I think when values finish their steep decline, maybe I'll have another look. Some friends say they made the drive from Beverly Hills to Hanford (like 90 miles north of there) in about 2 1/2 hours, so this seems like it'd be a reasonable drive from the LA area, and it's a very easy flight from the San Diego area.