RECREATION

Recreation Areas

• DeMuth Park
  4365 Mesquite Avenue • Palm Springs, CA 92262
  760-323-8272
  This park offers four lighted tennis courts, baseball diamonds, batting cages, picnic areas, and a youth center.  map

• Palm Desert Soccer Park
  74-735 Hovley Lane • Palm Springs, CA 92262
  760-568-9697
  A lovely park that features five full size, lighted soccer fields, as well as picnic pavilions, three horseshoe courts, three shuffleboard courts, a basketball court, and a path for walking, jogging, biking, or rollerblading.

Equine

• Ivey Ranch Equestrian Center
  73-605 Thirtieth Avenue • Palm Springs, CA 92262
  760-343-4251
  This equestrian center provides trail rides, hay rides, and overnight rides. It also features arenas, team penning, gymkhanas, and cookouts.

• Smoke Tree Stables
  2500 Toledo Avenue • Palm Springs, CA 92264
  760-327-1372
  This stable provides rides in the desert, mountains, and Indian Reservation Canyons, as well as offers hay wagon rides, Western cookouts, and horseback luncheon rides. more...  map

Golf

• Cathedral Canyon Country Club
  34-567 Cathedral Canyon Drive • Palm Springs, CA 92234
  Located in Cathedral City
  800-774-6531
  This public 18 hole golf course has flat to moderately rolling fairways and lots of small lakes, with water in play on many holes.  more...  map

• Tahquitz Creek
  1885 Golf Club Drive • Palm Springs, CA 92264
  760-328-1005
  "One of the best places to play" according to Golf Digest, Tahquitz Creek features two 18-hole courses. The Legend course, designed by Billy Bell, is 6,600 yards of tree lined fairways with over 60 challenging bunkers. Designed by Ted Robinson, the desert-style Resort course features rolling terrain, bunkers, and waterscapes. After a round of golf, stop by Traditions Cafe. more...  map

Hiking & Climbing

• Indian Canyons
  308 Palm Canyon Drive • Palm Springs, CA 92262
  760-325-3400, 800-790-3398
  This area contains the Andreas, Murray, and Palm canyons and it offers a trading post, picnic grounds, and plenty of hiking and horse trails. more...  map

• Uprising Outdoor Adventure Center
  1500 South Gene Autry Trail • Palm Springs, CA 92664
  760-320-6630, 888-CLIMB-ON
  Try rock climbing at this exciting, shaded, and micro cooled facility that offers beginner lessons for ages six and older. more...  map

Swimming

• Palm Springs Oasis Waterpark
  1500 Gene Autry Trail • Palm Springs, CA 92264
  760-327-0499
  This 21-acre, water wonderland features over a dozen water slides, free-fall slides, body and board surfing in a 2/3 acre wave pool, an inner tube ride, beach volleyball, and much more. Food and rentals are available.  map

• Palm Springs Swim Center
  405 South Pavillion • Palm Springs, CA 92262
  Located at Sunrise Park
  760-323-8278
  This swimming center features a 50-meter Olympic-size public swimming pool, two one-meter diving boards, one three-meter board, spacious lawns, a sun deck, and a separate playing area for children.  map