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Restaurants & Food in Palm Springs

Palm Springs eating concentrates on Palm Canyon Drive and the Uptown Design District, with Arenas Road a block of its own and the rest of the valley strung along Highway 111 through Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert. Summer is the thing to plan around: rooms close for weeks in July and August, and reopening dates move, so check the day before you drive out. Reservations matter far more between January and April than they do in September.

Retail & Shops in Palm Springs

Shopping here splits between the Uptown Design District at the north end of Palm Canyon, where the mid-century furniture and design dealers are, and the downtown blocks below it for clothing, gifts and jewelry. Palm Desert's El Paseo is the valley's other run. Summer hours shorten across all of it, and several of the design dealers work by appointment as much as by foot traffic.

LGBTQIA+ Community Services in Palm Springs

LGBTQ+ centers, youth and school programs, archives and sports leagues across Palm Springs and the wider valley, several of them serving the eastern Coachella Valley from separate locations. These are the places to start if you need help, a program or somewhere to volunteer rather than a shop. Most publish their staff, board and finances in full.

Travel & Hospitality in Palm Springs

The valley's small hotels and resorts are the local industry, from mid-century boutique properties downtown to the adults-only and clothing-optional resorts around Warm Sands. Rates swing harder here than almost anywhere: a room in high season and the same room in August are different prices entirely. Modernism Week, Coachella and Pride weekends book out months ahead.