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

Tue 08 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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hellokittyluver

Jan 2018

Driving into the Palm Springs area on I-10, you will see hundreds of tall windmills...so we decided to take the tour!!! The tour started with an informational video and then the tour guide gave a talk outside before getting into the tour bus. We traveled to different windmill areas...no wind on our day, so we only saw one turning. LOL! Towards the end of the tour, they take you to the Windmill Market for a complimentary Date Shake. Interesting flavor..... All in all it was an interesting and informative tour!

Response from Host

Jan 2018

Thank you so much for giving us feedback on your experience. We hope you can come back when there is more wind to power the turbines. We appreciate you for being our guests and we hope to see you sometime in the future with more wind!

Claudetteth

Dec 2017

We were sent here by the tourism office to buy our tickets directly from the operators. We arrived to find the place locked up solid with not a soul around. Fortunately, we were able to call from the Motel 6 down the road and book our 1pm tour. You are told to arrive 15 to 20 mins ahead of time and would suggest you follow this rule. Lyle was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and friendly. We were shown a few videos inside which gave you an idea of how large the Windmill blades are and how important this source of energy is becoming. After the video, we headed outside where we were walked through a number of exhibits featuring windmill designs. Lyle explained to us the history and the reason why many of these failed. He also explained how the Palm Springs Valley is ideal for a windfarm. I think he said that this is the oldest area in the USA for windfarming. We then boarded the bus for a tour of the caller's windfall. We got to see the farm from a variety of view points and saw lots of Windmill models. Lyle explained why the eifel tower based ones were bound to fail. We also saw some where the concrete base had been completely uprooted. Makes you go back to the video and remember the rebar and concrete base now used. I think if you sit on the right hand side of the bus, you will have a better vantage point. Last but not least, there is a stop for a date milkshake - sounds weird but was actually very good. We really enjoyed the tour but found it overpriced. There was only a 2$ discount for seniors, which was not really worthwhile.

Response from Host

Dec 2017

Thank you so much for giving us feedback on your experience. We truly appreciate you taking the time to leave us a kind and detailed review, we appreciate you taking the time and being our guests at Palm Springs Windmill Tours!

brgz

Oct 2017

After many visits to Palm Springs, I decided it was time to learn more about the windmills. I was so glad that I did, and that I talked my husband and friends into taking the Windmill Tour with me. It was 2 hours of interesting information, well presented and capped off with a delicious date shake. We met in a comfortable, air-cinditioned room for some background info; walked out to tour an exhibit of windmills and parts; and then got on an air-conditioned bus to see points of interest and the largest windmill in the valley. All of us found the tour interesting and informative.

Response from Host

Dec 2017

Thank you so much for giving us feedback on your experience. We truly appreciate you taking the time to leave us such a kind and detailed review, we are ecstatic you enjoyed your experience with us. Thanks again for being our guests and visiting Palm Springs Windmill Tours!