Palm Springs
A mid-century desert oasis at the foot of an 11,000-foot mountain.
- Distance
- ~6 miles (drive between stops)
- Time
- Half day
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Bring
- Water, sunhat
- Stops
- 6
- Walk total
- 12 mi · ~254 min
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- 01
Forever Marilyn Statue
"Start at the lawn outside the Palm Springs Art Museum, between Museum Way and Belardo Road. Find the 26-foot Marilyn Monroe statue. What's the year on the plaque?"
33.82450, -116.54620Pin on map - 290 m · ~4 min · head NNW from stop 102
Palm Springs Art Museum
"Walk one block to 101 N Museum Drive. Find the E. Stewart Williams-designed building (1976). Count the boulder sculptures in the entrance courtyard."
33.82670, -116.54780Pin on map - 360 m · ~5 min · head SSE from stop 203
Plaza Theatre & Walk of Stars
"Walk south on Palm Canyon Drive to 128 S Palm Canyon. Find the 1936 Spanish Colonial theater façade. Then look down — find the nearest Walk of Stars star and read the name."
33.82370, -116.54620Pin on map - 1.5 mi · ~31 min · head S from stop 304
Moorten Botanical Garden & Cactarium
"Drive south to 1701 S Palm Canyon Drive. Find the small white house with the green sign and pay the $5 admission. How many continents are represented in the Cactarium greenhouse?"
33.80270, -116.54780Pin on map - 3.2 mi · ~69 min · head S from stop 405
Indian Canyons — Palm Canyon Trailhead
"Drive south on S Palm Canyon Drive past the gate at 38520. Pay the Agua Caliente Tribe day-use fee and continue to the Palm Canyon trailhead. Walk to the overlook — what do you see in the canyon floor below?"
33.75650, -116.54400Pin on map - 6.8 mi · ~145 min · head NW from stop 506
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
"End at 1 Tram Way, off Highway 111 north of town. Take the rotating tramcar 8,516 feet up Mount San Jacinto. How many degrees does the cabin rotate in one trip?"
33.83620, -116.61250Pin on map