So, you've decided that your family should spend its next vacation in Palm Springs, California, a magnificent city in the desert. With the Santa Rosa Mountains as a backdrop, Palm Springs is located in the Coachella Valley, and it has become a hub of family activities on the West Coast, in the summer and winter.
Take A Bike Tour
There is no better way to see Palm Springs than to hop on a bike, have the sunshine hit your face, and take in all the sights. Rides provided by Adventure Bike Tours are typically about 15 miles long and take a leisurely three to four hours to complete. They come with an experienced guide who knows all about the area and is anxious to tell you about it every mile of the trip. There are plenty of rest stops along the way, so it makes no difference if beginners are in your group. These tours start at many of the major resorts, and reservations are needed. Free transportation can be arranged to the starting point with prior notice.
Adventure Bike Tours
70-250 Chappel Road
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 328-0282 or (800) 326-0085
See The San Andreas Fault
Take a tour in a four-wheel drive jeep of the beautiful, yet eerily quiet, California Badlands and the magnificence of the San Andreas Earthquake Fault. This formation begins in Japan as the unimaginably huge Pacific Plate meets the North American Plate in what is called the Coachella Valley, where Palm Springs is located. The guide assigned to your trip will talk about the fault as well as about the plants and animals that inhabit the forbidding desert. Along the way, you'll stop at a natural oasis with its natural springs and over 200 examples of the flora and fauna indigenous to the area.
Five Star Adventures
611 S. Palm Canyon Dr. # 7-516
Palm Springs, CA 92264
www.fivestaradventuresinc.com
Splash In The Water
Knott's Soak City Waterpark is a favorite destination of families, whether the kids barely walk or they are ready for college. Soak City boasts an 800,000-gallon pool, along with a wet raft adventure as well as an almost 25-foot drop on the high speed slide of the Tidal Wave Tower. Your family can also enjoy the Kahuna's Beach House with its five water slides. In addition to the cooling water on a hot desert day, Knott's also has numerous snack shacks, restaurants and picnic areas to meet all families' tastes
Soak City Waterpark Palm Springs
1500 S. Gene Autry Trail
Palm Springs, CA 92264
(800) 987-9852
Become Part Of The Old West
If you have a hankerin' for the Old West, take your family on a mule-driven wagon trip to explore the glory of the Palm Springs area, with a guide who'll fascinate you and your family with descriptions of wildlife and the prehistoric features of the area. Covered Wagon Tours has trails that lead to verdant green oases that always attracts their share of birds and animals. When the tour is completed, you'll enjoy live entertainment while you and your family will sup on a typical cowboy barbecue buffet that you can enjoy indoors where it's cool, or outdoors under the stars.
Covered Wagon Tours
P.O. Box 1106
La Quinta, CA 92253-1106
(760) 347-2161 or (800) 367-2161
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