Upcoming Events

Star Party in the Mountains – CANCELLED

Sawmill Trailhead Parking Lot HGHX+XQG, Pinyon Pines, CA

THE GOOD NEWS: We have a winter storm warning beginning at 4pm Saturday and we might finally get some precipitation! THE BAD NEWS:  We have to cancel our 1/25 Star […]

Earl Henderson Trail Hike

Earl Henderson Trail parking at Shannon Trailhead S. Araby Drive in Araby Wash, Palm Springs, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike through the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument! Enjoy this easy hike along the hillside above Araby Wash. Explore […]

Free

Cathedral Canyon Trail Hike

Cathedral Canyon Trailhead 68000-67902, Foothill Rd, Cathedral City, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike in the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.Join us for this strenuous hike along Cathedral Canyon Trail. This distance […]

Free

Twisted Canyon in the Chuckwalla National Monument-8:30am

Twisted Canyon at Box Canyon Road H2RG+6Q2, North Shore, California

Join us for a hike into the Mecca Wilderness and the Chuckwalla National Monument. This hike is classified as easy with 2.7 to 3.0 miles and an elevation gain of […]

Twisted Canyon in the Chuckwalla National Monument-11:30am

Twisted Canyon at Box Canyon Road H2RG+6Q2, North Shore, California

Join us for a hike into the Mecca Wilderness and the Chuckwalla National Monument. This hike is classified as easy with 2.7 to 3.0 miles and an elevation gain of […]

Twisted Canyon in the Chuckwalla National Monument-2:30pm

Twisted Canyon at Box Canyon Road H2RG+6Q2, North Shore, California

Join us for a hike into the Mecca Wilderness and the Chuckwalla National Monument. This hike is classified as easy with 2.7 to 3.0 miles and an elevation gain of […]

Twisted Canyon in the Mecca Wilderness

Twisted Canyon at Box Canyon Road H2RG+6Q2, North Shore, California

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike in the Chuckwalla National Monument. Join us for a hike into the Mecca Wilderness and the Chuckwalla National Monument. This hike […]

Free

Desert Mountains Art Fair

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

Join us at our monthly Desert Mountains Art Fair! Mediums may include photography, paintings, ceramics, hand painted silks, and more. Support local artists and find beautiful and unique gifts and […]

A Monument in Your Backyard – An Overview of the SRSJM National Monument

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

Enjoy lectures at the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountain National Monument Visitor Center.Ready, set, explore! The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a national treasure with […]

Free

Star Party at the Monument

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

Join the Astronomical Society of the Desert to view the night sky through telescopes.Join members of the Astronomical Society of the Desert for fun “sky tours” and direct observations of […]

Free

Randall Henderson Interpretative Hike – Partial Trail

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

Explore this popular trail on the National MonumentWHO MADE THAT HOLE! As you walk the desert trails, have you noticed the holes and wondered who made them?Explore the Randall Henderson […]

Free

Randall Henderson Interpretative Hike – Full Trail

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

Explore this popular trail on the National MonumentWHO MADE THAT HOLE! As you walk the desert trails, have you noticed the holes and wondered who made them? Explore the Randall […]

Free

Birding Walk-About, Desert Willow

Desert Willow Golf Resort 38-995 Desert Willow Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Calling All Birders!Grab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to […]

Free

Theilman Trail Hike

Theilman Trailhead aka Frank Bogert Bogert Trail and Andreas Hills Drive, Palm Springs, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike through the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument!Grab your hiking poles and join our Friends’ volunteer docent, on the […]

Free

Yoga with a Ranger

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

Join a park ranger for yoga at a National Monument!Join a National Monument park ranger for an outdoor fun yoga flow for all skill levels. Connect with the landscape through […]

Free

Nature Walk at Blixseth Park

Blixseth Mountain Park Mirage Road, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a nature walk in Rancho Mirage. Join our Friends’ volunteer docents for an interactive nature conversation at Blixseth Mountain Park. As we walk along […]

Free

Birding Walk-About, Desert Willow

Desert Willow Golf Resort 38-995 Desert Willow Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Calling All Birders!Grab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to […]

Free

Indio Hills Badlands Trail Hike

Indio Hills Badlands Trail Golf Center Parkway, Indio, CA, United States

Explore this diverse trail in the Indio Hills.This trail offers a spectacular loop through a classic badland topography formed by thousands of years of erosion and an active San Andreas […]

Free

Ed Hastey Garden Walk

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

Enjoy the garden surrounding the National Monument Visitor Center.Enjoy strolling the Ed Hastey Garden Walk led by Friends’ volunteer docent. It is a great introduction to learn about native plants […]

Free

Tour De Palm Springs

Tour de Palm Springs S. Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz, Palm Springs, CA, United States

Support Friends of the Desert Mountains by walking or riding in the Tour De Palm Springs. When registering, choose Join a Fundraising Team and select Friends of the Desert Mountains […]