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Rancho Mirage
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Sometimes called the "Playground of Presidents", Rancho Mirage has long been popular with the wealthy and powerful, including Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Mary Martin. Several US presidents have vacationed here, and Gerald Ford was a frequent visitor who became a longtime resident. The Betty Ford Center is located in the Eisenhower Medical Center of the town.
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Palm Springs
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Palm Springs is a famed desert resort city which possesses some of the most famous golf courses in the country. Swimming, tennis, horseback riding and hiking in the beautiful nearby desert and mountain areas are other major forms of recreation in Palm Springs. Once known as the "Playground of the Stars," Palm Springs is a small city with the legacy, amenities and history of a large, cosmopolitan city. Palm Springs lies at the foot of one of Southern California's most majestic mountain peaks, San Jacinto, whose eastern flank abuts downtown. It is not unusual to swim in 80-degree Fahrenheit weather while looking up at snow covered peaks.
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Palm Desert
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Steeped in Native American history, contemporary Palm Desert pulses with creative energy. Modern day attractions were born of the uniqueness of this land - dive in, play through, and massage your tensions away. The world's finest resorts, spas, and golf courses are all right here waiting to make your vacation in Palm Desert unforgettable.
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Indian Wells
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Many factors make Indian Wells California's Premier Desert City -- glorious weather, uncrowded streets, clean air, superb golf and tennis facilities, world-class cultural and special events. Located in the heart of the beautiful Coachella Valley, far away from the congestion and bustle of Los Angeles, Indian Wells is home to internationally recognized sporting and cultural events, world-class resorts and restaurants, championship golf courses and unmatched tennis facilities.
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La Quinta
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The City of La Quinta is a community nestled at the base of the majestic Santa Rosa Mountains, just 30 minutes from Palm Springs, in southern California's Coachella Valley. With its small-town friendliness, La Quinta is a peaceful and relaxing community. However, it is also a year-round, multi-recreational and destination resort community. Known as the
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Cathedral City
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Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, the town's name derives from "Cathedral Canyon" to the south of the town, so named in 1850 by Henry Washington because its rock formations were reminiscent of a cathedral.
Locals gave it the nickname "Cat City", short for Cathedral. Others like historians claim that came from the reputation as a slinger gaming gulch in the late 1800]s, and a safe haven for bars or saloons during prohibition of the 1920's.
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Desert Hot Springs
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Desert Hot Springs is a beautiful and unique little city of spas and resorts located in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains and Joshua Tree National Park.
Desert Hot Springs is built over one of the world’s finest natural hot mineral water aquifers.
Desert Hot Springs became a tourist destination in the 1950s because of its small spa hotels or boutique hotels. The city's seclusion appealed to urban
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Sky Valley
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Sky Valley is a rural, unincorporated community located south of the Joshua Tree National Park.
Sky Valley was discovered as a result of the Colorado River Aqueduct construction by the Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles in the early 1930's.
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Important Phone Numbers
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Click this link to find phone numbers for hospitals, utility companies and transportation resources.
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