East Indio Badlands Trail Guide

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This is a new one for me! The first minute or two of the hike shares a cart path with the golf course, just a heads up.

From the parking area, hike up the hill and through the gate.

Here you can see the approach on the lollipop route. Once you get into the badlands, you do your loop through the canyons.

In general you hike up to the viewpoint toward the middle of the loop, but there are a few of ups downs along the way.

The key to staying on the trail are these trail markers. The arrow on the top points you in the direction of the trail. There are markers like this on the entire loop. If you don’t see one every 5 minutes or so, you might be in the wrong place.

There’s a medium-sized parking lot where Golf Center Drive and Ave 42 connect at the 90-degree turn. If the parking lot is full, you can park along the street in any areas not marked no-parking. The lot fills up with locals and isn’t usually indicative of

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From the parking area, hike up the hill and through the gate.

Here you can see the approach on the lollipop route. Once you get into the badlands, you do your loop through the canyons.

In general you hike up to the viewpoint toward the middle of the loop, but there are a few of ups downs along the way.

The key to staying on the trail are these trail markers. The arrow on the top points you in the direction of the trail. There are markers like this on the entire loop. If you don’t see one every 5 minutes or so, you might be in the wrong place.

There’s a medium-sized parking lot where Golf Center Drive and Ave 42 connect at the 90-degree turn. If the parking lot is full, you can park along the street in any areas not marked no-parking. The lot fills up with locals and isn’t usually indicative of

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