Hiking, picnicking and camping are encouraged. An oasis habitat 20 miles from Palm Springs, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve has an abundance of wildlife and desert flora. It also contains some of the area's oldest rock formations. Sand dunes and the San Andreas Fault mark the landscape, located in Thousand Palms. Palm, Andreas and Murray canyons are preserved on Indian land and are overseen by the Aqua Caliente Band of Mission Indians.
Water runs year-round in several of the canyons.
The park is open all year. The Desert Sun.