The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway—the world’s largest rotating tram car—travels over two-and-one-half miles along the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon, transporting riders to the pristine wilderness of the Mt. San Jacinto State Park. During your approximately ten-minute journey, tram cars rotate slowly, offering picturesque and spectacular vistas of the valley floor below. Once you reach the Mountain Station—elevation 8,516 feet—enjoy two restaurants, observation decks, natural history museum, two documentary theaters, gift shop and over 50 miles of hiking trails.

Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain. Dark night skies, a rich cultural history, and surreal geologic features add to the wonder of this vast wilderness in southern California.

Located about 45 minutes away from Palm Springs!

You will need a park pass for admission, can be bought in advance or on the day of. As of now, no prior reservations are required.

Hike around this area and find a waterfall along the way! Ranked as easy and about 1 mile in length. This may require an admission fee.

Another canyon hike option!! Ranked as an easy walk/hike and also about 2 miles roundtrip. This may also require an admission fee.

There are possibly hundreds of golf courses surrounding the Palm Springs area!! Listed is one of the higher reviewed options.

We wish you luck if you decide to give one of their courses a try!

Visit the infamous Marilyn Monroe statue while exploring the downtown strip of Palm Springs!

The Palm Springs Air Museum is a nonprofit living history museum dedicated to educating the public about the role Air Power played in preserving American liberties and way of life.

There is an admission fee for this!