Things to Do with Toddlers

Explore the best things to do with toddlers options for kids and families in Desert Hot Springs

Hi-Desert Nature Museum

Hi-Desert Nature Museum

Educational museum of desert ecosystems. Interactive museum detailing the flora, fauna & geological nature of the surrounding desert.

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Zebra World

Zebra World

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Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert

Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert

Hands-on exhibits & toddler spaces. Sizable children's museum featuring 50-plus interactive exhibits, a giant loom & areas for toddlers.

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Get Air Trampoline Park

Get Air Trampoline 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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Covered Wagon Tours

Covered Wagon Tours

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Cabazon Dinosaurs - World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Cabazon Dinosaurs - World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Outdoor display of prehistoric animals. Vintage attraction featuring enormous replicas including Brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex & more.

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World Famous Crochet Museum

World Famous Crochet Museum

Unique collection of crocheted items. An eclectic assortment of crocheted animals & other creations in a converted drive-thru photo stand.

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City of Palm Desert Hovley Soccer Park

City of Palm Desert Hovley Soccer Park

Large recreational park with fields. 21-acre park with 5 soccer fields, basketball courts & a disc-golf course, plus a playground.

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Red Jeep Tours | Desert Adventures

Red Jeep Tours | Desert Adventures

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Palm Desert Aquatic Center

Palm Desert Aquatic Center

3 pools, slides, concessions & classes. Popular aquatic center features 3 pools, slides & spray areas, plus fitness classes & concessions.

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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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Desert Holocaust Memorial

Desert Holocaust Memorial

Sculpture garden with educational info. Bronze sculpture garden & interpretive information commemorating Holocaust victims.

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Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert

Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert

Modern art collection & sculpture garden. Contemporary art pieces including a handful of rotating special collections plus a sculpture garden.

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PowerKids Center

PowerKids Center

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Keys View

Keys View

Popular lookout with sweeping views. Scenic spot offering panoramic views of mountains, the San Andreas Fault & Coachella Valley.

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Hidden Valley Picnic Area

Hidden Valley Picnic Area

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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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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

Native species & animals since 1970. Over 1,000 acres of desert ecosystem featuring a bighorn sheep enclosure & small animal exhibits.

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Barker Dam

Barker Dam

Historic reservoir along nature trail. Small lake reservoir built by ranchers in early 1900s to store water; part of a 1.5-mi. loop trail.

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La Quinta Park

La Quinta Park

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Coachella Valley Vista Point

Coachella Valley Vista Point

Panoramic roadside desert overlook. Observation point off of Highway 74 offering scenic views of the surrounding desert landscape.

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Indio Community Center

Indio Community Center

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The Sensory Spot

The Sensory Spot

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George S Patton Park

George S Patton Park

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South Jackson Park

South Jackson Park

Spot with a play area, baseball & soccer. Community park featuring a playground, picnic facilities & fields for baseball & soccer.

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Jumbo Rocks Campground

Jumbo Rocks Campground

Scenic campground known for big boulders. Popular campground in desert wilderness ringed by large boulders, desert scrub & miniature canyons.

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Skull Rock Trail

Skull Rock Trail

Skull-shaped desert rock formation. Skull-shaped desert granite rock formation with 2 depressions like eye sockets created by erosion.

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Skull Rock

Skull Rock

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Arch Rock

Arch Rock

Massive rock formation on nature trail. Large natural rock formation, some 30 ft. across, along the 0.5-mi. Arch Rock desert loop trail.

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Heart Rock

Heart Rock

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Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center

Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center

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Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park

Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park

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Oasis Of Mara Nature Trail Trailhead

Oasis Of Mara Nature Trail Trailhead

Historic desert oasis with nature trail. Spring-fed oasis & nature trail in desert terrain, the historic site of Indian & other settlement.

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LOL Kids Club Yucaipa

LOL Kids Club Yucaipa

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High 5 Indoor Playground

High 5 Indoor Playground

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noobs VR | immersive group games - escape rooms, laser tag, zombies & more!

noobs VR | immersive group games - escape rooms, laser tag, zombies & more!

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Jump 'N Jammin

Jump 'N Jammin

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Kids Empire Moreno Valley

Kids Empire Moreno Valley

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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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Pennypickle's Workshop

Pennypickle's Workshop

Hands-on children's museum & gift shop. Family-friendly venue with an on-site gift shop offers interactive exhibits for kids of all ages.

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