California Fan Palm Oasis
The Indio Hills Palms State Reserve is managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The Coachella Valley Preserve, a 2,206-acre (8.93 km²) area, is maintained by the non-profit Nature Conservancy, is one of the few in the desert with natural springs feeding oasis that support the only California native palm, the Washingtonia filifera or California Fan Palm. The San Andreas Fault, visible from the valley floor as a line of greenery along the base of the hills, captures groundwater that nurtures the palms. The 1,000 Palms Oasis grove is easily reached by foot from the trailhead.
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