Cathedral Palms RV Resort

Campground in Cathedral City, CA • 128 RV Sites

Cathedral Palms RV Resort in Cathedral City, California, provides a premium Coachella Valley resort camping experience in the heart of Palm Springs' adjacent community, delivering an EV-charging-equipped resort with pickleball, bocce, planned activities, and multiple pool environments in a desert resort setting that gives guests immediate access to the Coachella Valley's extraordinary concentration of golf courses, national park access, spa culture, and the mid-century modern architecture that has made the greater Palm Springs area one of the most architecturally distinctive resort communities in the American West. Cathedral City's position between Palm Springs and Palm Desert along the CA-111 resort corridor places the resort at the commercial and residential center of the Coachella Valley's year-round population. The resort's amenity package reflects the Coachella Valley resort market's expectations: an outdoor pool and spa hot tub and sauna, EV charging for the electric vehicles and motorhomes increasingly common in California's RV market, pickleball courts, bocce ball, basketball, ping pong, corn hole, billiards, biking access on the Coachella Valley's extensive bike path network, planned activities and entertainment, a dog park, trailer rental for guests without their own equipment, a clubhouse, general store, propane fills, laundry, showers, bathrooms, dump station, and Wi-Fi collectively create a resort experience suited to the Coachella Valley's sophisticated visitor demographic. The golf course access nearby provides the activity that the Coachella Valley's 100-plus courses make the primary sport of the region's winter resort culture. Cathedral City occupies the Coachella Valley's geographic center between the San Jacinto Mountains' western face and the Mecca Hills to the east in a community whose rapid growth since the 1970s has made it the second-largest city in the valley after Indio. The Coachella Valley's winter resort identity—established by the celebrity estates of Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and the Rat Pack generation who built their Palm Springs retreats in the 1950s and 1960s—persists in the mid-century modern residential architecture of the Movie Colony and the thoroughbred racing tradition at Los Alamitos and the track events that winter in the valley's mild climate enables. Joshua Tree National Park's western entrance at Twenty-nine Palms is accessible approximately 25 miles north of Cathedral City via CA-62, providing day-trip access to the Mojave Desert's boulder landscape and the Joshua tree groves from the Coachella Valley's desert floor. The Indian Canyons' palm oases—Tahquitz, Andreas, and Murray Canyons containing the world's largest stands of native California fan palms in the canyons cut into the San Jacinto Mountains by the San Andreas Fault—provide the most accessible natural area hiking from Palm Springs, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway's 10-minute ascent to the San Jacinto Wilderness at 8,516 feet elevation provides alpine hiking on the desert resort city's immediate doorstep. Cathedral Palms RV Resort operates year-round in the Coachella Valley's desert climate, with the November-through-April winter season representing the primary resort occupancy period when the desert's mild temperatures—65-80 degrees with virtually no rain—create the year-round golf, cycling, and outdoor dining conditions that make the Coachella Valley one of the most popular winter resort destinations in the country. The summer months from June through September bring the desert heat that exceeds 110 degrees Fahrenheit on peak days, limiting outdoor recreation to early mornings and late evenings and making the resort's pool and EV-charged indoor comfort the primary amenity value for the summer guests whose Coachella Valley visit combines resort relaxation with the cooler-hour hiking that the valley's surrounding mountains enable.

Campground rules and policies

While each park attempts to accommodate your exact spot request, the on-site manager has the ultimate decision for spot placement.General Park Rules1. Check-out time is 11:00 am. Late checkouts must be pre-approved by the Park Manager or you will be required to pay an additional day. Check-in time is 12:00 pm for RV Spots & 3:00 pm for rental accommodations.2. Park speed limit is 5 MPH. The speed limit is strictly enforced with zero tolerance. Because this is very important, guests exceeding the 5 MPH limit will receive a written warning. If failure to comply by the third written warning, guests will incur eviction.3. Golf carts or any motorized vehicle must be operated by licensed and insured drivers and must obey the Park speed limit of 5 MPH. Golf carts must be registered with Park Manager and have proof of insurance. All motorized vehicles and bicycles must be equipped with a forward projecting light and rear reflectors during nighttime hours. Children may operate ride on toys during daytime hours only.4. No go-carts, mini-bikes, motorized skateboards or ATVs allowed.5. Only one (1) RV is allowed per site. Unsightly or inappropriate vehicles will not be allowed; this determination is made at the sole discretion of the Park Manager. Vehicles may not be left unattended over 24 hours without management approval. No vehicles on any grass areas. Excessively noisy vehicles are not permitted.6. RV sites may erect one (1) tent for no more than two (2) nights every seven (7) days.7. Cab-over campers may not be removed from the vehicle and placed on the ground.8. Park guests may park one (1) vehicle at their RV site at any one time. Additional vehicles require management approval.9. Self-washing of vehicles is not allowed. Repair and maintenance of vehicles are not permitted in the Park.10. Campfires must be attended at all times. No burning of trash. Campfires are only permitted in fire rings and must be cleaned after use.11. It is the responsibility of the Park guest to maintain the rented site in a clean and orderly manner. If the Park guest fails to correct any matter deemed by Park Manager to be inappropriate, Park Manager may correct the situation at the expense of the Park guest.12. No improvements or changes to the site may be made without written permission from the Park Manager. Storage of vehicles, boats, trailers, appliances, sheds, etc., on the rented site, is not permitted without written permission from the Park Manager.13. Park guest agrees to indemnify and/or hold harmless Park of any claim or demand account as a result of guest acts, deeds, activities, or performance.14. Visiting Park guests and vehicles must register with the office before entering the Park.15. No visitors are allowed to occupy the RV unless the Park guest is present.16. Park guests are responsible for the conduct, behavior, and control of their children and visiting guests. Children under 15 years of age must have adult supervision in the clubhouse, restrooms, laundry room, and pool area.17. Park guests are financially responsible for any damages to Park property, intentional or accidental. Willful damage or defacing of Park property will be cause for immediate eviction and prosecution.18. Smoking (including the use of electronic smoking devices) is prohibited in the clubhouse, restrooms, laundry room, social center, and pool area.19. Alcoholic beverages are permitted by adults 21 years of age and older, and only in moderation.20. The Park has zero tolerance for illegal drugs. Violators will be reported to local law enforcement and evicted from the Park.21. No firearms, fireworks of any kind, slingshots, bows and arrows, paintball/airsoft/BB guns, or other weapons allowed.22. Shirts and shoes must be worn when entering the clubhouse along with the appropriate dress.23. You may not engage in any form of solicitation or sales on the park without written permission from the Park Manager.24. Clotheslines may not be erected for any purpose.25. Common courtesy will prevail between all persons in the Park. Profane, abusive or threatening language or actions directed at Park personnel or other guests are prohibited. Anyone engaging in such activity will be evicted from the Park. Any guest whose actions interfere with the operation of the Park will be evicted.26. Quiet time is between 10:00 pm and 8:00 am. No loud talking, radio, television or other noise is permitted. Quiet time hours may be extended for Park sponsored events taking place at the clubhouse or social center, as determined by the Park Manager. Children under 18 years of age are required to be at their RV site during quiet times. The operation of generators is not allowed at any time in the Park.27. Pools are open from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm (weather permitting). Appropriate swimwear only. Children under 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Per health regulations, you must be 14 years or older to use the spa. No infants in diapers are allowed in pools. No glass containers, no running, no pushing, no diving, no jumping, no bicycles and no pets are allowed in the pool area. No lifeguard on duty! Swim at your own risk.28. Unattended bicycles should be locked at all times. Please protect your valuables. Lock unattended camping equipment in your vehicle whenever possible.29. Cathedral Palms is in the direct flight path of Palm Springs International Airport; therefore, personal drone use is prohibited at the Park and the airspace above the property.30. Management reserves the right to change these rules at their discretion without notice. Pet Rules31. Only two (2) pets are allowed per site. Leashes may have no more than a six (6) foot lead.32. Noisy and/or vicious pets are prohibited in the Park. Uncontrolled barking, at any time, inside or outside the RV, is prohibited.33. Pets must not be left unattended outside the RV.34. Pet droppings must be picked up by the pet owners immediately and deposited in trash receptacles.35. Pets, with the exception of service animals, are prohibited in the clubhouse, restrooms, laundry room, social center and pool area.36. An adult must accompany children under 12 years of age when entering the Dog Park. Children 5 years of age and under are not allowed in any fenced-in, off-leash, area.37. Failure to comply will result in a fine of $25.00 per occurrence assessed against the offending guest and potential eviction from the Park if the offenses continue. Management shall make every effort to enforce the Rules equally and promptly. However, Park guests and visitors agree that enforcement is a private matter between Management and visitor/guest. The enforcement or lack thereof, will not result in any damage or claim by any guest/visitor against the Park or Management, or constitute a waiver of the Park's right to enforce the Rules.