There are lots of great hikes in the Coachella Valley, the Jacinto and San Bernadino Mountains. Some of the most famous hikes, on Preserves or Indian land, do not allow dogs.
At the bottom of this page, we have listed additional pages with information of interest to visitors in the Palm Springs or Coachella Valley area. One of these pages is for interesting activities to which you cannot bring a dog, and another page has a list of dog-sitters and dog-walkers. The non-dog hikes are on the page with non-dog activities.
It is the desert, so please keep in mind the importance of not getting sunstroke and not having having your dog, who is wearing a fur coat, overheat. Always bring water for you and your dog.
- Araby Trail
- Cactus to Clouds
- Flag Mountain
- Indian Canyons
- Lykken Trail
- Mecca Hills Wilderness Area
- Mission Creek Preserve
- Smoke Tree Stables
- Whitewater Preserve – This is 15 miles outside of Palm Springs on 2,851 acres surrounded by the Bureau of Land Management’s San Gorgonio Wilderness, and includes the year-round Whitewater River.
Pooch Springs 