palm canyon

If Golf is what you love this is your place, never have I seen so many courses. Sunny and warm most of the time, low winds perfect for winter get away. Not exactly what I expected, old part of the city was just that old.a lot under construction the nicer area's were South 50 miles or so. If you want to visit the beach, its 2 hours plus to the coast... hard to park and access, but scenic.

Well worth it. We hiked around for about 4 hours and could have hiked for longer. There are various trails with gorgeous views of the mountains and the palm trees. Such a cool experience seeing all the palm trees right there in the middle of the desert!

There's a steep descent into the canyon from the parking lot, but after that, it's pretty easy walking through a lush oasis. It's cool to imagine the Indians living there. From the cool green canyon bottom, you look up to see the golden/orange rocky mountain slopes. It was a nice morning walk- we didn't go farther than about a mile in, but really enjoyed it. Too bad about the burned trunks on the trees, but it was still enjoyable.

This Canyon, part of Indian Canyons if I am not mistaken, was very close to our hotel and the center of Palm Springs. Amazingly close actually. It was a nice surprise to us. We never expected to hike along these spectacular trails with views on the snowed mountains, the warm desert, and the palm oasis at the same time. Well organized, warm welcome by the ranger(s), ample parking. Our advice: come early, avoid the heat, and bring enough water. You do not need special equipment, nor exceptional physical condition, to do the following spectacular walk (take 2 hours): go and see the West Fork Falls first, the go to the Tradepost, go down to the oasis and follow the path to the first junction Palm Canyon Trail, Victor Trail and Vandeventer Trail. Come back to the parking following the Victor Trail. See http://www.indian-canyons.com/Images/IndianCanyonsTrailElevationGuide.pdf

beautiful, calm, birds, rangers great, history great, waterfalls perfect time of year. blossoms, hiking was not difficult, so different

I wanted to visit this place for a long time, but it never worked out when we came to Palms Springs. Finally made it, payed the 9 dollars to get in and did a couple of miles. Nice place to plan a pic nick. There are also ranger lead walks at 10 AM, but unfortunately we missed it

Located in the south part of Palm Springs. Cost to get in.Has the largest concentration of Palm Trees in the world…over 3,000. There is a gift shop at the top of the road. Must see if you visit Palm Springs.

The Joshua Tree Adventure Tour by Adventure Hummer Tours was terrific. The open air Hummer was well equipped for the exciting non-paved trails up into Joshua Tree National Park. Our guide, Don Scrivens, was excellent and is a well-informed naturalist of the desert and a historian of the area. We also visited Thousand Palms Oasis which was also interesting. The four hour trip was well worth the $135/person tab.

You have to pay to play, but the facilities, roads and grounds are very well kept. Went for a 4 mile loop hike and enjoyed out stay.

Very pretty hike. The palm trees were very tall and beautiful...felt like we were in a cathedral. We did not do the entire hike, but even the first portion was absolutely stunning! The reflection of the palm trees in the water was beautiful. I had never seen an oasis before. What a treat! There is a food stand and visitor center at the beginning of the trail. They sold water, burritos, hot dogs, pop, etc.

The photo that TripAdvisor has selected to represent this attraction should be changed. If you are thinking about doing the Palm Canyon hike, click through the other photos to get more of a sense of what this hike is like. You do not have to do the entire length of the Palm Canyon Hike! You can do a short hike for a few miles and then return the way you came, if you're looking for a pleasant relaxing experience. For those who are looking for more strenuous hikes, there are lots of options. Find the Ranger at the Trading Post to discuss - if you're not not sure which hike matches what you're looking for. After we hiked Palm Canyon for a while, we drove down to the other parking area, and we hiked the Andreas Canyon Trail --- which was really cool --- great geology / canyon walls there. As for the admission $$ which a few choose to complain about ------- I think some people do not understand that admission $$ go towards maintenance of the trails, visitors centers, and for the Rangers who give advice & talks about the wildlife. During our visit to Tahquitz Canyon we took advantage of the Ranger led hike / and it was great. *If you don't want to pay $ to get in -- fine. There are plenty of Free Hikes where there are no visitor facilities, no staffing, no maintenance. Stick to those. >Tahquitz Canyon had been turned into a complete garbage dump not too long ago, when there was no admission $ and no staffing. It has now been cleaned up and reclaimed so Visitors can enjoy the canyon again without heaps of trash and dangerous "residents" living there. The admission $$ are the reason you can visit and enjoy.

This place is intense. Last year at this time, it was unseasonably hot and we were very lost. The lesser known trails are not always well marked. This year it was unseasonably cold and it rained when we returned. The clouds in the sky (as well as a rainbow at one point) made the desert terrain far more interesting. Very other worldly. We went up the actual Palm Canyon Trail up to the Stone Pools and then back. This was about 6 miles - 4 hours of elapsed time and 2:42 hours moving time.

Entry fee is per person, not per carload, making this an expensive hiking location. There is a giftshop at the end of the parking lot. The trail from the parking lot to the Palm Canyon Trail trailhead is steep. There is no water available at the trailhead, and only portapotty restrooms. The Palm Canyon hike is short, along a stream, with majestic Palm trees that provide a nice, cool shaded hike. Trails are not well marked. Beyond the Palm canyon trail, all trails are exposed with significant elevation gains before you have views of the Coachella Valley.

We thought that it couldn't get any better than the Andreas Canyon part of the Indian Canyon Reservation, but Palm Canyon proved us wrong. What a magnificent multi-varied, huddled collage of palms, desert plants, hills, gestural rock faces, "creeky" rivulets, croaking frogs, and even some rather hidden small hot water springs and waterfalls (ask a ranger). The whole walk/hike was close and personal. Don't stop walking along the Palm Canyon Trail; it just gets better and better. At the end, it branches into two more challenging hillside trails for those who like the "upswing". Ending too soon would be a wasted opportunity, so give yourself at least a good three hours, especially if you like taking photos. There are many different levels of hikes. Although I wouldn't recommend it for those with some mobility problems. . . .We met Gabriel, a new ranger, who was both friendly and informative. Obviously, formerly working as an naval engineer in sometimes 130 degrees weather, he felt right at home in the desert. His warmhearted conversation made us also feel right at home. For him, it was rather on the cold side; for us, the 75 degrees weather was very pleasant. The Palm Canyon has a nice choice of open and shaded areas. The bottom of the palm trees were tainted by a fire, set by two careless youths. (The winds carried the flames down the canyons.) It made one realize even more the importance of being responsible in nature. For us the visit was: "where seldom is heard a discouraging word" (part of "Home on the Range" lyrics) Well worth the admittance fee.

We walked a circuit from the visitors center through the impressive Palm grove and then returned via the high route. It was a fairly easy route and not too hot (Nov.) but one still needs to be prepared with water and good sun protection.