La Quinta Awarded Accolades as Top Hiking Destination!
Move over, Pacific Crest Trail! Think again, Big Painted Canyon! The City of La Quinta is tremendously proud that word has gotten out: our hiking trails are among the best in the west! Not to toot my own horn, but I’ve been a super-fan of hiking our cove for a...
City Manager’s Message May 2019
We have some key updates on construction around our city to share with you. Beginning in May of this year we will launch construction on the Eisenhower Retention Basin Project. The drainage improvements and storm water retention includes a 6.3 acres, 8-foot-deep retention basin located near the intersection of Eisenhower...
The La Quinta Cove: “A Gem in the Gem”
Bill Baker, an avid hiker and La Quinta Resident Last month Sunset Magazine recognized the La Quinta Cove hiking trails as number five of forty-five leading areas in the Western States. Why was this area chosen among the better-known areas listed? I have been hiking in the “Cove” for several...
