Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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The Bump And Grind
Steep hiking trail with scenic views. Popular, narrow hiking trail up a steep hillside offering scenic views of the valley.
City of Palm Desert Cahuilla Hills Park
Public area with sports courts & trails. Mountainside nature space with tennis & pickleball courts, multi-use trails & picnic tables.
Herb Jeffries Trailhead
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Palm Desert Cross Hiking Trail
Hiking destination with hilltop cross. Illuminated cross mounted on top of a hill, popular for moderate desert hikes with scenic views.
Homestead Trailhead
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City of Palm Desert Homme-Adams Park
Vast expanse with dog-friendly areas. 27-acre desert destination with multi-purpose trails, picnic facilities & an off-leash dog area.
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.
Art Smith Trailhead
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Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge
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Willis Palm Trailhead
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Scenic mountain area with trails. Mountain backcountry with wilderness areas, state parks & trails for hiking & horse-riding.
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.
Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve
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Fred Wolff Nature Preserve
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Bear Creek Nature Trailhead
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Eisenhower Park
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Bear Creek Oasis Trailhead
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Cove Oasis Trailhead
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Cove To Lake Trailhead
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Shields Park
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Boo Hoff Trail
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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.
Cahuilla Park
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Indio Hills Badlands Trailhead
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Boo Hoff East Trailhead
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Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail 3E07
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Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail Southern Terminus
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Deer Springs Trailhead
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Idyllwild Nature Center
Natural history museum & hiking trails. Trails & picnic areas surround this museum focusing on local ecology & Cahuilla Native culture.
South Fork Trail 2E17
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Lake Fulmor Day Use Area
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Whitewater Preserve
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Black Mountain Trail 2E35
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Cap Rock
Joshua trees, desert shrubs & boulders. Short trail through desert scrub dotted with Joshua & juniper trees, plus huge monzogranite rocks.
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.
Two Streams Fork
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Quail Springs Trail
Moderate trail amid desert boulders. 3-mi point-to-point trail along moderately strenuous terrain through unique desert rock formations.
Valley Hi Oak Reserve
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Boy Scout Trail
Backpacking route amid desert scenery. Rustic 8-mile backpacking trail amid desert landscape, with some rocky sections & camping en route.
Maze Loop Trailhead
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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.
Maze Loop Trail
Moderate path amid rugged desert terrain. Moderately strenuous loop winding through Joshua trees, rock formations & other desert scenery.
North View Trail
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Wall Street Mill
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Painted Canyon Trailhead
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Willow Hole
Desert oasis in Wonderland of Rocks. Tiny oasis amid fantastic rock formations in Wonderland of Rocks, reached via 7-mi. roundtrip hike.
Ladder Canyon Trail
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Skull Rock Trail
Skull-shaped desert rock formation. Skull-shaped desert granite rock formation with 2 depressions like eye sockets created by erosion.
Pine City Trailhead
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Split Rock Loop Trail
Scenic path in a desert boulder field. Gentle 2-mile circuit in a boulder field with picturesque rock formations & colorful desert plants.
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.
Simpson Park
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Rattlesnake Canyon Trailhead
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Arch Rock Nature Trail
Level hiking route to Arch Rock. Gentle hike through a boulder-strewn desert landscape to the Arch Rock granite formation.
Indian Cove Boy Scout Trail
Hiking area with rock formations. Secluded hiking area with a large campground, surrounded by rock formations popular with climbers.
Hafliger Park
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McSweeny Park
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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.
Contact Mine Trail
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Valley-Wide's Diamond Valley Lake Community Park
Many baseball fields & a fitness trail. Straightforward, 85-acre park with multiple ball fields, picnic areas & a fitness trail.
Northeast Trailhead Entrance
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Lamb Canyon Trailhead 1
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Wildflower Trail
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Borrego Palm Canyon Trailhead
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Panoramic Overlook Trail
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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.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Headquarters
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Owlbee Organic Farm
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Hemet Maze Stone
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Wildwood Canyon State Park
Multi-use trails & ranches on 900 acres. Hiking, biking & equestrian trails wind through 900 acres of Native American & historic ranch lands.
Dripping Springs Trailhead
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Badlands Viewpoint
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French Valley Wildlife Area
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San Jacinto Wildlife Area - Davis Road Unit
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Mahogany Creek Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District
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Temecula Creek Trail Park
Natural area with playground & paths. Children's play area along with pathways, lawns, picnic tables & an exercise route.
Cross Hike Menifee
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Slot Canyon Trail
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Zanja Peak
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Discovery Park
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La Alba Trail
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Bill Kenyon Overlook Trail
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Sky Canyon
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Crafton Hills Trailhead
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Ridge Trail
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Salt Creek Trail
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Gateway Ranch
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Cactus Loop Trail
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Yaqui Well Trail
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Oakmont Park
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Greer Ranch Trailhead
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Wolf Creek Park
Scenic neighborhood green space. Recreation area with a sports field & playground, along with picnic shelters & mountain views.
Warm Springs Park and Preserve
City park with trails & horseshoe pits. Public park with walking & biking trails, picnic tables, mature trees & horseshoe pits.
Harveston Lake Park
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Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
Stark landscape with off-road trails. Vast desert area for off-road exploration, with sand dunes, bubbling mud pools & campsites.
Murrieta Barratt Park
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Caroline Park
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Walking Trails @ Audie Murphy Ranch
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Large park with campground & wildflowers. Huge desert park featuring hiking trails & fields of wildflowers, plus trees, shrubs & cacti.
San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary
Multi-use trails amid woods & grassland. 200-acre park with hiking, biking & horseback riding trails through riparian & chaparral landscapes.
Salt Creek Trail
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Glen Arbor Park
Busy park with off-leash dog areas. Tree-filled, grassy park & popular local haunt for dogs to run around off-leash.
Prospect Park
Scenic spot with a theater & orchard. Picturesque park with an amphitheater & orange grove, plus walking trails & picnic facilities.
Children's Forest Trailhead
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Natural Parkland Trailhead
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San Timoteo Trail Parking
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Lower Copper Canyon Park
Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.
Exploration Trail 2W09X
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