Greater Palm Springs Brochure

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Find your oasis. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S LOCATION OASIS Located just two hours east of Los Angeles, Greater Palm Springs is among Southern California’s most prized destinations. It boasts an incomparable collection of seductive luxury hotels, resorts and spas; world-class music and film festivals; and nine different cities each with their own neighborhood feel. Greater Palm Springs serves as the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park. palm springs international airport (PSP) air service

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Houston airlines servicing greater palm springs: Air Canada Frontier Alaska Airlines JetBlue Allegiant Air Sun Country American Airlines United Airlines Delta Air Lines WestJet Routes and carriers are subject to change Flair PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PSP)

Named as one the “Top Ten Stress-Free U.S. Airports” by SmarterTravel.com, Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) welcomes visitors with a friendly, VIP vibe. Airport scores high marks with travelers for quick check-ins and friendly, fast TSA checkpoints, plus the added bonus that PSP is only minutes from plane to baggage to area hotels.

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Gateway cities Miles Kilometers Regional driving distances Los Angeles 110 177 Anaheim/Disneyland 90 145 San Francisco 498 801 Yosemite National Park 396 637 Las Vegas 273 439 Death Valley 299 481 San Diego 110 177 Grand Canyon 401 645 Phoenix/Scottsdale 280 451 Santa Barbara 200 322 Ontario 70 113 Sacramento 485 781

Day trips Joshua Tree National Park 61 98 Anza Borrego State Park 78 126 Big Bear Lake 94 151 Salton Sea Recreation Area 53 85 Temecula Wine Country 69 111 Borrego Springs/Octillo Wells 87 140 Idyllwild 45 73 TO JOSHUA TREE  NATIONAL PARK

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SSaltonalton SeaSea 9 RESORT CITIES ONE BEAUTIFUL OASIS

PALM SPRINGS LA QUINTA An intimate village atmosphere steeped in A golfer’s paradise surrounded by the scenic fine dining, shopping, boutique hotels and Santa Rosa Mountains, fabulous dining, midcentury modern architecture. shopping, hiking trails and an abundance of • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway art and culture. • Palm Springs Air Museum • Desert Classic PGA golf tournament • Palm Springs International Film Festival • La Quinta Arts Festival • Uptown Design District • Old Town La Quinta • VillageFest (every Thursday night) • PGA WEST DESERT HOT SPRINGS INDIAN WELLS This quaint community is situated both natural A premier luxury resort city famous for top hot mineral springs and cold water aquifers resorts, sensational spas, shopping, dining and that feed into its multiple spa properties. year-round recreational activities. • Cabot’s Pueblo Museum • Indian Wells Arts Festival • 20 boutique mineral water spa resorts • Indian Wells Golf Resort • One of America’s most popular cities for its • Indian Wells Tennis Garden (BNP Paribas exceptional drinking water Open) CATHEDRAL CITY INDIO A center of family-oriented fun, unique dining, “The City of Festivals,” this family-oriented hiking and one-of-a kind shopping—from community is home to both rich agriculture vintage to the new and trendy. and world-recognized entertainment. • Award-winning Fountain of Life in • Music festivals (Coachella, Stagecoach Cathedral City’s Town Square stone and Desert Trip) sculpture • Empire and Eldorado Polo Grounds • Big League Dreams sports park • Indio PowWow • Hot Air Balloon Festival • International Tamale Festival • Perez Road Art & Design District • Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival RANCHO MIRAGE • Shields Date Garden “The Playground of Presidents,” the city is COACHELLA home to stellar golf courses, lushly landscaped estates, first-class shopping and fine dining. Greater Palm Springs’ easternmost city • The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands is renowned for celebrating its multi- • The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort generational Mexican American culture with Spa annual events and for its stately groves of date • Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert trees. • ANA Inspiration LPGA Golf Tournament • Gateway to Salton Sea • Coachella walls murals PALM DESERT • Pueblo Viejo Historic Tour • Saturday Farmers Market Filled with cultural, educational and retail offerings, the city features restaurants, golf AREA-WIDE ACTIVITIES resorts, miles of hiking trails and shopping for every budget. • Casinos • Hot Air Balloons • College of the Desert Street Fair • Eco-tours • Jeep & Hummer Tours • El Paseo (“The Rodeo Drive of the Desert”) • Golf • Windmill Tours • McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts • Hiking • Shopping • National Monument Visitor Center • Hollywood History • Architecture Tours • Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert • The Living Desert Zoo & Botanical Gardens UNIFYING 9 CITIES BY SHARING COMMON ATTRIBUTES

The Greater Palm Springs CVB brand is built upon its brand pillars. These pillars (physical and emotional attributes) reflect what our 9 resort cities have in common relative to appealing to our various visitors.

From natural underground springs that for centuries have been one of California’s most prized natural wonders to the picturesque canyons and mountain backdrops, it’s easy to see why the Native Americans of the area once considered it sacred ground. ARTS & CULTURE

Greater Palm Springs is attracting new MIDCENTURY ARCHITECTURE visitors with its growing arts scene. Artists are inspired by the uniqueness of the Architecture and design are another big draw, thanks to a wealth of desert landscape, using the open space midcentury modern designs from as their canvas and gallery, developing renowned architects including Albert new forms of art working with materials Frey, Donald Wexler, John Lautner and only found in GPS. Other signs of a vibrant E. Stewart Williams. art scene include College of the Desert’s new $5.6 million visual arts building (2014), Palm Springs Art Museum and the new Architecture and Design Center (2014). Clearly, GPS has an edge and vitality that’s fueling – and fueled by – the evolving art scene.

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Art is everywhere. SEARCH IT artsGPS makes public art easier to find. MAP IT PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM App available to download on iTunes. Both locations offer compelling temporary exhibitions that FIND IT change throughout the year and are supplemented by the museum’s vast permanent collection, which includes works from Chagall, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Moore, Frankenthaller, Kapoor, Judd, Morris, Adams and Rauschenberg. HEALTH & WELLNESS

Some of the most legendary hot springs and meditation centers began in the Greater Palm Springs oasis and still exist today. Since the days of the earliest Native American settlers and Hollywood celebrities in the 1920s and beyond, many have visited to relax under our shady palms and rejuvenate in our healing waters. Our nine distinct cities merge into one serene and natural escape. Epic hikes through the Indian Canyons, yoga next to ancient waterfalls and downtime in light-filled spas surrounded by breathtaking views—it’s all here. Be your best self. Live your wellest.

LIVE YOUR WELLEST

There are epic hikes through ancient canyons, soothing waterfalls, light-filled spas surrounded by whispering palms… whatever brings you joy you’ll find it here. CULINARY/DINE GPS

Savor the local flavors in Greater Palm Springs. From farm-to-table fare to creative takes on American classics, dining in the desert is always full of delicious surprises. Add in experiences like supper clubs, great food, wine and craft beer festivals, and the highly anticipated Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week, and you have one foodie destination you don’t want to miss.

FULL MENU OF DINING OPTIONS

Enjoy unique dishes and inspired menus from outdoor cafes to fine dining restaurants in a variety of settings to fast causal eateries throughout Greater Palm Springs. To find great options visit dineGPS.com or follow us on social media via #dineGPS. TEE UP AT THE “GOLF CAPITAL OF THE WEST” 300+ DAYS OF Surrounded by incredible desert scenery, the immaculate course conditions and playability SUNSHINE are suitable for players of all levels.

Visit visitgreaterpalmsprings.com/golf to find out about:

• Annual over-seeding schedules

• Local golf specialty stores

• Expert golf instruction

• After-golf dining (19th hole)

PETE DYE — Four of the nine courses at La ARNOLD PALMER — The golf legend has Quinta Resort & Club and PGA WEST along designed numerous courses in the area, with layouts at Mission Hills Country Club including Mountain View Country Club, and The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort Tradition Golf Club, SilverRock Resort and & Spa showcase this prolific designer’s the PGA WEST Palmer Course in La Quinta; signature elements. The Classic Club and Indian Ridge Country Club’s Arroyo and Grove Courses in Palm NICK FALDO — Faldo’s Marriott’s Shadow Desert; and Mission Hills Country Club in Ridge in Palm Desert has been recognized Rancho Mirage. by Golfweek as the nation’s 75th “Best Resort Course.” TED ROBINSON — “The King of Waterscape” has immortalized his JOHN FOUGHT — Fought took the City trademark water features at Rancho Las of Indian Wells’ former East Course and Palmas Country Club and JW Marriott crafted The Players Course into what Desert Springs. Golfweek regards as the nation’s No. 7 “Best Municipal.” LEE SCHMIDT AND BRIAN CURLEY — The team designed the dual North and South JACK NICKLAUS — From clubhouse to courses at Indio’s Golf Club at Terra Lago. green, the Nicklaus Design Team course at Escena Golf Club pulses with the vibe GARY PLAYER — The Westin Mission Hills of Palm Springs cool, as do the Toscana Golf Resort & Spa’s Gary Player Signature Country Club in Indian Wells and the PGA Course is one of two championship WEST Jack Nicklaus Private and Jack courses at the resort, each a completely Nicklaus Tournament courses in La Quinta. different experience to challenge the golf enthusiast. GREG NORMAN — The Norman Course at PGA WEST offers 60 acres of tight fairways TOM WEISKOPF — The Tom Weiskopf that taper toward the greens with nine Private Course at PGA WEST is Weiskopf’s ponds, challenging players of all levels. only venture into golf design in Greater Palm Springs but is considered a favorite TOURNAMENT COURSES among those who love the game.

The storied history of pro golf in the Home to more than 120 courses, here are Coachella Valley dates back to the 11th a few former tournament courses that are Ryder Cup played at the Thunderbird open to the public. Country Club in 1955. The worldwide allure of desert (and celebrity) golf brought • The Classic Club, Palm Desert various tournaments to Greater Palm Springs • SilverRock Resort, La Quinta including the Skin’s Game and Battle at • TPC Stadium Course at PGA WEST, Bighorn. The play continues today at PGA La Quinta Tour’s Desert Classic, the LPGA’s ANA • Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Inspiration and the PGA Tour’s Qualifying PGA WEST, La Quinta School. • Terra Lago, Indio • Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells VISIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERTS

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK A scenic drive up Highway 62 to Twentynine Palms leads to the north entrance of Joshua Tree National Park. Compromising of high-desert wilderness and hosting “forests” of namesake Joshua trees, desert wildlife, inspiring vistas and a colorful history, the nearby park is a natural treasure for visitors from all over the world. Any time of the year, plan to hike, camp, rock climb or take a guided tour. In the spring, view colorful spring blooms or spy a desert tortoise emerging from hibernation.

Geographically, the park encompasses rugged mountains of twisted rock, granite monoliths, arroyos, playas and alluvial fans. In addition to fascinating geography, wildlife and plant life, Joshua Tree National Park is distinctively marked by the reminders of the early Pinto Man, who inhabited the area and the abandoned mines of 1800s gold seekers waiting to be discovered along the many hiking trails.

CLIMBING & HIKING IN THE PARK The high desert mecca for rock climbers attracts aficionados from all over the world. Joshua Tree’s gigantic boulders and its famous traditional-style crack, slab and steep-face climbing opportunities tempt even the most experienced climber. With more than 400 climbing formations and 8,000 climbing routes, there is something for any experience level. DESERT REGION HIGHLIGHTS VISIT CALIFORNIA DESERTS

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Recognized for its visual and geological significance, Amboy California is home to three main deserts: Mojave, Colorado and Crater is an excellent example of a very symmetrical volcanic cinder 80 Great Basin. Unlike anywhere else in the state, or for that matter the cone. world, the California Deserts are a “theme park” of adventure, Sacramento history and exploration. The region lures visitors to elevations of GALLETA MEADOWS 80 thousands of feet above to more than 280 ft/85 m below sea 02 (BORREGO SPRINGS) San Francisco level, offers health and wellness in the natural hot mineral Discover artist Ricardo Breceda’s waters that bubble to its surface, and lays claim to steel-welded sculptures of prehistoric hundreds of old mines and ghost towns hidden in its and modern animals. mysterious hills and valleys. DEATH VALLEY MAIN STREET MURALS California Deserts NATIONAL 03 (BARSTOW) PARK Northern Desert DESERT REGION AVERAGES Explore a walking gallery of historic Central Desert Avg High Avg Low Avg Precip murals along Route 66’s last existing 5 MOJAVE 15 NATIONAL Month (ºF / ºC) (ºF / ºC) (in/cm) Main Street. Join one of the hosted Southern Desert PRESERVE or self-guided walking mural tours. Jan 70/21 44/6.5 1.16/2.95

Ontario Feb 75/24 47/8 1.2/3.05 MANE STREET STAMPEDE JOSHUA TREE Los Angeles Mar 80/26.5 51/10.5 .49/1.24 04 WILD WEST SHOW Greater NATIONAL PARK Orange County Palm Springs 10 (PIONEERTOWN, APRIL-OCTOBER) Apr 86/30 56/13 .05/.13 May 94/34.5 63/17 .02/.05 Experience the excitement of the ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK Jun 104/40 70/21 .02/.05 American West as performers bring San Diego to life the Old West in re-enactments. Jul 108/42 76/24.5 .14/.36 JOSHUA TREE Aug 107/41 76/24.5 .29/.74 05 MITCHELL CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK Sep 101/38 70/21 .22/.59 Oct 91/33 61/16 .20/.51 The only limestone caves in the California State Park system, the Nov 76/24.5 48/9 .38/.97 caverns were reopened for public Dec 70/21 40/4.5 .7/1.78 tours in November 2017, allowing With nearly 800,000 acres of mystical Annual 90.5 / 32.5 62.3 / 16.8 2.28 visitors to once again view the beauty, Joshua Tree National Park is intricate stalagmite and stalactite undoubtedly one of the world’s most formations, as well as prehistoric incredible natural desert treasures. fossils, in this remote area of the eastern Mojave. Sweeping, grand in scale and populated by granite monoliths and voluptuous rock and boulder formations, the park SAN ANDREAS FAULT 06 THE INTEGRATRON (LANDERS) offers wonder to eco-travelers, outdoor Relax into an unforgettable sound adventurists and naturalists. Two large experience perfect for those who ecosystems come together to form this seek rejuvenation and introspection. quiet land, conducive to meditation The San Andreas Fault: It’s a seam in the and roaming, that have been carved by ground that snakes 800 miles through extremes in climate from wind to rain to an California and extends to depths of 10 07 PETROGLYPH PARK miles within the Earth. It’s the geological (RIDGECREST) ever-present, relentless sun. feature responsible for plenty of Tour Kern County’s newest park, earthquakes capable of producing the Big featuring renditions of ancient Native American rock art. One. This master fault line runs the length BADWATER BASIN of the Coachella Valley. It protrudes from the earth in spectacular form, producing SKY’S THE LIMIT tangible geology that anyone can 08 OBSERVATORY & experience. NATURE CENTER (TWENTYNINE PALMS) Nearly 200 square miles of stark white salt flats line the bottommost point of Death View the desert night sky at free Valley. At Badwater Basin you can walk star-viewing events every Saturday, ANZA — DARK SKY except during full moons. out on top of a large patch of the flats that COMMUNITY seem almost lunar in their vastness and desolation. The crunch under your feet is 09 CALICO GHOST TOWN (YERMO) composed of crystals constantly breaking Visitors can enjoy unmatched stargazing Old West mining town has been and reforming along to the climatic around since 1881; during the largest changes in this harsh environment. The opportunities in Greater Palm Springs and silver strike in California. With its 500 enclosed basin is considered the valley’s its surrounding deserts. Borrego Springs, mines, over $20 million in silver ore drainage system. less than an hour’s drive south of Greater was produced over a 12-year span. Palm Springs, is one of only 15 Dark Sky Communities in the world and the only 10 ROUTE 66 Dark Sky Community in California. Part of (NEEDLES TO SANTA MONICA) the International Dark Sky Places Program, Route 66 chronicles a time when Borrego Springs offer unparalleled night heading west stood for finding new skies illuminated only by the millions of opportunities while enjoying the diverse scenery that unfolded along stars above. the way. VISITCALIFORNIADESERTS.COM GIRLS GETAWAY

ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES • Shop at specialty stores and trendy boutiques in Palm Desert on El Paseo ADD TO ANY ITINERARY and in the quaint village of Old Town La Quinta. • Indulge in a resort spa day at The Parker Palm Springs, Spa Las Palmas or Two Bunch Palms. • Experience a group yoga class or try a spin class at Pedal Spin Studio in Rancho Mirage. • Spend the day by the pool at your resort or vacation villa with a frosty margarita. • Enjoy a champagne brunch at Spencer’s or Cheeky’s in Palm Springs, Wilma & Frieda’s Café in Palm Desert, VUE Grille & Bar in Indian Wells or Vino & Vinyasa. ARTS & CULTURE

GUYS GETAWAY • Tour the area’s distinct midcentury modern architecture. Visit the Palm Springs Art Museum and Sunnylands Center & Gardens. • Head to the BMW Performance Center • Attend the acclaimed annual Palm West at The Thermal Club for a driving Springs International Film Festival to see class in an M Series BMW then strap in with superb global cinema and Hollywood a pro driver for an exhilarating high-speed stars. Hot Laps. • Find inspiration around every corner at the • Tee off on a championship golf course prestigious La Quinta Arts Festival. designed by the world’s leading golf • Visit Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, architects. Cabot’s Pueblo Museum and Coachella • Hike, bike, swim, play tennis, take a jeep Valley History Museum to learn about or motorcycle tour, and unwind with a unique Southern California heritage. men’s treatment in the spa. • Experience a thriving music and theatre • Chill out with locally crafted beer from scene, from touring Broadway plays, jazz Coachella Valley Brewing Company, La cabaret and nightclubs to the world- Quinta Brewing Company, Babe’s Bar-B- famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Que & Brewhouse or try Scotch & Stretch Festival and Stagecoach. for a private yoga lesson followed by wine or scotch tasting.

CULINARY FAMILY

• The Food Network hails Indio’s International Tamale Festival, featuring • Take a ride on the world’s largest more than 300 vendors, multiple stages rotating tramcar on the Palm Springs of live entertainment, and wine and beer Aerial Tramway for a thrilling ascent up a gardens. mountain. • Enjoy 10 days of food, carnival rides and • Visit The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens to live entertainment at the annual Riverside see more than 450 desert animals and County Fair & National Date Festival. many other attractions in this 1,200-acre • Sample a grand taste of our oasis preserve. every June during Greater Palm Springs • Ride the waves at Wet ‘n’ Wild, a Restaurant Week. spectacular water park that features a • Taste, sip and learn about the latest wave pool, waterslides, lazy river and culinary trends at the Food & Wine Festival super soaking family fun house. Palm Desert, featuring celebrity chefs • Embark on a jeep or Hummer sightseeing and more than 60 premium wines and tour to experience the wonders of the champagnes to try. San Andreas Fault or Joshua Tree National • Join the food tour pros from Desert Tasty Park. Tours for a three-hour guided culinary and • Zip up and down the sand dunes on cultural stroll. Offroad Rentals quad ATVs at Windy Point. OUTDOOR RECREATION

• Enjoy a guided mountain bike tour with Big Wheel Tours as you get your adrenaline pumping with the signature HEALTH & WELLNESS “Earthquake Canyon Express” experience. • Channel your inner cowboy and spend an afternoon horseback riding through palm-filled canyons, courtesy of Smoke • Slip into the healing mineral waters that Tree Stables. emerge from the earth in Desert Hot Springs, home to nearly 20 boutique spa • Play a round of FootGolf, a fun resorts. combination of soccer and golf, offered • Go for an invigorating hike with more than at several beautiful locations around GPS. 100 trails in and around Greater Palm • Beneath the palm trees and mountains Springs for all fitness levels. of GPS lies a vast aquifer. At both the Visit hikingingps.com. Coachella Valley Preserve in Thousand • Take a cardio, yoga, Pilates, spinning or Palms and the Indian Canyons in Palm fitness class at a full-service luxury resort in Springs, you can enjoy a natural palm our oasis. oases walk, where you will see plants and • Play a game of tennis at a resort, park or animals thriving. tennis academy. The courts at the state- of-the-art Indian Wells Tennis Garden • At Joshua Tree National Park, you can are open to guests with an advance spend an afternoon hiking on nature trails, reservation and fee. climbing giant boulders or practicing your • Visit our farmer’s markets, restaurants and photography skills in one of the nation’s cafes for a variety of dishes featuring most iconic natural locales. locally grown vegetables and fruit.

SHOPPING LGBT

• Stroll the fashionable El Paseo shopping • Experience the Greater Palm Springs Pride district in Palm Desert and Palm Canyon’s Festival and Parade, one of the most boutiques in downtown Palm Springs. celebrated Pride events in the world. • Wander the colorful, open-air bazaars • Party at premier LGBT events such as of VillageFest and College of the Desert Cathedral City LGBT Days, Dinah Shore Street Fair. Weekend and Jeffrey Sanker’s White • Explore the mega malls of Desert Hills Party. Premium Outlets and Cabazon Outlets, located 20 minutes west of Palm Springs. • Attend the annual Cinema Diverse: • Discover retro midcentury modern The Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film furnishings and décor in the Uptown Festival. Design District, Cathedral City’s Perez Art • Enjoy endless entertainment at a variety & Design Center and many unique resale of nightclubs catering to the LGBT shops throughout our oasis. community. • Experience exquisite boutique shopping • Shop for amazing art and architecture in and dining in Old Town La Quinta and The Palm Springs’ Uptown Design District. River in Rancho Mirage. JANUARY J U LY

• Palm Springs International Film • Independence Day Celebrations Festival & Fireworks (various cities) SIGNATURE • Desert Classic, a PGA Tour Event AUGUST EVENTS • Southwest Arts Festival CALENDAR • Sunday Polo at Empire Polo Club and El Dorado Polo Club • Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines (January–March) • Splash House • HITS Desert Circuit Horse Show • Comic Con Palm Springs (January–March) • Desert Hot Springs Spa Tour SEPTEMBER

FEBRUARY • Cinema Diverse LGBTQ Film Festival • Fiestas Patrias - El Grito • Modernism Week • Tour de Palm Springs OCTOBER • Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival • Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival • Palm Springs Fine Art Fair • Howl-O-Ween at The Living Desert • McCormick’s Collector Car Auctions • Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade • Cathedral City Hot Air Balloon • Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival Festival • Modernism Week Fall Preview • Desert Trip Music Festival MARCH NOVEMBER • BNP Paribas Open • La Quinta Arts Festival • Jacqueline Cochran Air Show • Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival • Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival • Native FilmFest • Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade • Rhythm, Wine & Brews Experience • Rancho Mirage Art Affaire • Desert Arts Festival APRIL • Dia de Los Muertos USA • McCormick’s Collector Car Auctions • Club Skirts presents • WildLights at The Living Desert The Dinah Shore Weekend • Indio Pow Wow • LPGA ANA Inspiration Golf Tournament DECEMBER • Fashion Week El Paseo • American Documentary • Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade Film Festival • Indio International Tamale Festival • Indian Wells Arts Festival • Palm Springs Walk of the Inns • Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival • Coachella Christmas Parade • Stagecoach Country Music Festival • Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival YEAR-ROUND • White Party • VillageFest (Thursdays) MAY • College of the Desert Street Fair (Saturday/Sunday) • Cinco de Mayo Fiesta • Farmers Markets • Joshua Tree Music Festival • International Museum Day • Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival

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• Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week • Palm Springs International ShortFest • Splash House TO JOSHUA TREE  NATIONAL PARK

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A 58th Ave  TO BANNING, RIVERSIDE,  FACTS & STATSR ORANGE COUNTY & LOS ANGELES TO PALM SPRINGS O S A 60th Ave M TO THE SALTON SEA O  U N T SANTA ROSA A 62nd Ave I N Greater Palm Springs, Southern California’s most storied oasis, comprisesMOUNTAINS nine distinct Scities, each with its own personality and Salton Sea blend of excitement. From boutique hotels to five-star luxury resorts, Greater Palm Springs has the accommodation experience to fit every visitor’s needs. The destination has a permanent population of 354,923 and the local population swells annually to more than 600,000+ during the winter season, from January through May.

THE CITIES AND THEIR POPULATIONS* ARE: CLIMATE: Palm Springs 45,402 Sunshine 300 days annual average Desert Hot Springs 28,164 Rainfall 5.5 in annual average Cathedral City 54,264 139 mm annual average Rancho Mirage 17,510 Temperatures January Palm Desert 50,417 43°-69° F • 6°-21° C Indian Wells 4,974 April La Quinta 38,489 59°-91° F • 15°-33° C Indio 87,533 July Coachella 24,568 76°-108° F • 24°-42° C *2016-2017 Coachella Valley Economic Partnership October (CVEP) Annual Report 63°-93° F • 17°-34°C

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Annual Overnight Visitors 5.7 Million Annual Day/Overnight Visitors 12.9 Million Available Rooms 16,000+ Hotels: 200+ LOCAL Discoveries are found across the oasis. After indulging in various SUBSCRIBE luxuries in Greater & MORE Palm Springs, explore some of the best kept local gems. Enjoy locally roasted coffee, family restaurants, craft beer inspired by the surrounding desert and unique sites that will take your breath away.

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Cabot’s Pueblo Museum Cathedral City Hot Air Balloon Festival Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Sunnylands El Paseo desert hot springs cathedral city palm springs rancho mirage palm desert calendar of events Fault, hike the stunning landscapes of Historic Palm Springs Inn? Or that Greater NORTHERN Rich in natural treasures and Old West history, this massive MUST-SEES CENTRAL MUST-SEES Greater Palm Springs is home to numerous events area stretches from just north of Twentynine Palms to the • Death Valley National Park. Catch the sunrise at Zabriskie • Desert Hills Premium Outlets. Find incredible bargains at DESERT northern border of Death Valley National Park. This is Point, explore Badwater Basin and Artist’s Drive, tour Amargosa DESERT everything from Armani and Tory Burch to Banana Republic and each year. For a full list of events please visit quintessential desert, with huge expanses of untouched Opera House, dine at Inn at Furnace Creek and on and on: Calvin Klein in more than 180 stores. VISITGREATERPALMSPRINGS.COM Joshua Tree National Park, savor farm- Palm Springs is home to more than 50,000 wilderness, where temperatures soar high and rainfall This massive park could fill an entire vacation. Get oriented at Furnace Creek Visitor Center or Stovepipe Wells. • El Paseo. Nicknamed “Rodeo Drive of the Desert,” this flower barely dampens the desert floor. and art-trimmed strip in Palm Desert is home to Chanel and JANUARY JUNE • Mojave National Preserve. Discover cinder cones, Joshua tree other designer boutiques. But desolate? Hardly. Hundreds of species have adapted forests, dunes that “sing” and a tiny town that ran out of proper • CareerBuilder Challenge • Greater Palm Springs • Joshua Tree National Park. Native Joshua trees give the park PGA Golf Tournament Restaurant Week to-table cuisine inspired by the area’s swimming pools? In fact, it has more pools to this seemingly barren place. While visitors often beeline vowels. (It’s Zzyzx, pronounced “Zye-zix.”) Spring brings carpets • Desert Arts Festival • Palm Springs International to the best-known destinations, savvy explorers know to add of wildflowers. its name, and unique plants and animals abound. Bulbous rock • Desert Women’s Show Short Film Festival extra time for desert serendipity, with new parklands and formations make “J-Tree” popular with rock climbers (lessons • HITS Coachella Desert Circuit • Splash House other treasures luring you to linger and explore. • Route 66. Retrace the route of this iconic highway from the available), plus there are day hikes, camping and historic sites. Arizona border at Needles west to Barstow, home of the Route Horse Show • Indian Canyons. On Agua Caliente tribal land, the canyons are JULY agricultural bounty, recreate a glam per capita than anywhere else in the 66 Mother Road Museum. Packed with natural and manmade treasures, this • Palm Springs International WEATHER region buzzes with activity year-round. To the north just minutes from downtown Palm Springs and a world away with Film Festival • Independence Day Winter temperatures average HIDDEN GEMS is Joshua Tree National Park and the artsy town of undisturbed natural beauty from palm oases to waterfalls. • Palm Springs Kennel Club Celebrations & Fireworks • Amboy Crater/Mojave Trails National Monument. Fiery Joshua Tree. To the west is Cabazon, with countless Dog Show (Various Cities) 44° to 70°F/6.5° to 21°C. • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Soar 8,500 feet/2,950 meters • Southwest Arts Festival eruptions some 80,000 years ago created this eye-catching outlet stores. Desert communities, collectively midcentury getaway or simply chill by the country. Temperatures soar in summer above the desert floor to pine-shaded Mount Jacinto State AUGUST cinder cone, a designated national natural landmark and • Sunday Polo at Empire Polo 76° to 108°F/24.5° to 41°C. known as Greater Palm Springs, stretch south Park. Trails lace the forest, and epic views abound. Club and El Dorado Polo now protected within the massive national monument, • Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines along the eastern base of the wall-like San Jacinto Club (Season Opens) • Palm Springs Annual Elvis Rainfall hovers around designed in 2016. • Sunnylands. Tour the breathtaking Rancho Mirage estate of • Tour de Palm Springs Tribute Day 2in./5cm. Range. publishing magnate Walter Annenberg and his wife Lenore. • Castle Mountains National Monument. This magical preserve • Splash House pool, planning the perfect Greater Palm The region’s original inhabitants were Agua Book well in advance for house tours; admission to gardens is FEBRUARY wrapped by Mojave National Preserve protects the soaring free. Closed in August. SMART DESERT TRAVEL spires of Castle Peaks. Caliente Native Americans, with a history spanning • Modernism Week SEPTEMBER some 2,000 years. In 1774, Spanish explorer Juan HIDDEN GEMS • Art Palm Springs • Cinema Diverse Film Festival Pack extra water and snacks, • Calico Ghost Town. Once an 1880s silver-mining town, this kid- • Riverside County Fair & Bautista de Anza visited, and, by the late 1880s, a • Empire Polo Grounds. While arguably best known as the site of fill the gas tank and let others favorite attraction offers mine tours, off-road adventures, gold National Date Festival OCTOBER Springs vacation has never been easier. The Oasis is a treasure trove of facts, trivia town had sprung up, thanks to a huge underground annual music blowouts like Coachella and Stagecoach, it’s also know your planned route— Located in the foothills just north of Palm panningCathedral and camping. City is a center of family oriented A combination of perfect weather, Hollywood Unique for its designation as the “Playground Palm Desert is a cultural, educational and • Coachella Valley Heart Walk aquifer. In the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s, Hollywood a great place to watch polo matches. Season runs January to MARCH cellular reception is often • Desert AIDS Walk Springs, Desert Hot Springs is best known • Keane Wonderfun, unique Mine. Onedining, of the hiking best examples and special of historical events, glamour and an intimate village atmosphere stars ofand Presidents,” filmmakers came Rancho to relax Mirage’s at posh stellarresorts golf early April.retail center featuring the “Rodeo Drive of • BNP Paribas Open spotty or nonexistent in remote • Dia de los Muertos for its natural underground hot mineral gold miningfrom in the Death annual Valley HotNational Air BalloonPark re-opened Festival to the to keeps Palm Springs on the A-list of great betweencourses, shooting lushly movies landscaped in Hollywood. estates, Stars first-class the Desert”—El Paseo. The city also claims • Coachella Valley Wildflower • Joshua Tree Music Festival areas. public in November 2017. The mine’s aerial tramway from the • Gubler Orchids. A unique nursery with greenhouses filled with and legends that make it a fascinating like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra built lavish Festival • Howl-O-Ween at The water streams that feed into its multiple early 1900sArt Fairs.still has People ore buckets from hanging around from the cables; world miners come destinations. Visitors enjoy fine dining, shopping and fine dining remind visitors why colorful orchidsthe renowned and exotic plants.McCallum Theatre, The Living midcentury modern homes, some open for tours or • Fashion Week El Paseo Living Desert spa properties. The city’s unique geology used theto tramway visit the to award-winninglower 70 tons of gold Fountain ore per day of down Life the shopping and renown, unique hotels amid a • Integratron.Desert, An all-wood excellent acoustical hiking sound trails, chamber beautiful with a golf • Food & Wine Festival • Modernism Fall Preview stays.the A new likes generation of Frank of Sinatra, stars is rediscovering Lucille Ball and has made it a world famous destination for steep Funeralin Cathedral Mountains. City’s Town Square, the site of celebrated midcentury modern architecture. President Ford and former First Lady Betty mystical historyresorts and and “sound shopping bath” experiences. for every taste. Palm Desert • Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade the region, and a young vibe keeps things lively • La Quinta Arts Festival destination to re-discover again and relaxation and rejuvenation. • Kelso. Themany Kelso festivals Dunes rise and more events. 600 feet from the desert floor Art, culture and many special annual events, year-round.Ford chose to call this city home. • Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Desert Art Museum. Ten acres of • Native FilmFest NOVEMBER in the Mojave Preserve. Visit Kelso Depot, former 1924 Union desert landFun near Facts Joshua Tree devoted to more than 100 such as the Palm Springs International Film • Rhythm, Wine & Brews • Cathedral City Hot Air Fun Facts Pacific FunRailroad Facts station, now information center and museum. Fun Facts sculptures• assembled The nation’s from only unique citywide finds. Golf Cart Parade is Experience Balloon Festival Festival, put the city on the map. • Greater Palm Springs • Desert Hot Springs’ more than 20 boutique • Mitchell• Caverns.The city’s California’s Mary Pickford equivalent Theater to houses the Carlsbad a Mary • Sunnylands, the former estate of US Ambassador • Oasis of Murals.held Takein Palm a self-guided Desert each tour October,of the historical drawing murals about APRIL Pride Festival again. The best way to really understand Caverns has been closed to the public for nearly seven mineral water spa resorts and hideaways have Pickford museum featuring personal belongings Walter Annenberg and his wife Leonore, is open in downtown25,000 Twentynine spectators Palms. who watch more than 100 • American Documentary years. In November 2017, the Mitchell Caverns re-opened Fun Facts • Palm Springs Veteran’s Film Festival Day Parade earned it the nickname: “California’s Spa City.” for publicand tours. costumes As the only of thelimestone world cavesfamous in thesilent California screen star. • The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, with rotating to the public. Admission to the Sunnylands Visitor • Pappy & Harriet’screatively Pioneertown decorated Palace. golf cartsPart of travel a former down movie El Paseo. set for Westerns, this modest venue is a magnet for quality • ANA Inspiration, LPGA • Rancho Mirage Art Affaire State Park system (and only one of two you can enter), the tramcars, takes visitors on one of the steepest ascents Center & Gardens is free, while tours of the estate Tournament • Cabot’s Pueblo Museum, one of Desert Hot • Sports and family fun include Big League music. • College of the Desert Street Fair, a collection of natural attraction offers fascinating stalactite and stalagmite and special events are offered at select times with • Club Skirts presents DECEMBER the area is to experience it firsthand. Springs’ unique treasures, is a Hopi-inspired Dreams Sports Park while ice skaters and in the world to elevation 8,200 feet and 54 miles of clothing, crafts, food, music and vendors, is held in formations going back to the Pleistocene epoch. • Sand to Snow National Monument. This new monument links to The Dinah Shore Weekend • Coachella Christmas Parade pueblo in the heart of Desert Hot Springs, hand- hockey players enjoy Desert Ice Castle. hiking trails. The 10-minute ride to the top reveals advance ticket reservations. Palm Desert each Saturday and Sunday morning. • Coachella Valley Music & Arts • Mojave Air & Space Port. Take a self-guided tour of this Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and the Whitewater Preserve, • Dennis James Golf Classic 30-degree temperature drops, as well as winter snow. Festival • Indio International Tamale created from reclaimed and found objects sprawling• The aerospace Festival facility, Lawn 60 is milesthe home west of of Barstow on-going in and • The River entertainment complex, Children’s offering outstanding• The Palm hiking, Springs birding Art Museumand desert in beauty Palm Desert near Cabazon. • Indian Wells Arts Festival Festival 100+ HIKING TRAILS Mojave. See supersonic aircraft and the home of Virgin throughout the surrounding area. special events in Downtown Cathedral City • Every Thursday night, vibrant Palm Canyon Drive Discovery Museum and Tolerance Education features ongoing and temporary exhibitions of • Stagecoach Country • Palm Springs Festival of Lights Galactic, a big player in the race to launch commercial sub- between the Mary Pickford Theatre and the is transformed into VillageFest, an outdoor festival Center are just a few of the visitor highlights • Smith’s Ranchinternationally Drive-in. One recognized of the last American art in different drive-in movie media. Music Festival Parade orbit space travel. theaters, offering double features under the stars. of food, music, arts and crafts and more. located in Rancho Mirage. • Palm Springs Walk of the Inns • Red RockDesert Canyon Cinemas State Park. Ultr ReminiscentaMAX. of Utah with scenic • On “First Weekends of the Month,” November- MAY • The Living Desert. This family favorite has excellent exhibits • Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival YEAR ROUND desert cliffs, buttes, fossils and spectacular rock formations with • The Palm Springs Indian Canyons are filled with trails • The SHOW concert theater,DID a $75 million high- May, the city offers art walks and an assortment of Even if you can’t get away, the Travel showcasing plants and animals from desert environments • Cinco de Mayo Fiesta • VillageFest (Thursdays) DID canyons painted in vivid colors. for hiking or horseback riding, lush oases, natural water tech, 2,000-seat headlinerYOU showroom at Agua worldwide. entertainment, from gallery exhibits to a popular YOU • International Museum Day • College of the Desert Street formations and historic remnants of the early Agua Caliente Casino ResortKNOW? Spa features major cruise night. • Joshua Tree Music Festival Fair (Saturday/Sunday) KNOW? MORE IDEAS • White Party MORE IDEAS | CALIFORNIA WELCOME CENTERSM, BARSTOW Caliente Band of Indians who inhabited the area. entertainers throughout the year. • Certified Farmers Markets: Three deserts make up the CALIFORNIA WELCOME CENTERSM, YUCCA VALLEY. Palm Springs Sat Oct - May Industry Sales staff has a number of At 282 feet/86 meters Free brochures, maps and tips on scenic drives, attractions, Desert Region—Mojave, Colorado Free brochures, maps, and tips on scenic drives, attractions, La Quinta Sun Oct - May below sea level, Badwater Basin in dining, and lodging. 2796 Tanger Way, Suite 100, Barstow, CA and Great Basin—each with unique Palm Desert Wed Oct - Apr dining, and lodging. 56711 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca 92311; www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/california-welcome- plants, animals, ecosystems Death Valley National Park is the Valley, CA 92284; (760) 365-5464: cwcdrta.org lowest spot in North America. center-barstow and geology. training and education opportunities Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium Course Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Coachella Walls indian wells la quinta indio coachella MUST-SEES SOUTHERN DISCOVER THE DESERTS VISIT • Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Get oriented at this huge With borders touching Mexico to the south and Go for an invigorating hike with more park (biggest state park in California) at the visitor center Vast, varied and beautiful, California’s Desert Region offers LODGINGS, EVENTS, DEALS Lodgings range from that will have you selling the Oasis DESERT Arizona to the east, this is a land built for adventure. CALIFORNIA in Borrego Springs. Get tips on easy rambles or all-day gut- The east side holds Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, countless places to explore, relax and play. Escape to dramatic campsites and budget-friendly motels to romantic B&Bs and busters, as wells as wildlife hot spots, Native American sites and, parklands with classic desert vistas of sand dunes, wind-swept splurge-worthy resorts. Winter and spring tend to be busiest, DESERTS in late winter through spring, epic wildflowers. with lush palm oases, colorful slot canyons, ancient 70100 highway 111 pictographs and abundant wildlife, including desert valleys and epic sunsets. In Greater Palm Springs, relax at with mega-events like Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival rancho mirage, ca 92270 than 100 trails in and around Greater • Galleta Meadows. See the towering dragons, prehistoric like a seasoned professional. Visit bighorn sheep. (“Borrego” is the Spanish word for exclusive hideaways or family-friendly resorts. Play golf and attracting crowds and desert wildflowers at their peak in elephants and other fanciful works created by self-taught metal sheep.) Keep your eyes peeled and you might spy tennis, shop, dine, see striking architecture and art, spot A-list Anza-Borrego. Summer temperatures climb, but what used 800.967.3767 | 760.770.9000 sculptor Ricardo Breceda. 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Popular hiking through a colorful high-walled, narrow gorge; ladders are array of amenities in this premier luxury resort world with phenomenal golf at PGA WEST, at home with agriculture as world recognized American culture with annual events, 80 placed along a slot canyon for scaling dry waterfalls. destination. Attractions include the top-ranked La Quinta Resort & Club and SilverRock entertainment, blue-blooded polo tournaments Coachella is also home to a popular farmers Sacramento • Salvation Mountain, Niland. Colorful adobe and straw- Indian Wells Golf Resort, world renowned Resort while outdoor aficionados explore the (including night polo) and gaming. The market featuring plentiful crops, such as 80 TRAVEL AGENT constructed mountain painted colorfully with Biblical messages. 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