Indio Hills Palms Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
2,702 acres1 mi of trail
Pushwalla Palms Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ryan House and Lost Horse Well · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Indio Hills
Indio Hills has 1,748 acres of parks, 1,565 for every 1,000 residents
37% of Indio Hills’ land is conserved, about 5,166 acres. The biggest trail networks: Indio Hills Palms Park (1 mi). 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
5,166 acres · of 21.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,748 ac
1,565 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,732 ft
Fan Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Indio Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Indio Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indio Hills is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Indio Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1,565 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,748 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 79%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Indio Hills Palms Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Joshua Tree National Park
Managed by National Park Service
39 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Joshua Tree Wilderness
Managed by National Park Service
19 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yet
Indio Hills Community Center
Managed by Riverside County Economic Development Agency
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Indio Hills Palms Park2,702 acres · 1 mi of trail · California Department of Parks and Recreation
Pushwalla Palms3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Joshua Tree National Park39 acres · National Park Service
Joshua Tree Wilderness19 acres · National Park Service
Indio Hills Community Center5 acres · Riverside County Economic Development Agency
Who protects it
5,166 conserved acres
37% of Indio Hills’ land. Who manages Indio Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks2,745 ac
State fish & wildlife1,696 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits662 ac
State conservation39 ac
National Park Service39 ac
County2 ac
State Other or Unknown · 2,784 acState Conservation Area · 1,696 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 646 acNational Park · 39 acPrivate Conservation · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indio Hills Palms State Other or Unknown | State parks | 2,745 | Open |
| Sky Valley Ecological Reserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,696 | Open |
| Unnamed site - Friends of the Desert Mountains Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 646 | Open |
| Joshua Tree National Park National Park | National Park Service | 39 | Open |
| Unnamed site - Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 30 | Open |
| Joshua Tree National Park Linkage Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Open |
| Unnamed site - California Wildlife Conservation Board State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 9 | Unknown |
| Indio Hills Community Center and Park Local Recreation Area | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Indio Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Indio Hills
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Indio Hills
Fan Hill1,732 ft elevation · In Indio Hills Palms Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.2 mi
Pushwalla Palms Trail1.0 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Indio Hills
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) | 66 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 91 | 100 | 105 | 104 | 98 | 87 | 74 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 105 °F). 1.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 105 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Indio Hills →
Next door
Indio Hills and its neighbors
Indio Hills has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indio Hills | 37% | 0.2 | 1,565 | 40% | A− |
| Indio | 3% | 0.7 | 1 | 72% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Indio Hills
Where can I hike in Indio Hills?
The longest trail networks: Indio Hills Palms Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Indio Hills is conserved land?
37% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Indio Hills’ trails?
Indio Hills Palms Park and Joshua Tree National Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Indio Hills?
80,658 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indio Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,641 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Indio Hills have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Indio Hills neighbors.
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Sources
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 →