A advisable desert day hike close to Palm Springs, California, is La Quinta Cove to Lake Cahuilla.
10km return
266m elevation achieve
hike yr spherical — however be cautious of warmth emergencies
canine not allowed
no bicycles
near the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Pageant venue
The path is usually famous for its quiet really feel and exquisite surroundings.
The path floor is unfastened sand and gravel, so sporting good mountaineering sneakers is advisable.
Most do that as an out and again.
As I used to be staying in La Quinta, I opted to get dropped at Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park ➙ and stroll dwelling.
Bleak Lake Cahuilla is attention-grabbing. However I truly couldn’t see it from anyplace on the path. There’s an entrance payment to get into this Regional Park.
Don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Fairly shortly from the lake begin you climb above a few golf holes.
One shock spotlight is that this wild horse sculpture en route.
Click on PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Scorching and dry. As you would possibly count on. I did go later within the afternoon. Bought some shade on the second half of the stroll.
I noticed one lizard. Some attention-grabbing vegetation …
… Not one of the bighorn sheep which might be resident within the space.
Appears to me Lake Cahuilla Park to La Quinta Cove is essentially the most attention-grabbing of quite a few comparable quick day hikes within the space.
