There is lots to do in the Palm Springs area:
Some Recommendations about Palm Springs, California
We stay in Palm Springs, CA in early November because we like the weather there at that time of year. Jan to March is nice, but there could be a little rain or clouds. Palm Springs is a “village” in the Coachella Valley that also includes Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Indio, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage. The whole valley is marketed as Palm Springs, but the other cities are similar in attractions and weather. It is a desert area surrounded on three sides by three separate mountain ranges.
Attractions: these are things that we have enjoyed the most.
General PS information:
www.visitpalmsprings.com
www.palmspringsusa.com
www.palmspringsusa.com/
Palm Springs Aerial Tram:
www.pstramway.com – One Tramway Road, PS
Palm Springs Air Museum:
www.palmspringsairmuseum.com
– 745 Gene Autry Trail, PS
Indian Canyons:
www.indian-canyons.com (At end on S Palm Canyon Drive, PS. Palm Canyon has a lot of Washingtonian palm trees, hiking trails. Also Murray Canyon, Tahquitz Canyon and Andreas Canyon.
Tahquitz Canyon, 500 W Mesquite, Pal Springs, CA 760-416-7044,
www.tahquitzcanyon.com – 2 mile round trip hike to waterfall
Palm Springs Art Museum:
www.psmuseum.org – 101 Museum Drive, PS
The Living Desert:
www.livingdesert.org – 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert (Desert Zoo)
Joshua Tree National Park;
www.nps.gov/jot - 74485 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, CA.
Gen George Patton Museum, Chiriaco Summit CA 92201 (off I10, 30 miles east of Indio)
Palm Springs Villagefest:
www.palmspringsvillagefest.com – S Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo and Amado Roads. Thursday evenings
Celebrity Tours: 4741 E Palm Canyon Drive, PS
www.thecelebritytour.com
Palm Canyon Drive shopping:
www.palmcanyondrive.com
El Paseo Shopping District: (Like Rodeo Drive in Hollywood):
www.elpaseo.com – off Route 111 between Monterey and Portola, Palm Desert
Village Green Heritage Center, 219 S Palm Canyon Drive, PS – Ruddy’s 1930’s General Store Museum, Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum
Elvis and Priscilla Honeymoon House, 1350 Ladera Circle.
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert – Trails and a visitor’s center
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 760-767-5311,
www.parks.ca.gov – about 50 miles from Palm Springs
Whitewater Preserve, Whitewater Canyon Road northwest of Palm Springs off Route I10
Pioneertown – Built in 1946 as a movie set for westerns.
www.pioneeertown.com – about 35 miles from Palm Springs.
Moorten Botanical Gardens:
www.moortengardens.com – 1701 S Palm Canyon Drive, PS
Walk of Stars -
www.palmspringswalkofstars.com
Some we haven’t tried:
Casinos: (They also have night club acts)
Palm Springs Casino & Spa:
www.sparesort.com
Aqua Caliente Casino:
www.hotwatercasino.com
Sunnylands Center & Gardens - Former home of the Annenberg's -
www.sunnylands.org
Modern Home Tours -
www.palmspringslife.com/psmodapp
Restaurants we like:
Lord Fletcher’s Restaurant, 70385 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage – 760-328-1161 (good beef and English food
Davey’s Hideaway, 292 E Palm Canyon Drive, PS – 760-320-4480
Ruby’s Diner, 155 S Palm Canyon Drive, PS (For breakfast on the sidewalk outdoor dining area)
Las Casuelas Terraza, 232 S Palm Canyon Drive, PS (Best Mexican) – 760-325-2794
Fisherman’s Market & Grill, 233 S Indian Canyon Drive, PS – 760-327-1766 (Not much to look at, but good seafood from their own boats)
Melvyn’s Restaurant, 200 W Ramon Road at Belardo, PS – 760-325-2523 (Expensive, when Dean Martin & Rat Pack used to hang out. We often go for soup and salad)
Sherman’s Deli, locations on Tahquitz Way, PS and Country Club Drive, Palm Desert. (Good deli food and desserts)
Spencer’s Restaurant, 701 Baristo Road, PS
www.spencersrestaurant.com
Lulu’s California Bistro, 200 S Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 760-327-5858
www.lulupalmsprings.com
Trio, 707 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, 92262 760-864-8746
www.triopalmsprings.com
Babe’s Bar-B-Que, 71800 St Highway 111, Rancho Mirage – 760-346-8736
LG’s Prime Steakhouse, 255 S Palm Canyon Drive, PS and various other locations in the valley.
Neighborhood: (Interesting to drive through to see the homes)
Old Las Palmas (Toward mountain from Palm Canyon Drive at Chino)
Elvis Presley home: 845 Chino Canyon, PS
Marilyn Monroe home, 1326 Rose Avenue, PS
Elvis Presley Honeymoon House, 1350 Ladera Circle, PS
Ronald Regan, 369 Hermosa, PS
Spencer Tracey & Kathryn Hepburn, 776 Mission, PS
Liberace’s home, 501 Bellardo Road, PS
Movie Colony: (South on Alejo from Old Las Palmas)
Bob Hope, 1188 El Alameda, PS
Dorothy Lamar, 1029 El Alameda, PS
Bing Crosby, 1011 El Alameda, PS
Southridge (Along St Rt 111 between Palm Springs and Cathedral City)
Top of Southridge, behind BMW dealer.
Sinatra Compound: Frank Sinatra Drive, away from mountain on left. Includes rail car.
Annenberg Estate (Sunnyland): Frank Sinatra drive and Country Club Road
Hotels:
Downtown on Palm Canyon Drive:
Hilton Palm springs Resort
www.hilton.com/palmsprings, 400 E Tahquitz Canyon Drive
Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs,
www.palmsprings.hyatt.com
285 North Palm Canyon Drive,
Palm Springs, California, USA 92262
Tel: +1 760 322 9000 Fax: +1 760 322 6009
Hotel Zoso
www.hotelzoso.com
Tennis Club District:
Palm Springs Tennis club
www.palmspringstennisclub.com
Coyote Inn
www.coyoteinn.net
www.smallhotelsofpalmsprings.com
For a really fancy resort hotel:
JW Marriott Palm Desert Resort, country Club Drive, Palm Desert
www.desertspringsresort.com
Also:
Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, 42000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 760-862-4551 www,rancholaspalmas.com
