There are many options for day trips from your Palm Springs vacation home. Whether you like the great outdoors or want to hear the sounds of the wind fields, there is something for every vacation home traveler.
The Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is located near Twentynine Palms, California just about a 50 minute drive from your Palm Springs vacation home. This park offers more than 800,000 acres of desert wildlife, scenery and things to do. Joshua Tree is open all year. Whether you just want to take a drive through the park and enjoy the scenery, do some mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, horseback riding or have a picnic, you can get up close and personal with the sites and sounds of the desert. You might enjoy a walk through the famed Joshua trees. Mormon legend believes that the trees resembled the out stretched arms of Joshua who was leading the pioneers to the promised land. The park gets the most visitors in April when the desert blooms.
Mountain Village of Idyllwild
When the desert heats up, take a refreshing day trip to Idyllwild, a beautiful village that sits above Palm Springs in the San Jacinto Mountains. Whether you enjoy activities like hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking or a stroll through the village, or visiting the shops and enjoying lunch at a local restaurant, there is something for you to do in Idyllwild. You don't even need to get out of the car to enjoy the trip up the mountain. The view along Highway 74 offers vista points for travelers to pull over and enjoy the views of the desert below.
Windmill Tours - North Palm Springs
You can't miss the wind farms as you enter the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs. It is here that you will find thousands of wind turbines that supply the electricity for the City of Palm Springs. There are several wind farm tours available forvacation home visitors. Guides will provide the history of the massive windmills and explain how electricity is made from the whirling giants. Getting up close you will see just how big they are, some measuring 40 stories high. Tours run every day; there are several companies that offer sightseeing tours, and reservations are suggested.
2 Ways to Learn about the Stars
Take a day to learn about the stars in two tours. Close to your vacation home you see where the famous stars have lived. A tour of the rich and famous takes you though the city while learning about the stars, including stories and fun information. See the homes of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Liz Taylor, Liberace, Ronald Regan, Dinah Shore, Zsa Zsa, Marilyn Monroe and many others.
Then see where the stars come out at night on a night watch tour of the Indian Canyons. There is much to explore as the day turns to night in the desert. Learn about the plants, animals and gaze upon the stars as they begin to twinkle. The city lights will not interfere with your canyon view of the planets and constellations pointed out by your guide.
There is much to explore from your Vamoose rental. Visit Vamoose.com to find the amenities you are looking for in a Palm Springs home. You can also search for a rental based on location or price.