Metro Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Desert Cities

Metro Palm Springs Desert Cities

The beautiful metro Palm Springs desert cities and the Coachella Valley have, over the last 30 years, achieved the reputation as the premier vacation golf destination, vacation and retirement areas in the United States. The Valley offers a warm, dry climate along with over 325 days of sunshine and less than 6 inches of rain each year.

Today, the Coachella Valley is composed of nine cities: Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio, and Coachella. Given the dry, climate, weather and all the recreational amenities offered to residents here it is no surprise that the area experiences a growth rate in excess of 5% per year with an expected 500,000 permanent residents by the year 2010.

Map of Palm Springs Metro Area

This community is famous for its golf courses. For the traveling golf enthusiast, there are over 100 public and private golf facilities, including many of the finest works from the world's best known architects & designers. The Golfers Guide to California figures there are more than 240 miles of fairways in the greater Palm Springs area, (that's probably enough for any hacker to keep it on the short grass).

Excellent shopping facilities make this "other sport" one of the area's greatest assets, and one of the main delights for visitors. Shops in the new Desert Fashion Shopping Plazas are equal those of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. The areas many boutiques also provide a high-fashion image as well.

Restaurants here offer a broad variety of fine dining facilities encompassing every taste imaginable from Southwestern Tex-Mex to the finest French Cuisine in all price ranges and presentations.

The Palm Springs area desert offers spectacular vistas and beauty. As for recreational activities, you won't find more to do anywhere else!

The Best Hotels in the Desert Cities - Your guide to the best hotels that Palm Springs has to offer.

The Best Golf Courses in Metro Palm Springs area - Discover why Palm Springs, CA is considered one of the golf hotspots in the world!

The Best Restaurants in the Metro Palm Springs Desert Cities - The desert has plenty of great restaurants to choose from - see which ones we recommend...

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