Palm Springs · Sports & events
SPORT & SEASON
A tennis fortnight in March, a hundred golf courses, and one hockey team out by the freeway.
BNP Paribas Open
Two weeks of top-level tennis at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden each March. Early-round grounds passes are cheap and get you close to the outside courts.
Golf across the valley
More than a hundred courses, with a PGA Tour event at PGA West in January. Winter green fees are steep; summer rates fall by two thirds.
Coachella Valley Firebirds
Minor league hockey October to April at Acrisure Arena near Palm Desert, the valley's only professional team and an easy cheap night out.
Hiking and road cycling
The Museum Trail and Bump and Grind climb straight off the valley floor, best at dawn, and a mass road ride fills the valley each February.