Salton Sea
Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.
Attractions near Desert Shores
A day out from Desert Shores: Salton Sea, 12 mi away
Desert Shores has 24 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Joshua Tree National Park welcomes about 2.9M visitors a year. Travel 60 mi and you reach San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
Salton Sea
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 12 mi east
Salton Sea
Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.
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The map
Where each one is
The list reaches out to Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium, 40 mi away.
Orange: Desert Shores. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 16 on the list
24 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
2Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
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6San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Zoo in San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego County, California, United States.
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9Forest Lawn Cemetery
Mausoleum in Cathedral City, California near Palm Springs.
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12San Bernardino National Forest
National forest in California, United States.
13Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Botanical garden and zoo in Riverside County, California.
14General George S. Patton Memorial Museum
Biographical museum in Chiriaco Summit, California /.
North Shore Beach and Yacht Club
Maritime museum in North Shore, United States of America.
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
Historic house museum in Desert Hot Springs, California Old Indian Pueblo and Old Indian Pueblo and Museum).
Santa Ysabel Asistencia
"Sub-mission" to Mission San Diego de Alcalá in California.
Shields Date Gardens
Historic date palm orchard and tourist attraction in Indio, Riverside County, California, United States.
Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium
Botanical garden in Palm Springs, California, US.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Desert Shores → · Desert Shores’ history →
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 · Niland Geyser: California Department of Transportation, Public domain · Salvation Mountain: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Flickr user: Olivier Bruchez https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruchez/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copyright clai, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Cahuilla: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Cleveland National Forest: Michael Romanov, Public domain · San Bernardino National Forest: Scottthezombie (talk) (Transferred by JaumeBG/Originally uploaded by Scottthezom, 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 · Palm Springs Air Museum: Ted Rufus Ross, CC BY 2.5 · Palm Springs Art Museum: Toohool, CC0 · Cabot's Pueblo Museum: Jllm06, CC0 · Santa Ysabel Asistencia: Tristan Loper, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Classic Rotors Museum: Hughes-MDflyer4, CC BY 3.0 · Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium: YuriVict, Public domain · Desert Christ Park: Zekerags, Public domain · College of the Desert Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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