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The most comprehensive guidebook to Palm Springs just got even better. Full-color photographs complement the detailed trail descriptions.
The most comprehensive guidebook to Palm Springs just got even better. Full-color photographs complement the detailed trail descriptions.
| Acknowledgments | 3 | |
| Palm Springs Area Map | 8 | |
| Introduction | 9 | |
| Mecca Hills/Box Canyon | 18 | |
| 1 | Painted Canyon/Ladder Canyon Loop | 19 |
| 2 | Little Painted Canyon Walkabout | 22 |
| 3 | Little and Big Painted Canyon/Ladders Loop | 23 |
| 4 | The Grottos | 25 |
| 5 | 1st Grotto Loop to Hidden Springs | 28 |
| 6 | 2nd Grotto/Rainbow Rocks Walkabout | 29 |
| 7 | 2nd Grotto/Rainbow Rocks/Hidden Springs Loop | 30 |
| 8 | "Pyramid Canyon" | 34 |
| 9 | "Little Utah Canyon" | 36 |
| 10 | "Utah Canyons" Overlook | 37 |
| 11 | "Big Utah Canyon" | 39 |
| 12 | "Never Ending Canyon" Loop | 40 |
| 13 | The Meccacopia Trail to Salton Sea Overlook | 41 |
| 14 | The Meccacopia Trail to the Godwin Trail | 43 |
| 15 | The Godwin Trail | 44 |
| 16 | Sheep Hole Oasis/Godwin Trail Shuttle | 45 |
| 17 | Sheep Hole Oasis/The Grottos/Meccacopia Trail Shuttle | 46 |
| 18 | "Coffee Bean Canyon" | 48 |
| 19 | "Coffee Bean Canyon"/Mecca Hill Canyons Walkabout | 50 |
| Coachella Valley Preserve | 51 | |
| 20 | Pushawalla Palms and Canyon Trail | 52 |
| 21 | Willis Palms and West Mesa Trail | 53 |
| 22 | Coachella Valley Preserve Trails | 54 |
| Desert Cities | 55 | |
| 23 | Guadalupe Trail to Sugarloaf Cafe | 56 |
| 24 | The Boo Hoff Trail to La Quinta | 58 |
| 25 | Bear Creek Canyon Ridge | 60 |
| 26 | Bear Creek Urban Trail, La Quinta | 62 |
| 27 | Lost Canyon via the Boo Hoff Trail | 64 |
| 28 | Eisenhower Peak Loop | 67 |
| 29 | Carrizo Canyon | 69 |
| 30 | Art Smith Trail | 71 |
| Palm Springs and Indian Canyons | 73 | |
| 31 | Fern Canyon | 74 |
| 32 | Palm Canyon Trail to Lost Paradise | 76 |
| 33 | Palm Canyon Trail to Bullseye Rock | 78 |
| 34 | Lower Palm Canyon Trail | 79 |
| 35 | The Victor Trail/Fern Canyon | 81 |
| 36 | Murray Canyon Trail | 82 |
| 37 | The West Fork Trail to Andreas Canyon | 84 |
| 38 | Maynard Mine Trail | 85 |
| 39 | Andreas Canyon | 87 |
| 40 | The Hahn-Buena Vista Loop | 88 |
| 41 | Murray Hill (Peak) | 90 |
| 42 | Earl Henderson Trail | 92 |
| 43 | Shannon Trail Loop | 93 |
| 44 | The Araby Trail | 94 |
| 45 | North and South Lykken Trail | 95 |
| 46 | The Palm Springs Desert Museum Trail | 97 |
| 47 | Tahquitz Canyon | 99 |
| San Jacinto Mountains | 101 | |
| 48 | Cactus to Clouds Hike | 102 |
| 49 | Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to San Jacinto Peak | 104 |
| 50 | Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Saddle Junction Loop | 106 |
| 51 | Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Idyllwild | 108 |
| 52 | Jo Pond/Cedar Spring Trail to Palm Canyon Trading Post | 110 |
| 53 | The Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail | 113 |
| 54 | Humber Park-Devil's Slide Trail to Caramba Overlook | 114 |
| 55 | Devil's Slide Trail to Saddle Junction | 116 |
| 56 | Devil's Slide Trail to Tahquitz Peak Lookout Loop | 117 |
| 57 | Devil's Slide Trail to Laws Junction | 119 |
| 58 | Devil's Slide Trail to Red Tahquitz Overlook | 120 |
| 59 | Devil's Slide Trail to San Jacinto Peak | 121 |
| 60 | South Ridge Trail to Tahquitz Peak Overlook | 122 |
| 61 | Deer Springs Trail to Saddle Junction/Humber Park | 124 |
| 62 | Deer Springs Trail to Suicide Rock | 125 |
| 63 | Hurkey Creek Trail | 127 |
| 64 | Fobes Saddle to Spitler Peak and Apache Spring | 128 |
| 65 | The Zen Center to Red Tahquitz Overlook | 129 |
| 66 | Spitler Peak Trail | 131 |
| 67 | Ramona Trail to Tool Box Spring | 133 |
| 68 | Thomas Mountain East Road to Summit | 134 |
| 69 | Thomas Mountain West Road to Anza Valley Overlook | 135 |
| 70 | Seven Pines Trail to Marion Mountain Camp | 138 |
| 71 | Fuller Ridge Trail to San Jacinto Peak | 139 |
| 72 | Black Mountain Trail | 141 |
| 73 | North Fork of the Pacific Crest Trail to Live Oak Spring | 142 |
| 74 | North Fork of the Pacific Crest Trail to Jo Pond Trailhead | 144 |
| 75 | Jo Pond Trail and Pine Mountain Loop | 145 |
| 76 | Jo Pond Trail to Cedar Spring | 147 |
| 77 | Jo Pond Trail to Fobes Saddle Overlook | 148 |
| Santa Rosa Mountains | 150 | |
| 78 | Horsethief Creek via Cactus Spring Trail | 151 |
| 79 | Cactus Spring Trail | 153 |
| 80 | Agua Alta Spring | 154 |
| 81 | Santa Rosa Peak/Mountain Road Traverse | 155 |
| 82 | Sawmill Road Trail | 158 |
| 83 | Palm Canyon Pines-to-Palms Trail | 159 |
| 84 | South Fork of the Pacific Crest Trail | 162 |
| Joshua Tree National Park | 165 | |
| 85 | Long Canyon to Chuckawalla Bill's Ruins | 166 |
| 86 | Eureka Peak Loop | 168 |
| 87 | Covington Loop Trail | 170 |
| 88 | Barker Dam Loop | 172 |
| 89 | Ryan Mountain Trail | 173 |
| 90 | Lost Horse Mine Loop | 174 |
| 91 | Carey's Castle | 177 |
| 92 | Lost Palms Oasis Trail at Cottonwood Spring | 179 |
| 93 | Pinkham Canyon Walkabout | 181 |
| 94 | The Old Dale Road/Mines Walkabout | 182 |
| 95 | Black Eagle Mine Road Walkabout | 183 |
| San Gorgonio Pass and Nearby | 184 | |
| 96 | Pipes Canyon Loop | 185 |
| 97 | Pipes Canyon Upper Trail to Big Rocks Overlook | 187 |
| 98 | Pipes Canyon toward Big Bear | 189 |
| 99 | San Bernardino Peak Trail to Columbine Spring | 190 |
| 100 | Big Morongo Canyon Trail | 192 |
| 101 | Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Walkabout | 194 |
| 102 | Pacific Crest Trail South from I-10 | 195 |
| 103 | Mission Creek to the Pacific Crest Trail North | 197 |
| 104 | Mission Creek to Whitewater River Canyon Walkabout | 198 |
| 105 | Mission Creek to San Gorgonio Overlook | 201 |
| 106 | Bogart Park Walkabout | 203 |
| 107 | Oak Glen Nature Trail | 204 |
| 108 | Santa Rosa Plateau Walkabout | 206 |
| 109 | Santa Rosa Plateau Loop | 208 |
| Orocopia Mountain Wilderness and the Chuckwalla Mountains | 210 | |
| 110 | Upper Red Canyon Walkabout | 212 |
| 111 | Summit Road to the First Mines | 214 |
| 112 | Summit Road to the Wood House | 217 |
| 113 | Bradshaw Trail Plateau | 218 |
| 114 | Red Cloud Road to the Radio Towers | 220 |
| 115 | Lower Red Canyon Walkabout | 222 |
| 116 | Lower Red Canyon/Left-Hand Canyon Loop Overlook | 224 |
| 117 | Parallel Red Canyon | 226 |
| 118 | Lower Red Canyon via Upper Jeep Trail | 227 |
| 119 | Rainbow Canyon/Lower Red Canyon Loop | 229 |
| 120 | Red Cloud and Great Western Mine Tour | 230 |
| Appendices | ||
| Appendix 1 | Hikes According to Degree of Difficulty | 232 |
| Appendix 2 | Special Hikes--Full Moon, Flowers, & Families | 236 |
| Appendix 3 | Best Restaurants After a Hike | 238 |
| Appendix 4 | Dog-friendly Trails | 239 |
| Appendix 5 | Helpful Information for Desert Visitors | 241 |
| Index | 243 | |
| About the Author/Photographer | 248 | |
| About the Cartographer | 248 |
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