1Salton Sea
Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.
Attractions near Desert Center
From Desert Center, 39 mi to Salton Sea
Joshua Tree National Park sees about 2.9M visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Desert Center; there are 7 within 40 miles. Among them are 2 lakes, 2 museums and a national park. Travel 56 mi and you reach Acrisure Arena.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
6 mi
Joshua Tree National Park
National park units
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parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 6 mi northeast
Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
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The map
Where to find them
The list reaches out to Lake Cahuilla, 39 mi away.
Orange: Desert Center. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The list in full
The list runs to 12 places, all within 60 miles.
Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
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7Blythe Intaglios
Group of gigantic figures incised on the ground in the Colorado Desert, United States.
8Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Botanical garden and zoo in Riverside County, California.
9General George S. Patton Memorial Museum
Biographical museum in Chiriaco Summit, California /.
10North Shore Beach and Yacht Club
Maritime museum in North Shore, United States of America.
11Shields Date Gardens
Historic date palm orchard and tourist attraction in Indio, Riverside County, California, United States.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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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 · Salvation Mountain: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Niland Geyser: California Department of Transportation, Public domain · Lake Cahuilla: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blythe Intaglios: Ron's Log, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Living Desert Zoo and Gardens: Dsyrengelas at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · General George S. Patton Memorial Museum: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Shore Beach and Yacht Club: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · College of the Desert Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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