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Living Desert Zoo & Gardens

47900 Portola Ave, Palm Desert, CA, 92260

3.5

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(760) 3456 5694, 7603465694, 1 (

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www.livingdesert.org

For just a few dollars, take the family to one of Palm Desert's wildest attractions, the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens. With exhibits ranging from Gecko ... more on Palm-desert.org

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The Living Desert is a fantastic place to experience the desert environment. more on igougo

Overall this zoo is amazing and should be visited by all! more on Yahoo! Travel

This doesn’t seem to be a heavily trafficked trail – we saw only one other person during our hike – so as a safety precaution, sign out as you enter the trail and sign in when you co ... more on TripAdvisor

Not much in the way of animals but a couple of interesting exhibits. more on igougo

If your primary interest is animals, it’s probably better to view them in the morning. more on TripAdvisor

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Go early, opens at 10. You do not need to commit a whole day to this, but it is an amazing 1:45 minutes. We saw a wild roadrunner with a mouse/rat? In it's mouth running casually through the zoo. The ... more on TripAdvisor

We stopped here not sure what to expect, and were pleasantly surprised. The grounds offer a mix of things to experience including a traditional zoo feel (including a giraffe feeding), camel rides, a c ... more on TripAdvisor

It’s easy to spend an entire day at this zoo/garden/hiking area and still not have enough time to see everything. We started in the morning by hiking the Eisenhower Mountain Wilderness Trail. The long ... more on TripAdvisor

Went to see the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens because we ran out of things we wanted to do with our 17 year old daughter. We were quite pleasantly surprised by the zoo and it's animal occupants. While n ... more on TripAdvisor

We decided to check out the Living Desert while on vacation in Palm Springs and it was so amazing. The animals and stuff they had to do there was so much fun and I was very surprised about all the stu ... more on TripAdvisor

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If you have real little ones, this might be an outing. Not much in the way of animals but a couple of interesting exhibits. The walk ... more on igougo

A sprawling park that even has a mile hiking trail! A little short on the larger animals compared to most zoos, but plenty of interesting ... more on igougo

The Living Desert is not to be missed! Being in a wheelchair, I assumed that I would ... more on igougo

The Living Desert Zoo contains numerous exhibits of North American and African desert life. The desert gardens are pretty awesome, ... more on igougo

This is in quite a large area, but it was pleasant in the low 70°F weather. Wildlife areas are surrounded by various desert gardens. ... more on igougo