Palm Spring

Palm Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Palm Spring

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Palm Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.81302, -117.76599. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Palm Spring

• Saline Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~10 km · Must-see
• Keynot Canyon · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Teakettle Junction · attraction · Inyo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Addle Canyon · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tin Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cerro Gordo Ghost Town · attraction · Inyo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Waucoba Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ubehebe Crater · viewpoint · Inyo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Manzanar National Historic Site · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~45 km · Must-see
• Manzanar National Historic Site · sanctuary · Inyo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hills · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~47 km · Must-see
• Diaz Lake · lake · Inyo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Diaz Lake · lake · Nye · ~48 km · Must-see
• Owens Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eastern California Museum · museum · Esmeralda · ~49 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hills National Scenic Area · sanctuary · Inyo · ~51 km · Must-see
• Owens Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eureka Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Palm Spring

Other other attractions near Palm Spring

• Teakettle Junction · attraction · Inyo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cerro Gordo Ghost Town · attraction · Inyo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Burnt Wagons · attraction · Inyo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Methuselah · attraction · Inyo · ~90 km · Must-see
• Tharp's Log · attraction · Tulare · ~114 km · Must-see
• General Sherman Tree · attraction · Tulare · ~114 km · Must-see
• Cattle Cabin · attraction · Tulare · ~115 km · Must-see
• General Grant Tree · attraction · Fresno · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lower Warm Springs · attraction · Inyo · ~1 km
• Saline Valley Hot Springs · attraction · Esmeralda · ~1 km

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