10/10 recommend for a quick reset.
Lena wrote her own: Lena, August 26. Water clear. Deer visited. Cottonwoods still standing. Then she added, without quite deciding to: Hope held. bear creek oasis trailhead
It is easily reached from Highway 111 by heading south on Washington Street, turning right on Eisenhower Drive, and continuing until it ends at Calle Tecate. Hiking the Bear Creek Oasis Trail 10/10 recommend for a quick reset
No parking lot. No restrooms. Just a silence so complete Lena could hear her own pulse. Deer visited
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The hike back felt shorter. The sun hung lower, painting the buttes gold and violet. At the trailhead post, Lena paused. Someone had added a small tin mailbox since she arrived, nailed to the back of the wooden plaque. Inside, a spiral notebook and a chewed-up pencil. She flipped through: hikers’ names, dates, and a single column for “Oasis sighting?”
Unlike the paved Bear Creek Nature Trail nearby, the path to the oasis is a true backcountry experience. Approximately 8.3 to 9.3 miles out-and-back. Difficulty Strenuous/Hard due to elevation and exposure. Elevation Gain Between 2,300 and 2,540 feet. Typical Time 4 to 6 hours depending on pace. Bear Creek Oasis Trailhead 77500 Calle Tecate, La Quinta, CA 92253, United States Palm Springs Life