Lot 25 Ambrosio
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

Welcome to
Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs is a beautiful and unique little city of spas and resorts located 112 miles East of Los Angeles nestled in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains and Joshua Tree National Park, overlooking Palm Springs and the other Coachella Valley Desert Resort Cities. Desert Hot Springs is built over one of the world’s finest natural hot mineral water aquifers. Naturally occurring mineral waters bubble and percolate to the surface in this get-away-from-it-all destination. Not surprisingly, spas rule in Desert Hot Springs. You can calm and renew in polished marble resorts, retro-hip motels or ultra-exclusive celebrity retreats.

Desert Hot Springs also boasts pure and delicious award winning municipal drinking water, clean air, magnificent scenery, and easy access to all the events and attractions in the other Desert Resort Cities of the Coachella Valley.

Wide ranges of other activities are available to the Desert Hot Springs visitor. Hiking, golf, tennis, shuffleboard, sunning, shopping, sightseeing, bicycle riding, ballooning and horseback riding are all within easy reach of the Desert Hot Springs community. Museums, theatre, concerts, and other cultural events are also available in the area. There are also several casinos within a very short driving distance to those who favor fast pace gambling excitement.

With warm, sunny, clear and dry days, winter visitors find the area most attractive. There are more than 330 days of sunshine per year. The summer months are warm, but comfortable due to the low humidity and elevation above the rest of the valley.

Whether you’re coming to Desert Hot Springs to work, play, relax or purchase a home, we think you’ll be won over by its friendly small-town atmosphere. Desert Hot Springs’ hotels and spas offer an incredible variety of massages and treatments to soothe and rejuvenate. Visitors from as far away as Europe and Asia seek out our remarkable waters. The City of Desert Hot Springs is a very vibrant and growing community of 16,000 residents. The area's reasonable cost of living and attractive quality of life means it's easy to retain a highly skilled workforce at competitive rates while building an enterprise in a very business friendly community.

Desert Hot Springs, part of the Palm Springs Desert Resorts, is located just 112 miles from Los Angeles in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, overlooking Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.

TRANSPORTATION

The city is one the direct route between Los Angeles and Phoenix and is approximately a two hour drive from L.A. via 1-10 or San Diego via 1-15 and 1-10.

It is conveniently located just 12 miles from Palm Springs International Airport, which offers connections worldwide.

Sun Line buses provide service between Desert Hot Springs and other Coachella Valley cities.

CLIMATE

The city has more than 330 days of sunshine per year. The summer months are warm but are tempered by low humidity. The elevation of Desert Hot Springs is 1,185 feet above the rest of the valley

City Phone Directory

Animal Control
June Parker - Animal Control Supervisor - ext. 371

Business License
Phone:  (760) 329-6411 – ext. 249

Fax:  (760) 251-6857

Philip Juarez - Business License/Compliance Technician - ext. 249

City Clerk/City Council
Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 103
Fax:  (760) 329-2832

Rossie Stobbs - City Clerk

Cynthia Lugo - Deputy City Clerk

City Manager's Office
Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 100
Fax:  (760) 251-2072

Ann Marie Gallant - City Manager

Cynthia Lugo - Executive Assistant to the City Manager

Code Enforcement 
Phone: (760) 329-6411 - ext. 240

Community Development 

Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 244
Fax:  (760) 251-6857

Steven Mendoza - Community Development Director - ext. 240

Linda Underwood, Administrative Assistant -  ext. 257

Public Works Department
Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 248
Fax:  (760) 251-6857

Dan Patneaude - Public Works Director - ext. 243

Ryan Duarte - Associate Engineer - ext. 248

Chuck Dodd - Dept. Bldg. Official, Public Works Inspector - ext. 316

Ray Sandoval, Building Inspector - ext. 257

Finance Department
Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 289
Fax:  (760) 251-2749

Linda Kelly - Finance Director

Colm Smith - Network Administrator

Human Resources
Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 238
Kim Malcolm-Valente - Human Resource Director - ext. 238

Letty Gallegos-Gallardo - Human Resources Specialist - ext. 401

Bibi Fok - HR/Payroll - ext. 231

Planning
Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 245
Fax:  (760) 251-6857

Larry Grafton, Planning Manager

Feljay Ugalde - Assistant Planner - ext. 309

Jon Braginton - Assistant Planner - ext. 258

Police Administration
Phone: (760) 329-6411 – ext. 220
Fax:  (760) 251-3523

Nancy Allen Records Supervisor

Things To See In Desert Hot Springs

Cabot's Pueblo Museum
This 35-room rustic “castle” built by hand over many years by Cabot Yerxa is a Riverside County Historical Site and a window into the past.  Cabot came to the desert in 1913 and adapted the architecture of the Hopi Indians to create his fantastic pueblo.