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Palm Desert

CA · 33.7256, -116.3694

Joshua Tree National Park, Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument and San Bernardino National Forest lie within 30 miles of Palm Desert, California.

Get in

Palm Springs International Airport () is in the heart of nearby Palm Springs. Scheduled daily flight connections from San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Chicago (O'Hare), Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Denver, Portland (Oregon), Las Vegas, Calgary and Vancouver. Airlines serving Palm Springs (PSP) include Alaska, America West, American, American Eagle, Delta, and United. LA/Ontario International Airport () is about 80 miles (130 km) to the west of Palm Desert and has many more flight connections.
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Day-trip loops

Ready-made loops for Palm Desert are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

National parks

Public land

Campgrounds

Named places

  • Expressframe · 0 mi
  • Palma Village Park · 1 mi
  • Desert Holocaust Memorial · 1 mi
  • Washington Charter School Park · 1 mi
  • Magnesia Falls City Park · 1 mi
  • Palm Desert Rose Garden · 1 mi
  • Palm Desert Rose Garden · 1 mi
  • Civic Center Park · 1 mi

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