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The Ace Hotel & Swim Club
A desert hotspot in Palm Springs that regularly hosts car culture events and has become a gathering point for the vintage auto community.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Indio
California, United States · North America
About Indio
Indio sits on the route: 10 minutes from Coachella, 34km from Joshua Tree National Park.
Indio is in California, United States, with about 88,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Coachella, about 6 km away.
Indio is a former and future train station in Indio, California.
Rail service began on May 29, 1876, by the Southern Pacific. The station was a stop on the transcontinental Sunset Limited; that service was commuted to Amtrak in 1971. The Eagle (later Texas Eagle) started serving the city with that line's commencement.Read more
Indio continued to see service until October 1998, closing due to low ridership. On the south side of the tracks is the Indio Bus Station, served by Greyhound Lines.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission was awarded $8.6 million in 2019 to construct a temporary platform to reestablish limited service to the city during major festivals, but these plans were canceled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic after arrangements with Union Pacific could not be resolved. The commission is also investigating the possibility of reinstating normal passenger service from Los Angeles to Indio along the Coachella Valley Rail (CV Rail) corridor.
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What is there to see near Indio?
Within an hour or so of Indio: The Ace Hotel & Swim Club (31 km), Palm Springs (33 km), Joshua Tree National Park (34 km).
Where is Indio?
Indio is in California, United States, about 6 km from Coachella.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 87,533
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 33.7207, -116.2168
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Indio
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Palm Springs
A desert resort city known for its mid-century modern architecture, hot springs, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ascending Mount San Jacinto.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Joshua Tree National Park
Where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet, featuring twisted Joshua trees and surreal boulder formations.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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