Upcoming Events

La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 7:15p Group

La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be looking for all types […]

Free

La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 7:30p Group

La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be looking for all types […]

Free

Night Sky Star Observations – La Quinta

La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United States

Join us to view the night sky through telescopes.Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer astronomers will be setting up their telescopes and are inviting you to their “star party”. A […]

Free

La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 7:45p Group

La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be looking for all types […]

Free

La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 8pm Group

La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be looking for all types […]

Free

Long Canyon Adaptive Sports Hike

Long Canyon Trailhead XH74+2F, Desert Hot Springs, CA

  Join SoCal Adaptive Sports and Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a hike for persons with disabilities, their family, and friends on the Long Canyon Trail. This […]

Randall Henderson Trail Interpretative Hike

Randall Henderson Trailhead 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Explore this popular trail on the National MonumentOur Friends’ volunteer docent will take you on a guided hike through the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument! You will […]

Free

Rancho Mirage-Chuckwalla Trail Full Moon Hike

Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Grab your hiking boots and join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the lower portion of the Chuckwalla […]

Free

Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 7:15p

Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the views of […]

Free

Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 7:30p

Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the views of […]

Free

Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 7:45p

Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the views of […]

Free

Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 8p

Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Experience the desert in the moonlight!Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the views of […]

Free

Dead Indian Canyon Interpretative Hike

Art Smith Trailhead Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

This bighorn sheep habitat is only open 3 months a year!Dead Indian canyon is only open from October through December and provides wonderful opportunities to see the endangered Peninsular Bighorn […]

Free

Carrizo Canyon Interpretative Hike

Art Smith Trailhead Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

This bighorn sheep habitat is only open 3 months a year!Carrizo Canyon is open October through December and provides wonderful opportunities to see the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep and many […]

Free

Birding Walk-About, Visitor Center

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Calling All Birders!Our experienced birding volunteer docent will share interesting facts about the Coachella Valley native species and other migratory birds found in the National Monument. We begin the search […]

Free

Garstin Trail Hike

Garstin/Earl Henderson Trail Bogert Trail at Barona Rd, Palm Springs, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike through the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument!Join our Friends’ volunteer docent hiking the Garstin trail and getting your […]

Free

Volunteer Only: Land Monitoring Training

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Orientation for new and returning volunteers to the Land Monitoring program.Existing volunteers and new volunteers interested in learning more about working our Land Monitoring program – PLEASE ATTEND THIS SESSION.This […]

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VOLUNTEER ONLY: History of Cahuilla People

Friends of the Desert Mountains Conference Room 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Enjoy lectures to enhance your knowledge and share with the public.Expand your knowledge of the Desert Mountains and be a better “Friend”. Join speaker Kate Anderson as she shares the […]

Free

Carrizo Canyon Interpretative Hike

Art Smith Trailhead Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

This bighorn sheep habitat is only open 3 months a year!Carrizo Canyon is open October through December and provides wonderful opportunities to see the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep and many […]

Free

Dead Indian Canyon Interpretative Hike

Art Smith Trailhead Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

This bighorn sheep habitat is only open 3 months a year!Dead Indian canyon is only open from October through December and provides wonderful opportunities to see the endangered Peninsular Bighorn […]

Free