- Our list of the best things to do in Palm Desert, California, features the top 148 nearby activities — including 65 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Palm Desert, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Sports & Fitness, Museums & Galleries, and Food & Drink.
- The results below include the top 27 things to do within the city of Palm Desert, CA , followed by 121 popular activities in nearby cities, including Palm Springs, Indio, La Quinta, Cathedral City, Idyllwild, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Huntington Beach, Julian and Coachella
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6.6 Miles
Visitors of the Desert IMAX will be able to watch a variety of first-run movies in both the IMAX and 3D formats. The location also hosts film festivals, Baby's Night Out, and Parent Movie Morning events.
6.7 Miles
39%
31 votes
68510 E Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City, CA 92234
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Formerly an IMAX theater, UltraStar's Desert Cinema no longer has IMAX but still retains the gigantic screens. They have a number of mounted speakers to blast their 11.1 surround system and they offer deals on concessions.
6.8 Miles
Desert Ice Castle is a public ice-skating facility that offers a skating school, adult and youth hockey leagues, and figure skating lessons. The facility is available for private birthday parties.
6.8 Miles
100%
4 votes
68-703 Perez Rd, Ste A -16, Cathedral City, CA 92234
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Showcasing the work of a regional and international artists, The Leslie Jean Porter Gallery has a collection of art in regularly rotating exhibits. The gallery features contemporary art, such as sculptures, paintings, and more.
7.2 Miles
The SilverRock Resort features 36-holes of championship golf on an 7,578-yard Arnold Palmer designed course. It is also home to gourmet restaurants, a multitude of shops and two separate hotels.
7.2 Miles
A discount movie theater, Cinemark Movies 10 displays second-run movies in ten auditoriums using digital projection and RealD 3D. The theater offers self-service ticketing, arcade games and a concession area with food and drinks.
7.3 Miles
59%
27 votes
33700 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City, CA 92234
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Big League Dreams Sports is a chain of sports complexes that specializes in replicas of big league ballparks, all scaled down to fit little league baseball and softball and adult slow pitch softball.
7.4 Miles
The 18-hole Shadow Hills Golf Course showcases spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. The course features a practice facility with two tee levels, a short-game area with true-to-speed green and a private area for group or one-on-one lessons with the professional staff.
7.4 Miles
40%
60 votes
68311 Paseo Real, Cathedral City, CA 92234
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At the Cathedral Canyon Country Club, guests will be able to play on an 18 hole championship course. The location's clubhouse features a golf shop and a restaurant with a lunch menu.
7.6 Miles
Boomers is an indoor and outdoor activity center that offers outdoor miniature golf, bumper cars, and go karts. The indoor section of the facility has an arcade and climbing wall and food cafe.