Where is the closest, and legal, place to camp to the Palm Springs Art Museum?
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Camping Near Palm Springs Art Museum
by Reego » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:14 pm
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by zippetydude » Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:51 pm
There's not really any place super close, so you end up with four basic options.
1. If you arrive a few hours early but don't want to burn money on a hotel room that you'll only occupy for a short time, some people will just go ahead and park on the road near the museum, nap a couple of hours, then go ahead and start. I did that once and had no problems, but I was in an RV, so I didn't feel like people could come peek in the windows...
2. If you have a camper or a big enough car, you can park in the Walmart parking lot on Ramon overnight for free. I've done that when I've had our RV out there overnight while attending a swim meet my kids were in. Nothing there but a parking lot, but it is free.
3. There are lots of little, old but clean motels that start as low as $39.00 a night. I've done that as well, and they're within a couple miles of the museum.
4. If you want to camp somewhere nice, I'd recommend the Whitewater preserve.
http://www.wildlandsconservancy.org/pre ... water.html
It's about 15 miles away, but if you wanted to stay a couple of days, the camping is free and it's a very nice place. Tents only, and you have to arrive before 5:00 pm. The gates close from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. but you can park your car outside the gate with no problem if you're leaving for an early start. BTW, I said free but they do accept donations, so that's up to you. Incidentally, the PCT is accessible from the preserve, and if you go south about 3 miles up into the hills there are usually beautiful fields of wildflowers in late March to April.
Hope one of those suggestions helps.
z
1. If you arrive a few hours early but don't want to burn money on a hotel room that you'll only occupy for a short time, some people will just go ahead and park on the road near the museum, nap a couple of hours, then go ahead and start. I did that once and had no problems, but I was in an RV, so I didn't feel like people could come peek in the windows...
2. If you have a camper or a big enough car, you can park in the Walmart parking lot on Ramon overnight for free. I've done that when I've had our RV out there overnight while attending a swim meet my kids were in. Nothing there but a parking lot, but it is free.
3. There are lots of little, old but clean motels that start as low as $39.00 a night. I've done that as well, and they're within a couple miles of the museum.
4. If you want to camp somewhere nice, I'd recommend the Whitewater preserve.
http://www.wildlandsconservancy.org/pre ... water.html
It's about 15 miles away, but if you wanted to stay a couple of days, the camping is free and it's a very nice place. Tents only, and you have to arrive before 5:00 pm. The gates close from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. but you can park your car outside the gate with no problem if you're leaving for an early start. BTW, I said free but they do accept donations, so that's up to you. Incidentally, the PCT is accessible from the preserve, and if you go south about 3 miles up into the hills there are usually beautiful fields of wildflowers in late March to April.
Hope one of those suggestions helps.
z
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by scottmac » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:03 pm
zippetydude wrote:Whitewater preserve ... The gates close from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. but you can park your car outside the gate with no problem if you're leaving for an early start.
They actually supply the combination for the gate when you register to camp.
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