About Palm Springs

Beauty, Culture, Excitement... That's Palm Springs!

Palm Springs is 2 hours from Los Angeles, San Diego and Pacific beaches and 1 1/2 hours from Disneyland and nearby attractions. Vast desert parks (Joshua Tree, Anzo Borrego, Painted Canyons) are a 30 - 60 minute drive. The Agua Caliente tribe of Cahuilla Indians owns part of the city, and has protected sacred and lovely palm canyons with hot and cool springs within or just outside city limits, not to be missed by visitors to Palm Springs. . They and other bands of the Cahuilla have established several cultural centers and hold pow wows at various times of the year. For you shoppers, Palm Springs offers the best consignment shopping - both clothing and furnishings - you've ever seen.

Palm Springs: elevation 450', population 45,000, location: 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles, in the upper regions of the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs is comprised of 50 square miles of desert, and 34 square miles of hills rising above the desert floor in the Santa Rosa Mountains. The majestic Mt. San Jacinto backdrops the central business district. Alternating  sections of land are held by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Pristine palm canyons, waterfalls, big horn sheep, desert flora and fauna, "wind farms", and unique horseback riding and hiking trails attract visitors from around the world.

The Best Place to Shop, Dine, and Enjoy the Night Life

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, boasts the single longest span of cable, and carries passengers from the desert floor to snow-capped mountains in just minutes. The Village is a mixture of festivals, historic sites, and unique up-scale boutiques, restaurants, and quaint outdoor dining. The Palm Springs International Airport serves major cities in the Country.

Golf Anyone?

Known as the Golf Capital of the World, private and city-owned golf courses are matches for the novice and pro alike. Palm Springs hails its own Ted Robinson designed Tahquitz Creek Resort Course, as well as the Arnold Palmer managed Legend Course. Not only are there more than 100 courses in the greater Palm Springs area, but they are also among the world's most beautiful. In fact, if you watch golf tournaments on television, you've already seen many of them. They star in the highly-rated network golf special.

Tennis is the sport that originally built Palm Springs. Movie stars Charlie Farrell and Ralph Bellamy began their famed Racquet Club in Palm Springs to attract their Hollywood friends. Be warned, however, the gorgeous mountains in the background may play havoc with your concentration!

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Climate

Palm Springs boasts an average of 360 sunny days a year and is sheltered from Southern California's coastal air pollution and weather by three towering and snowcapped mountain ranges.

Guests enjoy sunny skies, a dry climate and cool evenings. The summers are warm and balmy.

Average Daily Temperature

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