Good Morning from Outdoor Resort – Palm Springs, actually located in Cathedral City, CA. This is a gorgeous RV Resort! We’re parked in site 784, a beautiful back-in site right next to 4th tee on the 18-hole golf course. With over 1200 sites, this is a huge resort, providing nearly every amenity imaginable.
In addition to the 18-hole course, there’s another 9-hole course, two large club houses with pools, 6 other “satellite” pool areas, 2 dog parks, pickleball courts, tennis, fitness center, a beauty/barbershop, a full service restaurant, convenience store and lots more.
This is an RV-only resort – you’ll not find any permanent park-models or other buildings that have become predominant in so many other parks & resorts. The 2 golf courses meander through the resort with beautiful greens, lakes, fountains and lush flower gardens. Security walls extend around the perimeter of the resort, with buffers of green belts, the dog parks and a huge orchard filled with grapefruit, lemon. lime and orange trees – free for the picking to any resident or guest!
Friends from Colorado recently purchased a site at this “all-RV” resort, so we’re here to check out their new place and enjoy the Palm Springs area. After arriving on Tuesday, we’re off to the Tropicale restaurant, a Palm Springs institution of fine and fun dining. On Thursday evening we wandered through the VillageFest along Palm Canyon Drive and ended the evening with the requisite photos at the “Forever Marilyn” sculpture.
Saturday found us at the Salton Sea. Less than an hour east of Palm Springs, this is one of the lowest land places on earth and was once the mouth of the Colorado River at the northern tip of the Sea of Cortez. As the river carried silt into the valley and sea levels dropped, the Salton Trough was left high and dry. Until, in 1905 when the Colorado River breached flood gates and refilled the depression. It’s an impressive 35 mile long lake of high salinity and agricultural pollutants. The area is thought to contain one of the world’s largest lithium deposits which is estimated to be worth over $500 billion!
After enjoying Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley we’re headed for San Diego, with a 4 night stop in Temecula. More from wine country!