The little burrowing owl is a frequent sight in Desert Hot Springs, California.
Desert Hot Springs, California, is a small town in the foothills north of the more famous Palm Springs, California. It is located about 100 miles east of Los Angeles, overlooking the Coachella Valley. Desert Hot Springs is part of the Sonora desert which covers the southern parts of California and Arizona and the adjacent northern parts of Mexico.
Views
Desert Hot Springs is ideally located for spectacular views. It is about 1500 feet above sea-level Palm Springs and you can see the two tallest mountains in southern California: San Jacinto and San Gorgonio. Have lunch at the Mission Lakes Country Club at the top of Desert Hot Springs, where you can see the entire valley from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea.
Mission Lakes Country Club
8484 Clubhouse Blvd
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
760-329-6481
missionlakescountryclub.com
Bird Watching
The speedy roadrunner is a native of the area and can be seen anywhere in Desert Hot Springs.
The desert is home to many different birds. You can easily spot quail families walking through Desert Hot Springs neighborhoods searching for seeds and little bugs to eat. Roadrunners are a common sight and may come up close to you, as they are very curious birds. The charming little burrowing owl lives in rocky ledges around the town. The easiest place to see the burrowing owl is around the high school. They have built their homes in the rocky berms along the playing fields of the high school.
Cabot Museum
The Cabot Museum was the home of a member of a well-known family in Boston. He homesteaded the property in 1913 and lived there until his death in 1965. He was an artist, and the museum displays many of his paintings and drawings. Cabot built his home with reclaimed materials he scrounged from abandoned homes and mines in the desert. The Pueblo-style structure is four-stories, 5,000 square feet and includes 35 rooms, 150 windows and 65 doors. He used his finds very creatively and the building is an interesting demonstration of his artistic ability and free spirit.
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
67-616 E. Desert View Avenue
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
760-329-7610
cabotsmuseum.org
Hiking
Desert Hot Springs sits in a magnificent natural area with miles of hiking trails. From Desert Hot Springs you can hike into the Joshua Tree National Monument, starting at the trail head at the east end of Hacienda Boulevard. The Wildlands Conservancy has purchased land from Pioneertown hills to Whitewater and Mission Creek and there are many miles of hiking trails in those preserves. Go to the Coachella Valley Preserve to hike along natural mineral springs and native Washingtonia palms. At the Coachella Valley Preserve, you can walk right up to the San Andreas fault line.
Mission Creek Preserve
60550 Mission Creek Road
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
(760) 369-7105
wildlandsconservancy.org
Coachella Valley Preserve
29200 1000 Palms Canyon Rd
Thousand Palms, CA, 92276
Preserve Office 760-343-1234
coachellavalleypreserve.org
Mineral Springs
Visit Two Bunch Palms Resort to see the original mineral springs in Desert Hot Springs. Two Bunch Palms is said to have been originally built as a hide-out for the famous Prohibition criminal Dillinger, and you can see secret rooms and tunnels at the resort. The resort has also been used in several films, so you may recognize the famous mud pool and natural hot pools.
Two Bunch Palms Resort
67425 Two Bunch Palms Trail
Desert Hot Springs, CA, 92240
760-660-4185
twobunchpalms.rtrk.com
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