Place · Outdoors

Whitewater Preserve

When

Visit on your scheduleOpen 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where

Whitewater Preserve9160 Whitewater Canyon Road, Whitewater, CA 92282Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

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Cost

Admission: Free

Organizer

The Wildlands Conservancy

A 2,246-acre Wildlands Conservancy preserve in Whitewater Canyon north of Palm Springs, surrounded by BLM's San Gorgonio Wilderness, with the year-round Whitewater River and trails. The preserve is open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and admission is free. Activities listed are hiking, birdwatching, wildlife and wildflower viewing and picnicking; dogs are allowed on leash. Docents lead nature hikes and bi-monthly bird walks on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Free tent camping (up to three consecutive nights every 30 days) is offered by reservation, with picnic tables, flush toilets and potable water but no fires; children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. There is no cell service at the preserve. The preserve closes during hazardous weather (it was closed Oct 11-12, 2026 for a flood watch).