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Cabot's Pueblo Museum

Cabot's Pueblo Museum is an American historic house museum located in Desert Hot Springs, California, and built by Cabot Yerxa, an early pioneer of the Colorado Desert. Roughly 10K visitors come each year. For a second stop, Acrisure Arena is 15 mi away.

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Visitors a year
10K
Wikidata
Where
In Desert Hot Springs
24 places to stay
Open since
1945
In brief

A museum inside Desert Hot Springs

Summers are hot

July and August highs run 104–105°, and about 130 days a year reach 90°. When to go ↓

You can stay in Desert Hot Springs

Cabot's Pueblo Museum is inside Desert Hot Springs, which has 24 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov and Dec

January, February, March, April, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 66–82°. When to go ↓

An airport 9 miles away

Palm Springs (PSP) has airline service, about 9 miles from Cabot's Pueblo Museum.

Established in 1945

Cabot's Pueblo Museum dates from 1945. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

How the seasons run

This is the year’s weather near Cabot's Pueblo Museum.

Jan68° / 42°
Feb70° / 44°
Mar76° / 49°
Apr82° / 53°
May90° / 59°
Jun99° / 66°
Jul105° / 72°
Aug104° / 72°
Sep98° / 67°
Oct87° / 57°
Nov75° / 47°
Dec66° / 40°
Typical highs and lows in Desert Hot Springs. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Desert Hot Springs. Desert Hot Springs’s full climate →
About

Cabot's Pueblo Museum

Cabot's Pueblo Museum is an American historic house museum located in Desert Hot Springs, California, and built by Cabot Yerxa, an early pioneer of the Colorado Desert. A large, Hopi-style pueblo, built in the Pueblo Revival Style, it contains artworks, artifacts of American Indian and Alaska Native cultures, and memorabilia of early desert homesteader life. The museum may also be referred to as Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo Museum, Cabot's Trading Post or Yerxa's Discovery.

Type
Museum
Established
1945
Listed
National Register of Historic Places (2012)
Wikipedia readers
2.6K a year
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Towns to stay in near Cabot's Pueblo Museum

Lodging nearby is in Desert Hot Springs (24) and Palm Springs (198).

Cabot's Pueblo Museum1234Desert Hot Springs24Palm Springs198Cathedral City21Palm Desert38Desert Edge7Yucca Valley14Idyllwild-Pine Cove42Indio42Acrisure ArenaSan Jacinto PeakSan Gorgonio MountainForest Lawn Cemetery10 mi
Cabot's Pueblo Museum12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Acrisure Arena
  2. 2San Jacinto Peak
  3. 3San Gorgonio Mountain
  4. 4Forest Lawn Cemetery
In town

Desert Hot Springs

24 places to stay · 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park

You’re already here.

34,009 people

15 min drive

Palm Springs

198 places to stay · 178 hotels · 6 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 6 lodges & cabins · 2 RV parks

45,315 people · 27% vacation homes

11 mi south of Cabot's Pueblo Museum

15 min drive

Cathedral City

21 places to stay · 13 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 5 RV parks

52,375 people

9 mi south of Cabot's Pueblo Museum

25 min drive

Palm Desert

38 places to stay · 35 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground

53,259 people · 27% vacation homes

17 mi southeast of Cabot's Pueblo Museum

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Cabot's Pueblo MuseumDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Desert Hot Springsin town—24 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park34,009$355KC
Palm Springs 27% vacation homes11 mi south15 min198 178 hotels · 6 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 6 lodges & cabins · 2 RV parks45,315$604KD
Cathedral City9 mi south15 min21 13 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 5 RV parks52,375$453KC+
Palm Desert 27% vacation homes17 mi southeast25 min38 35 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground53,259$542KC−
Desert Edge 34% vacation homes3 mi southeast5 min7 2 campgrounds · 5 RV parks3,778$76K—
Yucca Valley12 mi north20 min14 8 hotels · 3 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 RV parks21,887$363K—
Idyllwild-Pine Cove 51% vacation homes20 mi southwest30 min42 5 hotels · 1 motel · 7 inns & B&Bs · 19 lodges & cabins · 9 campgrounds · 1 RV park3,957$532K—
Indio21 mi southeast30 min42 20 hotels · 12 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 9 RV parks94,269$458KC+

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

PSPPalm Springs · major hub9 mi
SBDSan Bernardino · major hub44 mi
ONTOntario · major hub64 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Cabot's Pueblo Museum’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Within 57 miles you can add these well-known places.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Salton Sea: NASA, Public domain · Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Acrisure Arena: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copyright clai, CC BY 2.5

Common questions

Asked about Cabot's Pueblo Museum

Is Cabot's Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs?

Yes. It’s inside Desert Hot Springs, CA.

When is the best time to visit Cabot's Pueblo Museum?

January, February, March, April, November and December, with highs of 66–82°.

How far is Cabot's Pueblo Museum from Riverside?

About 52 miles west of Riverside, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Cabot's Pueblo Museum?

Palm Springs (PSP), about 9 miles away.

Where should I stay near Cabot's Pueblo Museum?

Palm Springs (11 mi, 198 places to stay), Desert Hot Springs (in town, 24 places to stay) and Cathedral City (9 mi, 21 places to stay).

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.