Palm Springs - Indian Canyons Hike

Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Indian Canyons, California, United States
I heard there was some very good hiking in the Palm Springs area and not only way up on top of Mount San Jacinto or in Joshua Tree National Park.  Of course, much of the year would be too hot for hiking at the lower elevations, but in November it was pretty close to just right weatherwise.
Most of the good hiking places are in the canyons on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation at the southern end of Palm Springs. It’s one of several reservations of the Cahuila tribe native to the interior regions of southern California. Their Indian Canyons natural area is located between the higher ground of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains and involves a small entrance fee of $9 per person. The map indicates a quite extensive system of trails through the hills and canyons, but the best-known hike is in Palm Canyon, a few miles through a lush riparian landscape of California Fan Palms in a sheltered canyon. I ended up getting a fairly late start in early afternoon so only was able to do a four mile loop up the Palm Canyon Trail and back via the Victor Trail which runs through the rocky hills above the canyon. It’s not as much hiking as I wanted to do in the area but was very pretty in the late afternoon light.
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Deb
2019-12-09

This looks like a very cool, awesome place !!

2025-02-10

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