Salton Sea
Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.
Attractions near La Quinta
Nothing in La Quinta itself: Salton Sea is 32 mi away
Joshua Tree National Park sees about 2.9M visitors a year. None of our places to visit is inside La Quinta; 19 are within 40 miles. There are 6 museums, 3 gardens and 2 lakes to choose from. A longer outing takes you to San Gorgonio Mountain, 45 mi off.
Attractions nearby
36
within 60 miles
The big one
32 mi
Salton Sea
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Snow Valley Mountain Resort
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 32 mi southeast
Salton Sea
Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.
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Where they are
The farthest of them, Cleveland National Forest, is 38 mi out.
Orange: La Quinta. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
Here are the 36 places within 60 miles.
2Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
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7San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Zoo in San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego County, California, United States.
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11Forest Lawn Cemetery
Mausoleum in Cathedral City, California near Palm Springs.
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San Bernardino National Forest
National forest in California, United States.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Botanical garden and zoo in Riverside County, California.
Snow Valley Mountain Resort
Ski resort in Running Springs, California, United States.
General 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.
California Theatre of the Performing Arts
Theater and performing arts center in San Bernardino, California.
Shields Date Gardens
Historic date palm orchard and tourist attraction in Indio, Riverside County, California, United States.
Gilman Ranch
Historic ranch, and stagecoach station in Banning, Riverside County, California..
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 La Quinta → · La Quinta’s 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 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 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 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Cahuilla: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cleveland National Forest: Michael Romanov, Public domain · Riverside National Cemetery: Sigris Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · March Field Air Museum: Curimedia, CC BY 2.0 · Snow Valley Mountain Resort: Me, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · California Theatre of the Performing Arts: Amerique, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Classic Rotors Museum: Hughes-MDflyer4, CC BY 3.0 · Gilman Ranch: Jean Allsworth, CC BY-SA 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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