You might want to fly to a point 250nm distanr for one airport, then it will be usable for faa cpl xc as well....needs to be solo, no pax
If you are flying from long beach, then Buckeye just east of Phoenix will do that for you, with a landing anywhere on the way, or way back., eg palm springs. This is a nice trip, you get to fly the banning pass and relatively straightforward.