Desert Palms has 16 miles of mapped trails, 6.1 for every square mile of land
7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #600 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Desert Palms?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Desert Palms have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Desert Palms is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #600 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Desert Palms’ land. Who manages Desert Palms’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Desert Palms
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
7.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Desert Palms
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 | 106 | 101 | 90 | 78 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 107 °F). 0.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 107 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Desert Palms →
Desert Palms and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Palms | under 1% | 6.1 | 1 | 67% | C+ |
| Indio | 3% | 0.7 | 1 | 72% | B− |
| Thousand Palms | 44% | 1.3 | 242 | 59% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Desert Palms
How much of Desert Palms is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Desert Palms?
7.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Desert Palms?
44,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Desert Palms or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Desert Palms have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #600 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Desert Palms neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →