Last updated on April 9th, 2024
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Visit Palm Springs – Aerial Tramway
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway – year round access to the 8,500 foot level of San Jacinto National Park. You start from the valley floor at 2,600 feet in elevation. Have dinner and look down on the lights of the city. Hike in the summer, cross country ski in the winter and camp year round.
Palm Springs from San Jacinto, © Can Stock / JOW
Visit Palm Springs – Indian Canyon
Indian Canyon Trails – from the admission gate at the edge of town, hike Palm Canyon, Murray Canyon and Andreas Canyon.
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Visit Palm Springs – City Sights
- Palms Springs Villagefest – Street fair every Thursday night downtown. Stroll Palm Canyon Drive and the “Walk of Stars”.
- Palm Springs Art Museum – regional Native American art.
- Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium
- Ride a bike – visitor centers will give advice on routes.
- Visit a city park – Ruth Hardy Park, Sunrise Park and DeMuth Park to name a few.
- Palm Springs International Film Festival – every January.
- Agua Caliente Cultural Museum – primarily devoted to the heritage of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
- Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend
- Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade – first Saturday in December.
Visit Palm Springs – Hotels
- Desert Riviera Hotel
- The Three Fifty Hotel
- Vagabond Inn Palm Springs
Joshua Tree National Park, © Can Stock / billperry
Visit Sights near Palm Springs
- Indian Wells is the site of international tennis at the BNP Paribas Open in early March each year.
- The Living Desert – Palm Springs’ zoo and botanical garden, located in Palm Desert.
- McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts – in Palm Desert.
- Visit old town La Quinta.
- Big Morongo Wildlife Reserve and Covington Park, north of town.
- Joshua Tree National Park – about an hour east of town to the joshua “trees” growing in the heat of the desert.
- Idyllwild – mountain village an hour from Palm Springs. Reached by driving around Mount San Jacinto.
- Stand on the San Andreas Fault with Red Jeep Desert Adventures.
- Drive to Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas or Phoenix in 5 hours or less.
Palm Springs Weather
Comfortable winter weather is what draws people to Palm Springs. Palm Springs weather has average highs from December through February of about 72 F (23 C) and average lows are 48 F (9 C). From May through September the average highs exceed 100 F (40 C) and the “snowbirds” head back home to Canada. The shape of the Coachella Valley intermittently funnels high winds through the city, especially in spring.
Golf Course, © Can Stock / isogood
Get to Palm Springs
Palm Springs Airport (PSP) is only a few minutes from downtown Palm Springs. A rental car is probably the best option once you get to Palm Springs. You will need a car to reach the Palm Springs Aerial Tram, Joshua Tree National Park and Indian Canyon Trails.
Visit Palm Springs – Background
Palm Springs is a California resort area in a desert valley about 2 hours east of Los Angeles. About 50,000 people live in Palm Springs. The town is popular with the wealthy and famous who live in the “Movie Colony”. Canadian snowbirds avoiding Canadian winters are also common here. Palm Springs is a popular spring break location too. The city started as a stage coach station in 1862. Today Palm Springs has over 90 golf courses, including ones designed by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Gated communities are common and many are associated with golf courses. Settlement has spread along the Coachella Valley to nearby communities including Cathedral City, Indian Wells, Palm Desert, Thousand Palms, La Quinta and Indio.
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