Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Round-Trip Ticket

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is a 360-degree rotating aerial tramway that can carry 80 people at a time. It officially opened in 1963 and its route of about 2.5 miles (4 km) is supported by five towers. It departs from Valley Station at 2,643 feet (793 m) and climbs to Mountain Station at 8,516 feet (2,555 m).

The World's Largest Rotating Cabin

The tramcar is the largest rotating aerial cabin in the world, and it turns twice during the ascent, so the view moves steadily around you. The walls of Chino Canyon rise close on either side, and the desert floor and the whole Coachella Valley fall away below. You board among creosote and palms in desert heat and step out into pine forest, thirty to forty degrees (Fahrenheit) cooler, with snow on the ground for much of the year.

Mountain Station at the Summit

At the top, Mountain Station has viewing decks, two restaurants, a small natural history museum and the trailheads for more than fifty miles of paths through Mount San Jacinto State Park. Even a short walk from the station puts you in silence among the trees.