| The city of Palm Desert is full of natural resources. Nestled between Joshua Tree National Monument, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. Palm Desert is located at the southern portion of the Coachella Valley. The year round summer climate and beautiful landscape invites outdoor enthusiast to explore all the possible activities any time of the year. |
| Would you enjoy a day of mountain biking, hiking or a serene horseback ride along the famous trail named after movie star William Boyd? The Hopalong Cassidy Trail offers one of the best natural trails in the Coachella Valley. Would you prefer a view of the trail and the beautiful landscape from above or maybe experience Palm Desert's trails with an all terrain vehicle? Imagine soaring above the trail with just miles of clear skies and protected trails below. A hot air balloon ride could provide you with the memorable experience you are looking for. For people with who desire a little more action the red jeep tour will provide you with a history of the area along with an up close view of the beautiful desert.
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The center of activity is the Civic Center Park with baseball/softball fields, multiple skate parks, tennis courts, permanent volleyball courts, dog parks, and an theater. This park has some thing gong on all the time. |
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Palm Desert offers an array of restaurants to satisfy all tastes and budgets. Over 150 restaurants in Palm Desert alone you'll find exactly what you are looking for. Dining |
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Visit Living Desert Zoo for an education on desert plants and animals. Enjoy the shows and presentations and learn about the animals and gardens that reside in the desert. It's an educational opportunity for everyone. Living Desert Zoo & Gardens |
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The McCallum Theater brings performing events to Palm Desert. Established in 1973, the McCallum Theater continues to bring the biggest names in show business to the Coachella Valley. Visit the website for the upcoming performances. McCallum Theater |
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Walk down El Paseo and experience art all around you. It's the museum without walls and includes more than 130 works of art. The art pieces are exhibited throughout the city and constantly changes. Guided tours are available. . Art In Public Places |
Palm Desert is at the center of the valley and it is best known as the shopping mecca of the Coachella Valley. Dozens of department and national chain stores can be found all along Highway 111 and on El Paseo there are upscale boutiques, art galleries and numerous restaurants.
Palm Desert is a comfortable mix of commerce and art with approximately 96 sculptures placed throughout the city in parks, street medians, public facilities and private businesses.
The Palm Desert Civic Park is the most beautiful public park in the Valley and it has become a gathering place for families. The park has an amphitheater, picnic/barbecue pavilions, tennis courts, baseball fields, playground, volleyball courts, dog park, skateboard park and walking trails.
Palm Desert is also the center for top entertainment with the McCallum Theater for the performing arts, a delightful venue that brings entertainers from across the country. The Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort and Spa attracts international tourists for leisure travel. This is a deluxe resort hotel surrounded by rich landscaping and waterscapes where regal swans and pink flamingos glide. There is a huge man-made lake that connects the indoors with the outdoors. A gondola dock inside picks up guests and whisks them away to dining establishments on the property.
There is pride in Palm Desert for its financial stability and positive business attitude. Palm Desert is a progressive community, showing pioneering skills in the use of drought tolerant landscaping to save water. Its municipal golf course, Desert Willow, is a fantastic example of the program´s success.
College of the Desert in located in Palm Desert. It is a highly regarded member of the California Community College System. The role of the College is to offer two year degree and certificate programs to recent high school graduates and adults interested in pursuing new career challenges. It is also the location of the year round outdoor market on Saturdays and Sundays where fresh vegetables, flowers and interesting market items and art work can be found.
Palm Desert has a new claim to fame. It is becoming the Valley´s educational Vortex, bringing quality higher education with an exciting new center called the Heckman Center for Entrepreneurial Management. This center is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside and it will bring over 35,000 students to the Valley. It will expand the Valley´s educational opportunities by offering 4 year degree programs and certificates in such areas as the electronic economy and international finance. The Coachella Valley will become an important member of the world of academia.
Palm Desert offers an array of restaurants to satisfy all tastes and budgets. Over 150 restaurants in Palm Desert alone you'll find exactly what you are looking for.
Dining
Visit Living Desert Zoo for an education on desert plants and animals. Enjoy the shows and presentations and learn about the animals and gardens that reside in the desert. It's an educational opportunity for everyone.
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
The McCallum Theater brings performing events to Palm Desert. Established in 1973, the McCallum Theater continues to bring the biggest names in show business to the Coachella Valley. Visit the website for the upcoming performances.
McCallum Theater
Walk down El Paseo and experience art all around you. It's the museum without walls and includes more than 130 works of art. The art pieces are exhibited throughout the city and constantly changes. Guided tours are available. .
Art In Public Places
PALM DESERT DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 49,539 Zip Codes: 92260, 92261. 92211
Median price: $550,000 Least - $100,000 Most- $8,000,000
Median income is $50,000 Median Age: 53
Summary: Palm Desert has it all!!! It's a major destination resort area with some of the world's finest golf courses and resorts, a high standard of living and is the Valley's retail hub with a wide selection of stores, college and university campus, premier center for the performing arts, upscale shopping and dining on El Paseo, the desert's major indoor shopping at Westfield Shopping Center, the huge weekend street fair held at the College of the Desert, and two major discount malls. Large churches of many demoninations attract people from all areas of the valley. There is a broad spectrum of housing from mobile home parks, apartment, Country Club living from moderate to the very high end, such as Bighorn. The hub of the valley!
