Palm Springs Windmill Tours

Overview

You will need your own car on this tour which you will be guided along with an audio program and marked destinations throughout the first commercial wind farm in Southern Calfornia. Once booked, we send you an email confirmation along with an App download and instructions. The tour starts with a display yard of non-operating wind turbines of successes and failures, along with a stop to a real generating wind turbine where you can get up close and take pictures. The tour ends with a stop at the Indigo Power Plant and retired wind farm. There you can exit on 19th Avenue to Indian Canyon Road and leave with more knowledge about renewable energy! The tour takes approximately one hour depending on your pace. We ask that you respect others by not gathering at the marked destinations. Please allow cars ahead of you to finish their exploration before your turn. One booking, includes two adults.

City: Palm Springs

Mon 07 Jul

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Mon 07 Jul

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What's Included

Accommodation as per itinerary

Palm Springs Windmill Tour App

Audio program

Route and map

Meeting point

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Palm Springs
62950 20th Ave

We are located at: 62950 20th Avenue, Palm Springs, CA. 92262

Before You Go

Congratulations on booking a Tour!

Please be advised, this ticket includes 2 adults per vehicle. We charge $10 for each additional adult at the tour center. Kids under 12 are free.

Please check in at the Tour Center and feel free to review our video and exhibits before heading out on your driving portion of the tour.

After that, our tour guide will send you on your way with a Map and instruct you on the Self-Driving Tour, which is accompanied by an APP download on your mobile device.

It's important to download the APP prior to arriving for ease of check-in and flow. If you have trouble downloading, we can troubleshoot at the tour center, but please make sure you know your Apple ID or Google Play ID in order to download the APP.

Earbuds or hooking up your mobile device to Bluetooth in your car so everyone can hear the tour is recommended and allows for optimal hearing and ease of use to start and stop at your discretion. If you have any questions, our tour guide will be able to assist you at the tour headquarters.

Use the appropriate link below for Android or Apple or you may search for Palm Springs Windmill Tours in your App Store.

Apple App Store (iPhone) - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/palm-springs-windmill-tour/id1549568896#platform=iphone

Google Play (Android) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mytoursapp.android.app2976

-If you have been exposed to COVD-19 in the last 14 days please reschedule until a positive COVID test is provided.

If you have any questions prior to the tour, please email us at info@[email protected] or call 800-531-5834.

Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing you soon!

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult

What To Expect

Palm Springs Windmill Tours

The Palm Springs Windmill Self-Driving Tours is an interactive, educational and fun tour for friends and family. The tour is curated by Tom Spiglanin, Tour Manager, in which he will guide you along with an audio program and marked destination's throughout the first commercial wind farm in the United States. The tour starts with a display yard of non-operating wind turbines of successes and failures, along with a stop to a real generating wind turbine where you can get up close and take pictures. The tour ends with a stop at the old Enron machines. There you can exit on 19th Avenue to Indian Canyon Road more knowledgeable about renewable energy! The tour takes approximately one hour depending on your pace. We ask that you respect others by not gathering at the marked destinations. Please allow cars ahead of you to finish their exploration before your turn.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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oakleafm

Feb 2018

Took this tour for a second time, bringing a friend who hadn't been here the first time. The tour is a great explanation of the history of wind power and the details of the large wind and solar farms that are just outside of Palm Springs. The bus part of the tour takes you close-up to some the windmills to give you a personal sense of the scale of some of these machines. It is only a tiny bit geeky and you get a great date milkshake along the way.

Response from Host

Mar 2018

Thank you so much for giving us feedback on your experience! We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour this 2nd time around and are glad you enjoyed the up-close experience of the Windfarm. Your kind words go along way, we thank you once again and hope to see you sometime again in the future.

Dani6732267764336

Feb 2018

We visited the Wright Windmill Farms on a Sunday, and were treated to an amazing tour of the wind (and solar) farms in the northern Palm Springs area, including a comprehensive history of the successes--and failures--in technological accomplishments that led to the current design. Lyle (our guide) was knowledgeable, interesting, and informative, and made the tour an experience to remember. The next time we drive past the windmill farms on either side of Highway 10, we will know the story behind those spinning turbines, and appreciate the clean energy being created for Southern California.

Response from Host

Feb 2018

Thank you so much for giving us such great feedback on your experience. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour and learned so much from Lyle, he is a master guide! We appreciate you for being our guests and we hope to see you sometime again in the future.

Paul B

Jan 2018

This tour provides some history on wind power in the Palm Springs area, going over some of the early iterations of the turbines to the latest one. This is followed by a bus tour to several windmill sites and a stop at the biggest one in the area. Also included is a stop at the Windmill market (I believe that is what it is called) to taste the date shakes, which are excellent. Overall a great tour, even if a touch on the pricey side.

Response from Host

Jan 2018

Thank you so much for giving us great feedback on your experience. We are very happy that you learned so much information on wind power.. glad you thought the date shakes were excellent, we do too! Thanks again for being our guests and we hope to see you sometime in the future.