La Quinta Cove

La Quinta Cove sits in a bowl of rock south of Old Town, a grid of low houses and vacation rentals with the Bear Creek and Cove Oasis trailheads at the top. La Quinta Resort & Club anchors the north edge.

The appeal is the mountain wall: shade arrives early in the afternoon and the hiking is immediate. The trade-off is that everything except the trails requires a car, and streets are strictly residential.

For most travelers the Cove works as a hiking and quiet-stay base, with dinner in Old Town a five-minute drive away.

Where to stay in La Quinta Cove: La Quinta Resort & Club. Rates in this part of La Quinta follow the same pattern as the rest of the valley — highest from January through April and on festival weekends, softest in July and August.

Things to do in and around La Quinta Cove: Bear Creek Oasis Trail, La Quinta Cove Trailhead.