Nature & Wildlife in Palm Springs
Dos Palmas Scenic Area
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Dos Palmas Scenic Area, with its hundreds of swaying fan palms, offers sanctuary in the midst of the dry Colorado Desert...
Coachella Valley Scenic Area
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Coachella Valley Preserve is a 20,000-acre sanctuary that is home to several species of increasingly rare wildlife...
Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Rising like an island from a vast sea of sand and rock are the Chuckwalla Mountains...
Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Forces of nature have produced a striking landscape in the Orocopia Mountains Wilderness...
Mecca Hills
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
With elevations ranging from just above sea level to 1,782 feet, Mecca Hills has been recognized as a unique and colorful region for more than one hundred years. Four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended ...
Dos Palmas Scenic Area
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Dos Palmas Scenic Area, with its hundreds of swaying fan palms, offers sanctuary in the midst of the dry Colorado Desert...
Pine Creek Wilderness
Gently sloping from about 2,000 feet elevation in the south to 4,000 feet in the north, Pine Creek and its numerous tributaries drain this Wilderness in a north-south direction...
Palen / McCoy Wilderness
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
The Palen / McCoy Wilderness provides food and cover for deer, coyote, bobcat, gray fox and mountain lion. Four-wheel drive access only...
Bighorn Mountain Wilderness
The United States Congress designated the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness Area as part of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 and it now has a total of 38,485 acres...
Big Morongo Canyon Scenic Area
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Nestled among the Little San Bernardino Mountains, the desert oasis at Big Morongo Canyon is one of the 10 largest cottonwood and willow riparian habitats in California...
Big Maria Mountains Wilderness
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Big Maria Mountains Wilderness varies from gently sloping bajadas to numerous rough, craggy peaks disjointed by steep canyons. Four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended...
Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Forces of nature have produced a striking landscape in the Orocopia Mountains Wilderness...
Hauser Wilderness
The United States Congress designated the Hauser Wilderness Area in 1984 and it now has a total of 7,547 acres...
Santa Rosa Wilderness
The United States Congress designated the Santa Rosa Wilderness Area in 1984 and it now has a total of 78,127 acres...
Coachella Valley Scenic Area
690 Garnet Ave
P.O. Box 1260
Home to several species of rare wildlife...
San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
Spring is a wonderful time to visit this lightly used Southern California wilderness that is covered with chaparral and coastal sage...
