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Palm Springs is about vacation, relaxation, and celebration...
Come enjoy the sun and fun of California's best vacation and golf resort location!
350 days of sunny and warm weather brings plenty to do and see for Palm Springs visitors. Enjoying the good life is is a year-round pursuit in Palm Springs. Here you'll find great things to see and do on your Palm Springs vacation - fun for all - families, friends, groups, golfers, weekenders and seasonal visitors!
Ride the Palm Springs Tram - Cable Cars to the mountain top, the most popular Palm Springs tourist attraction!
Tour the Area! Palm Springs Tours - Complete Guide - Palm Springs Ca Area Tours! - Tours for All - Family - Kids - Seniors ... Info on the Best Local Tourist Favorites!
See Palm Springs Area Golf Courses:Palm Springs Public Golf Course Guide - Golf Courses Open to the Public! Dozens of Desert golf courses at affordable rates.
See Guest Reviews for Great Palm Springs Places to Stay! Lodging Accommodations! Villas - Condos - Vacation Homes with Pools!
Experience the Palm Springs Zoo! Exotic Animals, Gorgeous Gardens, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Model Trains, Desert Life. Family fun, all ages!
Learn about Palm Springs Homes for Sale - Real Estate...Desert Homes & Condos for Sale in all price ranges.
Check the Palm Springs Weather...See Monthly Weather Highlights & Average Temperature Info by Time of Year.
Go Golfing in Palm Springs! See a Golf Guide for Palm Springs Golf Courses.
Palm Springs Shopping Locations
Visit Palm Springs Parks
Listed below, you'll find complete local information about the world-famous Palm Springs resort area - Weather highlights, Palm Springs Attractions, Events & Things to Do!
Palm Springs Vacation Villas!
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Palm Springs Vacations, 350 Days of Sunshine
In Palm Springs, California, population 44,500, the sun shines 350 days a year. Palm Springs is known worldwide for its great golf courses, beauty and tranquility — soaring palm trees, sensational mountain views, exceptional midcentury modern architecture, sunny warm weather, all set in an idyllic village nestled among awe-inspiring mountains and beautiful Palms.
Palm Springs is also popular for its world-famous Hollywood-influenced history where movie stars past and present have flocked year-after-year for relaxation and rejuvenation.
In addition, Palm Springs is well known for its abundance of midcentury modern design also referred to as Palm Springs Modernism. Palm Springs has hundreds of extraordinary midcentury modern homes, commercial buildings including banks, restaurants, apartment buildings, single family homes, gas stations — even the post office and library. In fact, Palm Springs is home to the greatest collection of midcentury modern architecture in the world.
Palm Springs, California is located 100 miles east of Los Angeles and 110 miles east of San Diego in a desert valley setting known as a vacation paradise. The Palm Springs Desert Valley area includes 9 desert cities, the most widely known Palm Springs. With all 9 desert cities combined, Greater Palm Springs population is nearly 350,000 and growing. Yet it continues to be relaxing and tranquil with abundant natural beauty with awe-inspiring mountain vistas, blue skies and open spaces.
Vacation Palm Springs offers spacious privately owned vacation home and condo rentals in Palm Springs that are perfect places to stay for enjoying the many pleasures of indoor-outdoor living that makes Palm Springs a world class (and year-round) resort destination.
Palm Springs Weather Forecast:
Sunny, Warm & Dry Year-Round - Reliable Sun!
Click here for Palm Springs Weather Info...See Monthly Weather Highlights & Average Temperatures by Time of Year.
Palm Springs Weather - Monthly Temperatures
Monthly Average Temperatures
(Palm Springs offers up to 350 days of sunshine each year.)
Palm Springs Weather, Current Conditions
Palm Springs Area Airports
Palm Springs is easily accessible from more than three international airports for out-of-state and international visitors.
The Palm Springs International airport (PSP) is located within the city of Palm Springs, California at Tahquitz Canyon Way and El Cielo Drive, just 5 minutes from downtown Palm Springs. PSP is the airport code for Palm Springs International Airport and is the closest airport that directly serves the cities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells and La Quinta.
The next closest airport to Palm Springs is the Ontario California International Airport known by the airport code ONT. Ontario, California airport is located on Interstate 10 (I-10) approximately 65 miles directly west of Palm Springs, about one and a half hour's drive away from Palm Springs, Ca. The third airport serving the Palm Springs area is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) located in Los Angeles, California, approximately 100 miles west of Palm Springs, about a two to three hour drive to Palm Springs depending on traffic conditions.
Palm Springs is within a few hours drive for over 20 million Southern California residents.
Palm Springs — Explore the Desert, Los Angeles & Las Vegas
Convenient for out-of-state guests and international tourists, Palm Springs provides tremendous access to freeways and interstate highways for exploring Southern California, the California Coastline as well as Las Vegas, Nevada.
Palm Springs is within a 2 hour drive of Los Angeles, San Diego, and a 3-4 hour drive to the Mexican border, as well as a 4 hour drive to Las Vegas, Nevada. The restful pace of Palm Springs, with its incredible sunshine and warm weather, make it the perfect "home base" for day trips to explore other Southern California cities.
Palm Springs Golf
Palm Springs Golf Course Guide
The world famous Palm Springs Desert Resort area is often referred to as the "golf capital of the world" with more than 118 world class public and private golf courses located in the Palm Springs area. At the beginning of 2005, there were 118 golf courses. And the number keeps growing. As of year's end 2007, 6 new courses opened, putting the total number of golf courses at 124.
In the City of Palm Springs, as well as throughout surrounding desert area cities, many golf courses (and tennis courts) are open to the public. Courses open for public play include the all-new 18 hole Indian Canyons Golf Course, Cimmaron Golf Course, Tahquitz Creek Golf, Mesquite Country Club, Bel Air Greens.
Palm Springs Public Golf Courses
Palm Springs Golf Booking Services
Stand-By Golf: 760-321-2665
Golf Now: 800-767-3574
Palm Springs Area Public Golf Courses
Palm Springs Public Golf Courses
Indian Canyons Golf Resort (18 holes, championship) 760-327-6550 www.indiancanyonsgolf.com
Palm Springs Country Club 760-323-2626 (18 holes)
Tahquitz Creek Golf Course 760-321-0299
Canyon South Golf Course 760-327-2019
Mesquite Country Club 760-323-9377
La Quinta Public Play Golf Courses
The City of La Quinta, Ca is 20 miles east of Palm Springs.
Indian Springs (18 hole championship) 1-760-775-3360
Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta 1-760-771-0707
PGA West (5 courses with public play) 1-760-564-7170
PGA West:
5 of 6 PGA West Courses are Available for Public Play.
Greg Norman Course 760-564-3900
Jack Nicklaus Tournament 760-564-7170
TPC Stadium Course 760-564-7170
Westin Mission Hills Golf 760-770-9496
Palm Springs Area Public Tennis Courts
Plaza Racquet Club, an inviting and friendly tennis atmosphere featuring 9 courts, ball-machine courts, and several experienced professionals available for lessons at very reasonable rates. Baristo Rd & Sunrise, (760)323-8997
Ruth Hardy Park, well maintained public outdoor lighted courts, open to public, Caballeros & Tamarisk Sts. Free, walk-up, no sign-up required.
Azure Sky Resort, East Palm Canyon Dr to Palo Fiero, (760)325-9109
1 court, free to public by calling office in advance.
Palm Springs Attractions
Palm Springs Desert Museum - Adult and children's tours of permanent collections and changing exhibitions. www.psmuseum.org
Celebrity Tours offers daily guided bus tours of Palm Springs celebrity neighborhoods.
Palm Springs Hiking Trails!
Here you'll find a Complete Guide to Palm Springs Area Hiking Trails including Hiking Trail descriptions and directions in Palm Springs, Ca area locations for: Palm Springs Indian Canyon Trails, The Araby Trail, The Art Smith Trail, The Bear Creek Canyon Trail, The Berns Trail, The Palm Springs Museum Hiking Trail, The Clara Burgess, The Garstin Trail, Desert "Bump-n-Grind, "The North Lykken Trail, The South Lykken Trail, Coachella Valley Preserve, Mecca Hills and more!
Joshua Tree National Park
The Joshua Tree National Park
74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
Phone (760)367-5500 Fax (760)367-6392
Joshua Tree National National Park Monument,
near Palm Springs, California
Total Acres of Park: 1 million
Come visit this amazing national park of more than 1 million acres of recreational park grounds featuring the natural beauty of breathtaking Desert Landscape. Joshua Tree National Park, open year round.
This amazing park, located approximately 50 minutes from Palm Springs, California, and about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, Ca., in the Twentynine Palms, California area. Joshua Tree National Park attracts over 1.3 million visitors each year.
You can drive through, hike, walk, picnic or go horseback riding or camping at Joshua Tree National Park. Although the park is open year 'round, the peak months for tourist visits is April.
Each season of the year brings its unique beauty and characteristics to the awe-inspiring desert landscape. At Joshua Tree National Park, two deserts join each other - The Colorado Desert, the eastern section of the park, is characterized by the abundant of the creosote bush. The other half is the higher, slightly cooler and wetter Mojave Desert that features the special habitat of the Joshua tree, featuring extensive species that are omnipresent in the western section of the vast national park.
Joshua Tree Park encompasses some of the most interesting geologic displays found in any of the California deserts. Exposed granite monoliths and rugged mountains of beautifully sculptured rock attest to the power of the earth forces that shaped this unparalleled National Park called Joshua Tree National Monument. More information: Joshua Tree National Park - Hiking, Rock-Climbing, Car Tours, amazing Desert views, 1 hour from Palm Springs.
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars - Celebrity Walk of Fame - Stars
in Downtown Palm Springs, Ca
Along the sidewalks of Palm Canyon Drive,
starting at Palm Canyon Drive & Tahquitz Canyon Way.
While strolling the shops and restaurants along Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs, you can view the many Hollywood celebrities who lived, loved and vacationed in this beautiful desert oasis, Palm Springs, known world wide for its Hollywood heritage and influence! There are more than 250 stars imbedded in the sidewalks along Palm Canyon Drive (both on the east side and west side of Palm Canyon Drive) in front of the stores and restaurants.
Many of these famous Hollywood stars include: Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, William Powell, Rudolf Valentino and Harold Lloyd led the trend to escape from Hollywood to the relaxing pace of Palm Springs in the 1920's. They were quickly followed by many others including stars such as Frank Sinatra, Ralph Bellamy, Charlie Farrell, Shirley Temple, Buddy Rogers, Mary Pickford, Clark Gable, Bob Hope, Ginger Rogers, Gene Autry and most of Hollywood's stars of luminous variety.
Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Howard Keel, Liberace, George Montgomery, Dinah Shore, Sonny Bono, Merv Griffin, Rich Little, Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford as well as hundreds more have also joined the long list of celebrities who enjoyed or currently enjoy the magic of this desert vilage known as Palm Springs, Ca.
The Coachella Music Festival
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Dates: April 13-15, 2012 and April 20-22, 2012
Site: Empire Polo Field, Indio, Ca, near Palm Springs, Ca.
Vacation Palm Springs offers accommodations for the Fifth Annual Coachella Music Festival coming to the Empire Polo Club for another great showcase of modern rock and electronic bands — the cutting-edge music of this genre. Also featuring artworks, food and camaraderie in a beautiful setting. 81-800 Ave. 51, Indio. For Coachella Music Festival Lodging, Vacation Palm Springs Rentals
Palm Springs Casinos
Located in the heart of Downtown Palm Springs at 401 E. Amado Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262. Phone 760-883-1000, toll free: 1-800-258-2946, The Palm Springs Spa Resort Casino is Palm Springs' new $100 million Las Vegas Style Casino in the heart of downtown Palm Springs, featuring nearly 1,000 slot machines, game tables, with terrific dining: four deluxe restaurants, including a sports bar, a "noodle bar," and a world-class casino-style buffet.
The Palm Springs Spa, featuring the original hot springs that made Palm Springs world famous, features a full-service spa open to the public offering massage, facials, treatments, and the world famous original Palm Springs natural hot spring waters.
Taking of the Natural Spring Waters
The Palm Springs Spa's signature service is the "Taking of the Waters," a relaxing paced treatment that is designed to leave the body and mid thoroughly refreshed, relaxed and rejuvenated. The taking of the waters is available for $35. per person, or $20 if it is combined with a massage, facial or body treatment, and includes: Steam, Sauna, Eucalyptus inhalation, followed by a relaxing soak in a private sunken tub of the famed warm mineral waters, followed by a soothing visit to the Palm Springs Spa's tranquility room. This service offers an hour of peaceful relaxation. (Day passes are offered for this service Sunday through Friday, not available on Saturdays unless purchased in combination with a body treatment or massage service.)
Other Spa services offered: your choice of a selection of over 12 different styles of Massage services, Massage, 50 minutes for approx $108, a choice of over 1 dozen body treatments starting at $60., skin care treatments, starting at $30. These Spa Packages are available: "Day of Beauty," $225.; "Pamper Day," $275; "Men's Executive De-Stress, $200; Aqua Caliente Escape, $415. The Palm Springs Spa is open 7 days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Phone: (760)778-1772, toll free: 1-888-293-1080.
Spa Resort Casino Location: Address: 140 N Indian Canyon Dr Palm Springs. Phone: (760)323-5865.
The Palm Springs Tram, Arial Tramway
Palm Springs Arial Tramway, Mt San Jacinto Palm Springs most popular tourist attraction is the Palm Springs Tram: Hiking, Skiing, Breathtaking views atop Mt San Jacinto. Take this world famous and one of the world's largest rotating cable cars to the top of the mountain overlooking the Desert area, reaching 9000 ft. The Palm Springs Tram is one of Palm Springs most popular attractions, open year round! Activities at the lodge, atop the mountain: Cross-country skiing, hiking, sightseeing, dining, full service bar. Open year-round. Be sure to take a jacket as the temperatures at the top of the tram can be 30 degrees cooler than at the point-of-entrance on the Desert "floor."
Hundreds of high-end outlet stores on I-10, 15 minutes from Palm Springs.
Palm Springs Air Museum
Desert Museum World-class art exhibits, west of Downtown Palm Springs.
Living Desert - Palm Springs Area Zoo & Gardens
Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
Palm Springs Desert Museum - Adult and children's tours of permanent collections and changing exhibitions. www.psmuseum.org/
Celebrity Tours offers daily guided bus tours of Palm Springs celebrity neighborhoods.
Palm Springs Casino Las Vegas Style Casino in downtown Palm Springs
Palm Springs Arial Tram, Mt San Jacinto Tramway - Hiking, Skiing, Breathtaking views
Joshua Tree National Park - Hiking, Rock-Climbing, Car Tours, Desert views, 1 hour from Palm Springs.
Palm Springs Area Tours
Desert Adventures Jeep Eco Tours
67-555 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City, phone: 760-324-5337
4-wheel drive Jeep adventures take you all over the valley for between two and four hours. Two-hour tours, $64-$69. Three-hour tours, $84-$89. Four-hour tours, $94-$99.
Palm Springs Windmill Tours
1581 La Vida Drive, Palm Springs, phone: 760-251-1997
Take a close-up look at the army of giant windmills north of Palm Springs and learn how they generate a small percentage of California's electricity, $10-$23.
The Best of the Best Tours
Phone: 760-320-1365
Jump in a Jeep and check out the most intriguing sites in and around Palm Springs. The Bonanza Tour covers the San Andreas Fault, the windmills, Indian Canyons and celebrity homes, $69. The White Water Wonderland Tour takes in the fault, windmills, celebrity homes, and fishing at the trout farm in Whitewater, $79. Both tours last about four hours.
Palm Springs Celebrity Tours
Address: 4751 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite B, Palm Springs, Phone: 760-770-2700
Take a guided bus tour of bus the homes of current and past celebrities. Tour A lasts about an hour, $8-$20. Tour B is more extensive, lasts 2 1/2 hours, $10-$25.
Covered Wagon Tours
Phone: 760-347-2161
Mix beautiful desert landscapes with the old-time covered wagon transportation (armed with a few modern day amenities, such as shock absorbers), old west food and entertainment and you have the Covered Wagon Tours, $60 with dinner, $36 without.
Desert Discovery Tours
Phone: 760-340-1280
The Desert Discovery Tour highlights everything from Indio to Palm Springs in a 4 1/2-hour experience. It even includes a stop inside Elvis Presley's home. Tours, $48, run once a week on Wednesday mornings.
Desert Stars Tours and Charter
Phone: 760-323-1958
What it's all about: See the homes of past and present celebrity residents. The long tour lasts 2 1/2 hours, covers Rancho Mirage and Palm Springs, $9-$29. The short tour covers only Palm Springs, $5- $18.
Jurassic Expeditions
Phone: 760-862-5540
Jurassic Expeditions is a narrated live production on the San Andreas Fault, complete with characters, music and crowd interaction.
It also sports signatures of authenticity from several noted geologists and historians, $63.50.
Smoke Tree Stables - Palm Springs Area Horseback Riding -
Lessons, Adventure Rides, Trail Rides
Experience a few quiet hours away from it all on over 150 miles of riding trails that provide both solitude and breathtaking beauty. Located in Palm Springs near the Indian Canyons, Smoke Tree Stables offers guided rides by the hour or for the entire day!. Phone: 760-327-1372 or go online Smoke Tree Stables
Palm Springs Shopping, Outlet Mall Stores
World-famous designer outlets are within 15 minutes of Palm Springs - shops including Saks 5th Avenue, Prada, Gucci, Barneys of New York, Brooks Brothers, Kenneth Cole, Jones NY, DKNY, Izod, Polo, Calvin Klein, Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Bose, Harry & David, Crate & Barrel, Coach and many others. Over 100 designer brand name outlet stores are located in Cabazon, just 15 minutes west of Palm Springs just off Interstate 10.
Palm Springs Area Casinos & Entertainment
Six Las Vegas-quality casinos are located in Palm Springs and neighboring communities. View the first quality [view_homes}Palm Springs vacation rental homes that are conveniently located less than 10 minutes from Palm Springs casinos, downtown shopping, the airport, Warm Sands resorts, fine restaurants, theatres, public and private golf courses, tennis courts, art galleries and nightlife.
Palm Springs Activities & Entertainment Galore!
Palm Springs area activities include world class golf, swimming, hiking, botanical gardens, desert landscape parks, Knott's Soak City water theme park, Palm Springs aerial mountain tramway, tennis, Gold's Gym, World Gym, gyms, horseback riding, off-road vehicle rentals, shopping (a 200 store upscale outlet mall nearby), fine dining.
Also enjoy nearby Joshua Tree National Monument (an extraordinary national park set in the desert). Theme parks within two hour drive include Disneyland (Anaheim) and Sea World (San Diego).
Weekly & Year-Round Activities:
Palm Springs Thursday Night Village Fest
Every Thursday evening, downtown Palm Springs opens its arms and Palm Canyon Dr.) to a diverse array of artists, artisans, entertainers, and purveyors of all sorts of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, jewelry, snacks and sweets. Add all that to the great shops, restaurants, clubs, and entertainment venues located along Wolrd Famous Palm Canyon Drive, and the result is one of Southern California's most popular and longest running weekly events. Palm Springs Village Fest, sponsored by the City of Palm Springs, convenes every Thursday evening (except holidays) on Palm Canyon Dr. from Baristo Rd. to Amado Rd. This weekly street fair is held in the heart of downtown Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive between Arenas & Amado Streets. Hours: from 6-10 p.m. Oct.-May and from 7-10 p.m. June-Sept. 320-3781.
First Friday, Shop "North Palm Canyon," a wonderful time to browse the many shops, restaurants and galleries in Palm Springs' Uptown Heritage Galleries & Antique District on N. Palm Canyon Dr. from Amado Rd. to Tachevah Dr. Participating businesses are open until 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month and welcome your visit. Enjoy refreshments and entertainment while checking out the eclectic choices offered. The First Friday event is sponsored by the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism, the City of Palm Springs, and The
Village of Palm Springs Development Center. For more information, call: 325-8979 or 778-8415.
Palm Springs Attractions
Palm Springs Art Museum - Adult and children's tours of permanent collections and changing exhibitions. www.psmuseum.org
Celebrity Tours offers daily guided bus tours of Palm Springs celebrity neighborhoods.
Palm Springs Casino Las Vegas Style Casino in downtown Palm Springs
Palm Springs Arial Tramway, Mt San Jacinto - Hiking, Skiing, Breathtaking views
Joshua Tree National Park - Hiking, Rock-Climbing, Car Tours, Desert views, 1 hour from Palm Springs.
Los Angeles Car RentalLuxury and exotic vehicles for rent
Palm Springs Vacation Rentals
www.vacationpalmsprings.com
Toll free reservation line 1.800.590.3110 -or- 1.760.778.7832
Palm Springs Rentals - Family Friendly Lodging
Baby's Away Baby Supply Rentals
For all your baby supplies while your baby is away from home on his or her Palm Springs vacation!
www.babysaway.com/palmsprings
Toll free Number: 800 613-1214
Local Phone: 760-413-1214
Palm Springs Homes & Condos for Sale
www.palmspringshomebuyer.com
Experts in second homes, vacation homes & relcoation
TheVacation Palm Springs Rental Company
Palm Springs, California USA
Palm Springs Lodging
phone number: 760-778-7832
office location: 1276 N Palm Canyon Drive #211
Palm Springs, Calif 92262
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February 5, 2012
Rob Kincaid knows Palm Springs modern homes from a hands-on and involved perspective.
For more than ten years, Rob Kincaid has bought, sold, owned, lived in, restored, updated, and upgraded dozens of Palm Springs mid-century homes as an owner, Palm Springs Realtor, real estate broker, investor and friend and fan of "Desert Modern" Palm Springs area modern style architecture. Rob understands the ins and outs of Palm Springs real estate, the challenges, the nuances, what to look for and what to watch out for - from city to street to neighborhood - and this insider knowledge is of benefit to you as a potential buyer. Contact Realtor Rob Kincaid today to start your search for a Palm Springs Modern home to call your own.
The Greater Palm Springs Realty Team led by Palm Springs Realtor/Broker Rob Kincaid
E-Mail Rob or call him directly: (760) 333-3300
Greater Palm Springs Realty
1276 N. Palm Canyon Dr, Suite 201
Palm Springs, CA 92262
