Desert Activities
The desert is a wonderful place to enjoy the outdoors and to spend time in recreational activities. People go to the desert to camp, to hike, to bike, to fish, to explore and to experience the unique environment found only in the American Southwest and its deserts. Visitors travel the desert to take in the views and enjoy the wide open space around them. Whatever your reason for going, there are plenty of things to do once you get there.
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Here is a list of things to do to get you started.
- Auto Touring/Exploring
- Biking & Cycling
- Birdwatching
- Camping
- Geocaching
- Ghost Towns & Cemeteries
- Gold Prospecting and Treasure Hunting
- Gold Panning in the desert
- Desert Caves and Caving
- Golf Courses & Resorts
- Hiking & Climbing
- Horseback Riding
- Off-Highway Vehicles (Off-Roading)
- Desert Photography
- Rockhounding and Treasure Hunting
- Shopping - The Best Places to Go Shopping in the Desert
- Water Sports - Fishing, Boating & Rafting
- Wildflower Viewing (early spring)
- Wildlife Viewing
- Wine Tasting
You might also be interested in:
- Desert Survival Primer
- Heat Acclimation (Combating the Desert Heat)
- Desert Safety Tips
- Desert Survival Tips on the Desert Road Trip Blog
- Too Darn Hot - Tips on Driving in the Desert
Holiday Activities in the desert:
- Fourth of July
- Halloween Haunts
- October is Time to Visit Ghost Towns
- Thanksgiving Holiday Destinations
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If you are planning a trip or would like to learn more about the parks, cities, recreation areas and points of interest in the desert, Places To Go is a great starting point. Here you can explore parks, discover ghost towns, navigate rivers, visit cities, and view historical and cultural sites located in the desert. If you are gathering information for an upcoming trip, make sure to confirm times, date and rates with individual parks etc., since any information could change without notice. Places To Go
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DesertUSA is a comprehensive resource about the North American deserts and Southwest destinations. Learn about desert biomes while you discover how desert plants and animals learn to adapt to the harsh desert environment. Study desert landscapes and how the geologic features unique to the desert regions are formed. Find travel information about national parks, state parks, BLM land, and Southwest cities and towns located in or near the desert regions of the United States. Access maps and information about the Sonoran Desert, Mojave Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert, which lie in the geographic regions of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Utah in the United States and into Mexico.
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We have a online Wildflower Field Guide that is designed to help you identify desert wildflowers by color, scientific name, region and common name. The pictures are sized to work on the iPod, iPhone and similar devices. With your iPod or phone you will easily be able to identify wildflowers while in the desert. Links for downloads are on the bottom of the Wildflower Field Guide page.
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