As we all know, it is always hot in Palm Springs. 365, 24/7. This review is a bit overdue. A friend…read moreof mine wanted to go to Palm Springs and suggested for us to go on this tour. Instead of driving, we decided to get a tour and let them guide us and drive us around. Well, it was a 2 hour tour and Tony, our guide, kind of spent a little extra time with us, after other people got off the tram. Weather was just perfect. We loved everything about this tour. It is breathtaking, beautiful, peaceful and relaxing. The tour included hiking, taking couple of photos, and other things..We took the Palm Canyon trail which is relatively an easy hike for the 1st mile. Gorgeous views to stop by and take photos. Beautiful waterfalls and can also be fun for children. We were there earlier this year and that's all I can say and remember about this tour. I highly recommend to all. Prices are $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for seniors and kids. They have a gift shop, restroom at the front of the entrance, plenty of parking spaces and it was a memorable experience. We are both glad that we took this tour. :-) Make sure you are out by 5pm, they will nicely escort you to your vehicles. Take extra clothes to change, pretty humid; and a gallon/bottles of water. Wear comfortable tennis shoes. Thank you Tony & Indian Canyons tour..

What a spectacular experience. So much to learn about the Indians that lived here and why. From a…read morenice cool walk under the trees next to the natural water flowing up through the ground then to some fabulous hiking with glorious views of the mountains to all the creatures that live all around it. Keep your eyes open for all of them and especially for the dangerous ones hiding around rocks. Stay away from the selfies with them. Shouldn't have to say it but.... Well worth the $12.00 entry fee per car. Come here when it's hot for a cooler experience under the trees or winter for some good hiking. This is Palm Springs after all.

Easily accessible But can be challenging…read more Make sure you wear the right shoes as the trail is steep. Great views Could be marked a bit better Coming down is actually harder than going up!

Wha a wonderful trail to hike! We found a herd if mountain goats crossing our trail and stopping to…read moreeat dried leaves. They're so close to us and seem comfortable with us taking photo of them. It was worth the hike as it is quite a difficulty level of rocky trail to get to the top. Tip- bring extra water and wear proper hiking shoes! Long and steep trail. Hiking sticks would be great to save some energy too!

While we were in Palm Springs, I wanted to go do some bird watching. My friend didn't want to go so…read moreI traveled solo. Found this place on Yelp and decided to drive down there since they didn't have any tour trams, shuttles or buses. It was a 30 to 40 minute drive from our hotel. Not too bad considering that we didn't have to put miles on our own car, and that is what a rental is for. All we needed was to fill up the tank with gas. Got there around 12pm and it was kind of empty inside the park. They had couple of different hiking trails and they were not too far away from each other. They were also easy to walk/hike and trails were short, but not as narrow. I was there for about 2 hours and the weather was not too hot..(to my surprise). Cool breeze, considering that I was in the arms of nature and trees were hovering and keeping the place nice and cool. Wasn't sure if they had a store that sold snacks or a restaurant, so I packed 2 sandwiches and a bottled water to go on this hike. The sceneries were just breathtaking, beautiful, peaceful and tranquil. At first I was looking for some birds. Even took my binoculars. Later, saw few chilling on a branch, hiding in trees, and also few on the rocks. There were also several different species of birds to watch/view and observe. Took few pictures and it was fascinating, interesting how the way the path/trail turns into a nature that is SO beautiful. They have a nice small lake, lots of trees, a golf course, a decent sized parking lot and a very clean restrooms. Usually at places like this, restrooms are very nasty looking and dirty. Admission is free, and had few resting areas with benches under the trees. They had 2 park rangers patrolling the area. Trash cans in some places and no littering. What a great 1st time experience!! It was so worth the wait. Highly recommend to anyone who is interested in bird watching. Some people are interested in people watching, but for me this was 100 times better!!

It's a young Enterprize we have to be patient. There are homeless people everywhere in Palm Springs…read moreit's not their fault. It will be beautiful once the plants can thrive. The grass has to die off first. Then they can begin planting native plants. It's a process. Thank you Prescott Preserve

We got the scoop about this hike while sitting around the pool at the Palm Springs Tennis Club. It…read morewas suggested that we hit the trailhead around 7AM to avoid the heat. We got there at 7:30, but still managed just fine thanks to a little breeze. Bring water and make sure you apply sun screen. You will need shoes with good grip, the first half can can be steep, but it all lends to great views of Palm Springs. The trail is well marked with white dots spray painted on the rocks throughout. Depending on how you go about your hiking expedition, it can be quite short if you turn around at the picnic benches, but still a fun adventure. We pressed on and enjoyed the loop hike we scouted out. There's plenty of parking at the base (which is at the museum), technically you're not supposed to park in the museum lot, but there's also a large free garage right across the street. At the top there are a ton of picnic tables, and you can choose to go back down or continue on to the North Lykken, South Lykken, or Skyline Trails. The trail splits when you see the large PILE of rocks, this will speak for itself. We continued on the North Lykken trail (left/downward) which made for a perfect 4 mile loops from our front door. The museum trail is a great way to get moving and get some beautiful views of Palm Springs! I would love to do this hike every day, it is a good workout, the roundtrip took us about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Very steep hike with great views of Palm Springs. The trail is well marked with white dots spray…read morepainted on the rocks throughout. It's quite short but very steep so bring plenty of water and be prepared to use your legs! There's plenty of parking at the base--you're not supposed to park in the museum lot, but there's also a large free garage right across the street. At the top there are a ton of picnic tables, and you can choose to go back down or continue on to the North Lykken, South Lykken, or Skyline Trails. The museum trail is a great way to get moving and get some beautiful views of Palm Springs!

Was in town for Desert Air music festival and they offered a guided hike on the Oswit canyon trail…read moreas one of the dayitme "layovers." Our guides were Jannick and Dave who took us on the one mile loop hike while telling us facts and stories about the property. I haven't been to the gym or hiked as much as I'd like and found it to be doable with great views. We stopped a lot to learn about the flora and the fauna and about the non profit that saved this land from development. If you're looking for a good hike Lykken has the one mile loop as well as a north trail hike with ELEVATION! It's great if you're looking for a quick hike that will get your heart rate going or a long hike that will hit you with elevation early and get you closer to the sky.

There's a south and north part of this trail and we did some of both. We found plenty of spaces to…read morepark our vehicle before we set out on the hike. It was hot and even with a late start around noon there were a lot of hikers around. Look around for those big horn sheep trail pets, we saw four of them on the trail and they weren't shy.

Parking could be problematic but the spectacular boulder-lined hike definitely makes up for it.read more

This hike takes you through natural dessert area within the Chino Cone alluvial fan geologic area…read moreat the base of the the San Jacinto mountains south of the tramway. It is a newer trail that has several interpretive signs and winds it's way through the in-development Desert Palisades housing project. In March the trail was full of yellow blooming brittle bush and there are great views to the north, east and south. There is no parking at the start on W. Chino Canyon Rd so you will need to park at the North Lykken trailhead or in town and walk through the city streets to the start. You can get a distant glance of a Beadle home as you walk through the development area. See this trail soon as it will be surrounded by housing in the next 1-2 years, though on large lots.

Past pictures of this waterfall made it enticing enough to get me and my friends to come marvel at…read moreit. Instead, my kitchen sink dripping is more impressive. Okay, I'm exaggerating... only b/c I'm very disappointed with so many aspects of this hike :( First, it's $9 per PERSON to hike to this waterfall. So not worth it. $9 per car, more is reasonable, but not the deal here. Second, the signage on the trail, indicating mileage, is sooo off! As you get closer to the falls, mileage is supposed to tell you you're closer (less miles), but does the opposite and gets longer! Signs made it kinda frustrating and comical at the same time. Third, hike to the falls here, when Palm Springs receives more rain -it's looking like a taquito when I expected to see a fat burrito (I love Mexican food). Horses use this trail too, so expect seeing and smelling the mounds of horse poopies. Otherwise, it's an easy 4.12 mile hike, out and back with about a 626ft elevation gain. I started from the parking lot and followed the signs for Murray Trails to Seven Sisters Falls. Bring your hiking "ten essentials" (REI has a good list, if you're clueless to what I'm referring to). There are a couple outhouses for bathroom needs. Stay safe and healthy (mind, body and soul) Yelping Out there :)

What a great hike. According to my watch it was 7.71 miles from the Bogert trailhead…read more I'd say this is semi-hard hike for several reason. Three long steep climbs, no shade anywhere, and it's almost 8 miles. If you are in decent shape you should be able to do it. The entire hike took me three hours and 14 minutes with two breaks of about 5 minutes and 10 minutes at the top. Great views from the top. There was also a cool breeze that felt great.