The Indian Canyons
are one of the most beautiful attractions to any Palm Springs Visitor,
especially if you like nature and hiking. Most of the trails follow running
streams, and are abundant in California Fan Palms, and many other types of
vegetation and wildlife, they are the ancestral home of the Agua Caliente, part
of the Cahuilla people. You can see remnants of their ancient life, including
rock art, house pits and foundations, irrigation ditches, bedrock mortars,
pictographs, and stone houses and shelters built atop high cliff walls. Short,
easy walks through the canyons reveal palm oases, waterfalls, and spring
wildflowers. Tree-shaded picnic areas are abundant. The attraction includes
three canyons open for touring:The trading post at the entrance to Palm Canyon has hiking maps and refreshments, as well as Native American art, jewelry, and weavings.
