Activities
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Golf and Tennis are year round activities in Palm Springs. So are hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, rock climbing and croquet. For those who miss the winter, there is even an ice rink!
Professional
Golf Instructions for Women in Palm Springs.
Check
out WWW.LPGA.COM for those
golf enthusiasts.
Check
out another great forum for women in golf:
(click on picture for link to women's golf)
The
Dinah Shore Classic
Among the top events of the year is the Dinah
Shore Classic which is held every year in nearby Rancho Mirage, California
in March . Thousand of Lesbians visit during the week long tournament.
Samsung
World LPGA Championship Golf - October
9 To 15
The Canyons course at BIGHORN Golf Club. The players are by Invitation Only.
Public Golf Courses
Public Tennis Courts
Croquet
The Empire Polo Club in Indio has created four new croquet lawns for upcoming golf croquet events in the Palm Springs area.
Palm Hills Croquet Association. 321-7015.
Bicycling
Bicycling Trails: Map available at Palm Springs Leisure Center.
Bighorn Bicycle Tour and Rental Co. Rentals. Maps. Tour guides.
Hourly/daily. 302 Palm Canyon Drive. Palm Springs. 325-3367.
Palm Springs Cyclery. Rentals. Maps. Tour guides. 611 South Palm
Canyon Drive. Palm Springs. 325-9319.
Bowling
Palm Springs Lanes. 28 lanes. Sun-Thurs. 9 a.m. to midnight.
Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. 68-051 Ramon Road, Cathedral City. 324-8204.
Hiking
Palm Springs Desert Museum naturalist conducts hikes every Wed.
and Sat. at 9 a.m. Oct-Apr. Palm Springs. 325-7186.
Sierra Club conducts hikes in season. Palm Springs. 321-5778.
Coachella Valley Hiking Club. Hiking tours on weekends and mid-week,
Nov-May; weekends in summer. Palm Springs. 345-6324.
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway offers 54 miles of trails in Mt. San
Jacinto Wilderness. Day permits available at the Ranger Station in Long Valley.
327-0222.
Palms to Pines Hikes. Experienced guides for valley wide hikes
and Joshua Tree National Park. Palm Springs. 251-1717.
Trail Discovery Hiking Guide Service. Guided hikes, foothills,
canyons, Joshua Tree National Park. Palm Springs. 325-HIKE.
Horseback Riding
Smoke Tree Stables. Horses available. Guided tours can be arranged.
2500 Toledo Avenue. Palm Springs. 327-1372.
Los Compadres Stable. Horses available. Guided trail rides and
tours. 1849 South El Cielo Road. Palm Springs. 327-5411.
Ivy Ranch Equestrian Center. Trail rides. Hay rides. Cookouts.
73-605 30th Avenue. Thousand Palms. 343-4251.
Equestrian Centers International. Lessons. 35-050 Via Josefina.
Rancho Mirage. 321-2235.
Vandenberg Equestrian Center. Lessons. 69-380 Converse Road. Cathedral
City. 328-4560.
Willowbrook Riding Club. English flat. Lessons. Cross country
course. Guided trail rides. Dinners. 20-555 Mountain View Road. Desert Hot Springs.
329-7676.
Ice-Skating/In-line Skating
Palm Springs Sports Forum. Opening soon. Featuring public skating,
learn to skate classes, in-line skating and ice hockey and extreme sports. Ramon
Road and Crossley Road. Palm Springs. 320-3340.
Rock Climbing
Uprising Rock Climbing Center. At Oasis Waterpark. Features
3 covered towers, 40-foot vertical. 7,000 square feet. Micro mist-cooled. Year-round.
Rentals. Instruction. Ramon Road and Crossley Road. Palm Springs. 320-6630.
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