# Kid-friendly places in Palm Springs

32 listed places in Palm Springs: 16 playgrounds and things to do, 7 restaurants, 5 hotels and 4 cafés. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-09-30, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/restaurants) (7)
- [Kid-friendly cafés in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/cafes) (4)
- [Family-friendly hotels in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/hotels) (5)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/playgrounds) (16)
- [Restaurants with a kids' menu in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/with-kids-menu) (4)
- [Hotels with a pool in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/with-a-pool) (4)
- [Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/with-restrooms) (4)
- [Free things to do with kids in Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/palm-springs/free-to-visit) (5)

## Places

1. [Victoria Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/victoria-park-palm-springs) (playground, Palm Springs). Rebuilt in 2024 with a tot lot beside the main structure and a sheltered picnic area, so lunch can happen out of the sun.
2. [DeMuth Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/demuth-park-palm-springs) (playground, Palm Springs). A newer playground under shade canopies, split into an area for ages 2 to 5 and another for 5 to 12, so toddlers aren't dodging the big kids.
3. [Hyatt Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/hyatt-palm-springs-palm-springs) (hotel, Palm Springs). Every room is a suite, and the cabana suites open straight onto the pool, so nap time and swim time are one door apart.
4. [Ruth Hardy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ruth-hardy-park-palm-springs) (playground, Palm Springs). A separate tot lot beside the bigger play structures, with the mountains right behind, so a toddler and an older sibling can both play in view.
5. [Sunrise Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sunrise-park-palm-springs) (playground, Palm Springs). Turtles that squirt water are built into the play structures, so bring a towel and a change of clothes.
6. [Downtown Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/downtown-park-palm-springs) (playground, Palm Springs). A splash pad with a water feature modelled on the Tahquitz Canyon waterfall, steps from the giant Marilyn statue, so it fits between lunch and the museum.
7. [Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/renaissance-palm-springs-hotel-palm-springs) (hotel, Palm Springs). The pool stays open late, with a separate kids' pool, a sandbox and fire pits, and downtown is a short walk away.
8. [Baristo Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/baristo-park-palm-springs) (playground, Palm Springs). A playground opened in 2025 with shade structures and musical pieces to bang on, built so kids of every ability can play together.
9. [Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/kimpton-rowan-palm-springs-hotel-palm-springs) (hotel, Palm Springs). The pool is up on the roof of the tallest building downtown, right above Palm Canyon Drive.
10. [King's Highway](https://ourplayday.com/places/king-s-highway-palm-springs) (restaurant, Palm Springs). A classic diner inside the Ace Hotel with an outdoor patio and live music some weekends, so a bit of noise from your table goes unnoticed.
11. [Palm Springs Swim Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/palm-springs-swim-center-palm-springs) (playground, Palm Springs). The city's public pool, open for drop-in swims, so there's somewhere proper to cool off even without a hotel pool.
12. [Pinocchio in the Desert](https://ourplayday.com/places/pinocchio-in-the-desert-palm-springs) (restaurant, Palm Springs). Pizza and spaghetti in a colorful room, and the kids' menu runs from bacon and eggs to pasta.
13. [Sherman's Deli & Bakery](https://ourplayday.com/places/sherman-s-deli-bakery-palm-springs) (bakery, Palm Springs). A classic deli with its own bakery and sandwiches stacked high, so everyone orders something different and dessert is already sorted.
14. [Caliente Tropics Resort](https://ourplayday.com/places/caliente-tropics-resort-palm-springs) (hotel, Palm Springs). A mid-century tiki motel with a lawn beside the pool, so kids can do cartwheels between swims.
15. [Elmer's](https://ourplayday.com/places/elmer-s-palm-springs) (restaurant, Palm Springs). Pancakes are the thing here, and the kids' version comes plated to look like a bear.
16. [Las Casuelas Terraza](https://ourplayday.com/places/las-casuelas-terraza-palm-springs) (restaurant, Palm Springs). Mexican food on a palapa-covered patio with live music, so the table can be a bit loud without anyone minding.
17. [Lulu California Bistro](https://ourplayday.com/places/lulu-california-bistro-palm-springs) (restaurant, Palm Springs). A huge, colorful dining room hung with Old Hollywood stars, and kids' meals come with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
18. [Agua Caliente Cultural Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/agua-caliente-cultural-museum-palm-springs) (museum, Palm Springs). The tribe's own museum, with family activity days and an ethnobotany camp for kids, so a canyon hike afterwards means more.
19. [Cheeky's](https://ourplayday.com/places/cheeky-s-palm-springs) (restaurant, Palm Springs). Breakfast only, with a bacon flight in different flavors and pineapple French toast. The line gets long, so go early.
20. [Great Shakes](https://ourplayday.com/places/great-shakes-palm-springs) (ice cream shop, Palm Springs). Shakes, malts and floats, including a date shake, and some come with a mini donut on the straw.
21. [Hilton Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-palm-springs-palm-springs) (hotel, Palm Springs). A short walk from Palm Canyon Drive, so dinner and the street fair don't need the car.
22. [Ice Cream & Shop(pe)](https://ourplayday.com/places/ice-cream-shop-pe-palm-springs) (ice cream shop, Palm Springs). Build-your-own sundaes and a gift shop in the same room, so the treat and the souvenir happen in one stop.
23. [Koffi](https://ourplayday.com/places/koffi-palm-springs) (café, Palm Springs). Coffee for you and hot chocolate for them, with a lawn courtyard out back where kids can run around while you sit.
24. [Lappert's Ice Cream](https://ourplayday.com/places/lappert-s-ice-cream-palm-springs) (ice cream shop, Palm Springs). Scoops and Dole Whip right on the Walk of Stars, so it pairs with hunting for famous names in the sidewalk.
25. [Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium](https://ourplayday.com/places/moorten-botanical-garden-and-cactarium-palm-springs) (garden, Palm Springs). A compact cactus garden with shaded paths, small enough that younger kids can walk all of it.
26. [Palm Springs Aerial Tramway](https://ourplayday.com/places/palm-springs-aerial-tramway-palm-springs) (attraction, Palm Springs). The car rotates as it climbs the cliffs to a forest far cooler than the valley floor, with easy trails at the top. Bring layers.
27. [Palm Springs Air Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/palm-springs-air-museum-palm-springs) (museum, Palm Springs). Hangars of WWII planes you can walk right up to, a scavenger hunt to work through and open-cockpit Saturdays, so kids get to sit in one, not just look.
28. [Palm Springs Art Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/palm-springs-art-museum-palm-springs) (museum, Palm Springs). Sculpture gardens outside and family days with hands-on workshops, so it holds up as the indoor break on a hot afternoon.
29. [Palm Springs Public Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/palm-springs-public-library-palm-springs) (library, Palm Springs). A kids' space with story times and take-home STEAM kits, so there's an easy hour indoors on a hot afternoon.
30. [Palm Springs Surf Club](https://ourplayday.com/places/palm-springs-surf-club-palm-springs) (water park, Palm Springs). A wave pool for surf sessions plus slides, a lazy river and a splash pad, so an older kid can surf while a little one splashes.
31. [Tahquitz Canyon](https://ourplayday.com/places/tahquitz-canyon-palm-springs) (attraction, Palm Springs). A two-mile loop up rock steps to a waterfall at the back of the canyon. Not for a stroller, and bring more water than you think.
32. [VillageFest Palm Springs](https://ourplayday.com/places/villagefest-palm-springs-palm-springs) (attraction, Palm Springs). Palm Canyon Drive closes to cars for a street fair with food stalls and street performers, so kids can roam on scooters while you browse.

## About this list

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