Place · Outdoors

Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve (Coachella Valley Preserve)

When

Visit on your scheduleMay 1-Oct. 31: Saturdays and Sundays 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (winter hours after Nov 1 not posted); Pushawalla and Willis Palms trails open every day

Where

Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve29200 Thousand Palms Canyon Road, Thousand Palms, CA 92276Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

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Cost

There is currently no admission fee; donations appreciated

Organizer

Center for Natural Lands Management

The Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve, owned and managed by the nonprofit Center for Natural Lands Management, is the heart of the Coachella Valley Preserve system in Thousand Palms. It contains the Thousand Palms and McCallum oases, with sandy and rocky trails. Per the preserve's public-access notice (updated August 6, 2026), from May 1 to Oct. 31 the oasis is open Saturdays and Sundays 7 a.m.-3 p.m., and there is no public access outside posted hours; the Pushawalla and Willis Palms trails are open every day. There is currently no admission fee (donations appreciated). The Visitors' Center is permanently closed; bathrooms are open during preserve hours. There is no onsite public parking (street parking only, observing No Parking signs). Dogs and other pets are not allowed (service dogs welcome). Accessibility is limited: gates are narrow and the oasis trail is unpaved and sloped.