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Welcome to Palm SpringsThe Palm Springs Desert Resorts is eight desert cities in southeastern Riverside County in California: Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. Local population swells to well-over 600,000 during winter season (September 1 through May 1). Individual Populations
The warm, dry desert climate attracts visitors from around the world. It rains about 6 days per year and the sun shines 98 percent of the time. So dress in your most comfortable resort wear and bring along a sweater for the evenings. And casual is the way to go since Palm Springs is a total resort! ClimateSunshine: 350 days annually RecreationGolf Courses: 115 Golf, tennis, hiking, horseback riding, hot air ballooning, polo, swimming, bicycling, rock climbing. Night LifeTheater, indoor and outdoor concerts, piano bars, lounges, coffee houses, sports bars, karaoke, and dance clubs. EntertainmentThe McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts for special national touring companies (1,100 seats) The Annenberg Theatre (concerts, stage) at Palm Springs Art Museum (450 seats) The Historic Plaza Theatre, home of the "Fabulous Palm Springs Follies" (803 seats) Indian Wells Tennis Garden (16,000 seats) AttractionsAgua Caliente Cultural Museum ShoppingShopping malls: Westfield Palm Desert, Palm Springs Mall, and Desert Crossing Shopping Center. Boutiques, exclusive shopping districts: El Paseo, The River at Rancho Mirage, Palm Canyon Drive, and The Gardens on El Paseo. Street fairs: Palm Springs VillageFest and College of the Desert Street Fair. More FactsThe first settlers were the Cahuilla (pronounced Ka-we-ya) Indians, dating back an estimated 2,000 years. The Cahuilla Indians own 42 percent of the land in the Coachella Valley. Indio became the first incorporated city on May 30, 1930. Palm trees: 10,000 (estimate) Native birds: Burrowing Owl, Roadrunner, Costa's Hummingbird, Cactus Wren Native mammals: Kit Fox, Bighorn Sheep, Coyote, Badger Natural vegetation: Creosote, Jumping Cholla, Mesquite, Ocotillo, Palo Verde, Barrel Cactus, Smoke Tree
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