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About 20 minutes east of Palm Springs on I-10, Indian
Waters RV Resort is in an area where the average winter temperature
is 74 degrees. One of the biggest attractions in this area is the
130 desert golf courses and the celebrity golf tournaments they
attract.
Centuries ago, ancestors of the Agua Caliente Cahulla Indians settled
in this area and developed communities in Palm, Murray, Andreas,
Tahquitz and Chino Canyons. Here, in the Indian Canyons, abundant
water and hundreds of plants and animals ensured stable living conditions.
Today, the canyons are on the National Register of Historic Places,
and some of the land has been deeded to the Agua Caliente people.
In Palm Springs, you can visit the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum,
which is closed during the summer, but when open features various
displays telling the story of Cahuilla history through ancient artifacts
and photographs of historical people and places.
Nearby Joshua Tree National Monument is a must stop if you vacation
in this area. A representative stand of Josuha trees and a great
variety of plants and animals exist in this desert region of California.
The park, covering nearly 560,000 acres, was created in 1936 and
was designated a wilderness in 1976.
An astonishing variety of life from the world’s deserts awaits
you at The Living Desert. You will learn many of the desert’s
secrets on a stroll through beautiful zoological and botanical gardens.
Many of the world’s rarest animals are displayed in naturalistic
settings, including Grevy’s zebras and the world’s smallest
fox, the Arabian oryx.
The world’s largest single-span lift, the Palm Springs Aerial
Tramway, transports riders from the desert floor to the 8,156-foot
mountain station in Mt. San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness.
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