"Coachella Valley Preserve System" by Bureau of Land Management California , public domain
![]() | Coachella ValleyNational Wildlife Refuge - California |
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Coachella Valley,east of Palm Springs near Palm Desert, California. The refuge contains the majority of critical habitat for the Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma inornata) within the Coachella Valley Preserve and Indio Hills Palms State Reserve.
The Coachella Valley Refuge is almost entirely closed to the public to protect the federally listed threatened Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard. However, there is a trail that runs through a section of the refuge available for horseback riders.
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Official Visitor Map of Joshua Tree National Park (NP) in California. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).

Vintage 1947 USGS 1:250000 map of Santa Ana in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Vintage 1953 USGS 1:250000 map of San Bernardino in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).