Take the Desert Explorer , a 50-minute narrated interpretive tour on a shaded electric car, or walk the trails on your own. The Aerial Tramway , a thrilling and scenic 14-minute ride up and down Mt. San Jacinto , has a vertical ascent of approximately 5,900 feet. Immediately behind the mountain station is the 13,000-acre Wilderness State Park with 54 miles of hiking trails , five campgrounds , ranger station and Nordic ski center , which is open when snow conditions permit. A summer outing is particularly inviting since it's at least 30 degrees cooler up top, providing a respite from what sometimes turn out to be very hot days in the desert Attractions The Living Desert, 47-900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, CA 92260. The food looked edible.
Dinner is expensive.
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