Best Parks for Outdoor Fun

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Panorama Park

Panorama Park

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Coachella Valley Preserve - Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

Coachella Valley Preserve - Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

Palm-lined oasis & desert hiking. Nature reserve around a palm-filled oasis offering picnics & hikes in a desert wilderness setting.

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Palm Desert Civic Center Park

Palm Desert Civic Center Park

Sports fields, concerts & public art. Palm Desert's biggest park, with tennis courts, sports fields, picnic areas, concerts & public art.

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City of Palm Desert Magnesia Falls Park

City of Palm Desert Magnesia Falls Park

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City of Palm Desert Freedom Park

City of Palm Desert Freedom Park

Recreation area with sports facilities. Community park with facilities for basketball, baseball, volleyball, dog walking & a playground.

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Palma Village Park

Palma Village Park

Neighborhood park & playground. Manicured neighborhood park with footpaths, picnic areas & sand volleyball & basketball courts.

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Maze Loop Trail

Maze Loop Trail

Moderate path amid rugged desert terrain. Moderately strenuous loop winding through Joshua trees, rock formations & other desert scenery.

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City of Palm Desert Joe Mann Park

City of Palm Desert Joe Mann Park

Community park for picnics & sports. Small community park with basketball & volleyball courts, plus picnic areas & a playground.

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City of Palm Desert Ironwood Park

City of Palm Desert Ironwood Park

Park with a playground, paths & trails. This 15-acre park features a playground, trails & walking paths, picnic pavilions & restrooms.

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Hidden Valley Nature Trailhead

Hidden Valley Nature Trailhead

1-mi. hiking loop with rocks to climb. Scenic 1-mi. hiking loop with huge rock formations to climb & views of Joshua trees & desert areas.

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Cap Rock

Cap Rock

Joshua trees, desert shrubs & boulders. Short trail through desert scrub dotted with Joshua & juniper trees, plus huge monzogranite rocks.

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Keys Ranch

Keys Ranch

Tours of a remote ranch & orchard. Ranger-led tours of a historic ranch, old schoolhouse, workshop & orchard in a remote canyon.

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Adams Park

Adams Park

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La Quinta Park

La Quinta Park

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Indian Cove Nature Trail Trailhead

Indian Cove Nature Trail Trailhead

Short, easy path through desert scenery. Gentle 0.5-mile trail near the Indian Cove campground, showcasing desert flora & rock formations.

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Indian Cove Campground

Indian Cove Campground

Campsite amid grand rock formations. No-frills campground for tents & RVs, with picnic tables & huge volcanic outcrops for rock climbing.

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Wall Street Mill

Wall Street Mill

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Indian Cove Boy Scout Trail

Indian Cove Boy Scout Trail

Hiking area with rock formations. Secluded hiking area with a large campground, surrounded by rock formations popular with climbers.

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North Jackson Park

North Jackson Park

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La Quinta Community Park

La Quinta Community Park

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Fritz Burns Park

Fritz Burns Park

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George S Patton Park

George S Patton Park

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Fred Wolff Nature Preserve

Fred Wolff Nature Preserve

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Eisenhower Park

Eisenhower Park

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Cove Oasis Trailhead

Cove Oasis Trailhead

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Fortynine Palms Oasis

Fortynine Palms Oasis

Strenuous route to a desert oasis. Challenging 3-mile round-trip desert path up & over a steep ridge to a scenic oasis with fan palms.

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Rancho Las Flores Park and Event Venue

Rancho Las Flores Park and Event Venue

Playground & large athletic field. Park with a kids' playground, basketball courts & a large field for soccer & football.

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Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park

Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park

Park with campgrounds, fishing & hiking. Set at the feet of mountains, this park offers campsites, a swimming pool, fishing & hiking.

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Knott Sky Park

Knott Sky Park

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Bagdouma Park

Bagdouma Park

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Contact Mine Trail

Contact Mine Trail

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Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center

Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center

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Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center

Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center

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Old Schoolhouse Museum

Old Schoolhouse Museum

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Wildwood Park

Wildwood Park

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Luckie Park

Luckie Park

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Thurman Flats Picnic Area

Thurman Flats Picnic Area

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Felix Field

Felix Field

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Dino Park

Dino Park

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Yucaipa Community Park

Yucaipa Community Park

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Yucaipa Regional Park

Yucaipa Regional Park

Recreational area for swimming & camping. This park offers a beach area, pedal boats, campsites, a playground, disc golf & picnic grills.

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Caroline Park

Caroline Park

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Ford Park

Ford Park

Frisbee golf course & tennis courts. Scenic park with ponds offering a frisbee golf course, shaded playground & lighted tennis courts.

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Sylvan Park

Sylvan Park

Spot for free-play, picnics & sports. Public green space with play equipment & picnic tables plus facilities for basketball & baseball.

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Prospect Park

Prospect Park

Scenic spot with a theater & orchard. Picturesque park with an amphitheater & orange grove, plus walking trails & picnic facilities.

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Aurantia Park

Aurantia Park

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San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary

San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary

Multi-use trails amid woods & grassland. 200-acre park with hiking, biking & horseback riding trails through riparian & chaparral landscapes.

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Brookside Park

Brookside Park

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Hulda Crooks Park

Hulda Crooks Park

Park with a playground, tennis & more. 19.6-acre park featuring a playground, volleyball, tennis courts, grassy areas, restrooms & more.

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Speicher Memorial Park

Speicher Memorial Park

Simple neighborhood park & playspot. Unassuming option for neighborhood recreation, with large grassy areas & a playground.

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Fiesta Village Family Fun Park

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park

Amusement center with varied attractions. Family amusement center featuring go-karts, laser tag, carnival rides & arcade games.

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Hunter Hobby Park

Hunter Hobby Park

City park with mini steam-train rides. Green space with softball fields, picnic tables, grills & free mini steam-train rides twice a month.

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Lake Gregory Regional Park

Lake Gregory Regional Park

84-acre park to swim, hike & picnic. Park's 84 acres are dominated by Lake Gregory, which is surrounded by trails, picnics & pines.

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Blair Park

Blair Park

Outdoor area for sports & picnics. Recreation space with 2 baseball diamonds & 3 tennis courts, plus picnic tables & playgrounds.

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Lionel E. Hudson Park

Lionel E. Hudson Park

Open space with a playground & a track. Recreational park offering playgrounds, a walking track, picnic areas & a volleyball court.

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