Palm Desert Community Information & Homes For Sale

University of Palm Desert
The New University of California in PalmDesert www.palmdesert.ucr.edu

McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert

The McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts www.mccallumtheatre.com

PALM DESERT, CA 92260
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INCORPORATED IN 1973
26 SQ. MILES
MAYOR: CINDY FINERTY
50,907 PEOPLE FULL TIME / 32,000 SEASONAL
MEDIAN AGE: 41
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $59,000
1.6 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR
350 DAYS OF SUNSHINE

Palm Desert, the neighbor to the east of Rancho Mirage, is considered the Valleys retail, educational and cultural center. You can spend a leisurely morning shopping up and down El Paseo, the Deserts own Rodeo Drive. On El Paseo, you can shop in The Gardens, an upscale shopping and dining treat. You'll find the new premier Steak House Mastro's, Sullivan's Steak House (great for martinis), Pacifica, Saks Fifth Avenue, Apple, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Bahamas, Williams & Sonoma, and more. Tiffany's is across the street from the locally-owned Jeweler, Frascas. Back on El Paseo, there are high-end doggie boutiques, pastry shops, Italian markets and specialty stores and more restaurants. If you're looking to continue your shopping, Palm Desert also has the Westfield Shopping Center. Residents and visitors alike fill the McCallum Theater for the Performing Arts. Theres even a theater known for its dedication to the independent filmmakers of today. The City boasts, not one but two College Campuses.

Shopping & Commerce

Each weekend, the College of the Desert transforms its parking lot into a shoppers delight, full of produce, local arts, musicians along with a number of items you cant resist. Palm Desert has gated communities, upscale private country clubs and a city-hosted 4th of July fireworks show that attracts thousands. From Big Horn Country Club, to the more tennis and family oriented communities like Palm Valley Country Club, Palm Desert has it all. It may be the shopping, restaurants or proximity or perhaps it is the 350 days of sunshine annually that invite residents outside to plan and attract an additional 21,000 visitors each year.

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Shopping Center on El Paseo in Palm Desert

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Dining
A few of my favorites in Palm Desert

Palm Desert is an important education and arts center for the Palm Springs Valley.

Palm Desert actively supports the arts by having placed more than 100 pieces of sculpture in highly visible locations along El Paseo and in Civic Center Park.

RALPH W HAVERKATE

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Leisure & Recreation

Many of the world's greatest recreation facilities are found in Palm Desert. Enjoy holes at the city's prestigious Golf Courses and resorts, or tennis:

Golf Course in Palm Desert California

Palm ValleyCountryClub	Friendly club atmosphere with 16 championship hard surface tennis courts, ten of which are lit for night play.
ShadowMountainResort &Club	In the heart of Palm Desert, the only resort just 2 blocks away from the El Paseo shops, restaurants and art galleries. The Desert Tennis Academy offers a variety of daily clinics and lessons programs. In addition, special packages including lessons or clinics and lodging accommodations are available.

Get away from the everyday at these resort hotel offerings:

Desert Springs Marriott Resort and Spa

The Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort is a nationally-acclaimed resort with luxury amenities, meeting/function space, sparkling pools & spas, golf, tennis and restaurants.

The MOD
Resort

The Mid-Century Modern MOD Resort in Palm Desert

One of the latest and coolest new Mid-Century Boutique Hotels in Palm Desert the MOD Resort!

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