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Welcome to Desert Camp ...

Desert Camp is located in Riverside County<1>.

Desert Camp is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Desert Camp lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Desert Camp ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desert Camp.

  • Indio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Indio is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indio <3>
  • Coachella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mecca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oasis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oasis is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Desert Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
  • Rancho Dos Palmas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Dos Palmas is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Dos Palmas
  • Cactus City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cactus City is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus City
  • Coolidge Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Coolidge Springs is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Springs
  • Martinez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Martinez is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
  • Salton Sea Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Salton Sea Beach is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salton Sea Beach

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desert Camp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert Camp.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert Camp. See our Newspapers Page for Desert Camp.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desert Camp ...

Looking for more information about Desert Camp? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Desert Camp, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desert Camp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Desert Camp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.