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Things to do in Palm Desert

Tours & cruises and family fun — 12 places to go in Palm Desert, California. 1 free to enter · most admission $45 to $184. 3 have a verified saving right now.

Tours & cruises in Palm Desert4

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Family fun in Palm Desert2

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Zoos & aquariums in Palm Desert1

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Adventure in Palm Desert1

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Trampoline parks in Palm Desert1

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Museums in Palm Desert1

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Water parks in Palm Desert1

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Shows & live entertainment in Palm Desert1

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Free in Palm Desert

One attraction in Palm Desert gets you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Palm Desert offers a mix of indoor and outdoor attractions suited to different kinds of weekends. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens combines wildlife exhibits and botanical gardens where visitors observe animals in naturalistic habitats and explore landscaped grounds. Red Jeep Tours in Palm Desert offers guided open-air Jeep adventures led by expert guides who share the geology, history, and stories of the California desert. Get Air Trampoline Park in Palm Desert features interconnected trampolines where visitors jump, bounce, and play across multiple designated areas. For water-based activities, Palm Desert Aquatic Center is a water park where visitors swim, slide, and play across multiple attractions and activity areas. Families can also find Chuck E. Cheese, Adventure Hummer Tours operating guided excursions through Joshua Tree National Park and the San Andreas Fault region, Covered Wagon Tours in Palm Desert operating off-road wagon tours through the Sonoran Desert, Balloons Above offering hot air balloon rides in Coachella Valley near Palm Desert, the Historical Society of Palm Desert Firehouse Museum exploring the region's history, and Twist VR Arena offering immersive virtual reality escape room experiences using state-of-the-art VR technology.

What this list covers

Palm Desert has 12 places to go, mostly tours & cruises (4), family fun (2).

8 of them publish an admission price, 5 publish opening hours, 3 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 17, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“Military Discount (Active & Retired) $37.95”

Quoted from livingdesert.org · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in Palm Desert are running a deal?
3 of the 12 attractions in Palm Desert currently have a verified saving, covering 10 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website.
Is there anything free to do in Palm Desert?
1 attraction in Palm Desert says on its own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction.
What kinds of attractions are included?
tours & cruises (4), family fun (2), zoos & aquariums (1), adventure (1), trampoline parks (1), museums (1), water parks (1), shows & live entertainment (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
What can my toddler do for an hour?
Get Air Trampoline Park in Palm Desert features interconnected trampolines where visitors jump, bounce, and play across multiple designated areas. Chuck E. Cheese offers activities suited to younger children as well.
Where can we spend a whole day with teenagers?
Red Jeep Tours in Palm Desert offers guided open-air Jeep adventures led by expert guides who share the geology, history, and stories of the California desert. Twist VR Arena in Palm Desert offers immersive virtual reality escape room experiences using state-of-the-art VR technology.
What's good on a rainy afternoon?
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert combines wildlife exhibits and botanical gardens where visitors observe animals in naturalistic habitats and explore landscaped grounds. The Historical Society of Palm Desert Firehouse Museum explores the region's history through exhibits and archives.