A Touch of History
Palm Springs Art Museum at Palm Desert
Palm Desert is home to the Palm Springs Art Museum at Palm Desert with its special exhibitions and the delightful Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden. There’s nothing better than relaxing in the shade of a palm tree by a tinkling water feature, while contemplating art.
The Living Desert
Nature comes alive in Palm Desert. The Living Desert a fun, safe place where we can continue our important mission of desert conservation through preservation, education, and appreciation.
Big Tours, Big Fun, Big Wheels
Desert fun in the Palm Desert sun. Since 1998 Big Wheel Tours has helped tens of thousands of visitors experience the area's natural wonders. From Joshua Tree National Park to the San Andreas Fault to the Salton Sea, our guides will tailor an outdoor adventure just for you. You’ll experience a desert that is like no other place on earth.
Beautiful Life in a Desert Oasis
Palm Desert, Formerly known as Old MacDonald Ranch, has transformed from a smallish village into a booming city that has doubled its population about every 10 years since 1980. In the 1920’s the Old MacDonald Ranch was renamed Palm Village after the date palms became a popular crop in the Coachella Valley. Before 1950, the regions’ main residents were Cahuilla Indians who farmed the area.
During the 1940’s, the US Army used Palm Desert for training purposes for General George Patton’s Third Army troops and tank battalions. After World War II, Palm Village was developed to include residential areas and was renamed Palm Desert in 1973 when it was incorporated. At the time, there were 1500 residents living in the City of Palm Desert. Today the population lies north of 50, 087 (according to a 2020 census poll).
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