Indio is a city of around 80 thousand people, located in California's Colorado Desert. Indio is one of the most rapidly-growing communities in the 21st century United States, with almost 27 thousand new residents moving into the city between 2000 and 2010! The name “Indio” comes from the Spanish word for “Indian”.
Enterprise, Hertz and National all have locations in Indio, with plenty of available rental cars, trucks and SUVs for you to drive.
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Once you've picked up your car rental, you will be able to explore Indio and the surrounding towns and cities at your convenience! If you find yourself with a free afternoon, you might hop into your rental car and drive a half-hour west to Palm Springs, or you could keep going and visit beautiful Riverside, California (about an hour's drive west of Indio). It's really up to you! Also, Indio is about 2 hours away, via rental car, from both Los Angeles and Mexicali.
If you choose to spend the day in or near Indio, perhaps you'd like to make a wager or two at one of the Native American-owned casinos? The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and the Spotlight 29 Casino are both popular tourist destinations, and only a short drive in your cheap car rental away!
If you're in Indio in February or December, you will want to check out one of this city's annual harvest festivals. Drive your car rental over and visit the National Date Festival in February -- it celebrates the local date (fruit) crop, and is held at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio.
The Indio International Tamale Festival is held every December in Indio's Old Town district. It's really a sight to see! Chef John Sedlar once broke the Guinness World Record for the longest tamale, creating one at the Tamale Festival that was 40 feet long! (The record's been broken, and is currently 51 feet, 9 inches, made in 2006 at a Jackson, Tennessee, restaurant.)
1. Visit the Shields Date Gardens: This garden is a legendary date orchard that was started in 1924. It specializes in the hybridization of different varieties of dates that, over the years, has resulted in much increased crop yields.
2. Enjoy a visit to the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival: The festival is held annually, in February and celebrates the date harvest. There are exhibits of dates, produce, livestock, art, photography and monster truck and ostrich races.
3. Do not forget to check out Indio International Tamale Festival: This festival is held each year in December and qualifies as the world's largest culinary and cooking event. The festival has registered two Guinness world records, for the largest tamale festival and for the world's largest tamale, at 40ft. long and 1ft. in diameter.
4. Explore nature at Chicano Park: The park covers around 8 acres and houses the world's largest collection of murals, sculptures, earthen artifacts and other architectural features. The area was originally called East End and gained popularity in the immediate post World War II period.
5. Check out Indio Hills Palms: This reserve is also known as the Coachella Valley and contains a large number of ponds containing desert pupfish. There are also palm plantations and many other varieties of plant-life.
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| Book At | Miles/km to Indio | Directions to Indio | Latitude | Longitude |
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| Palm Desert | 9/15 | Directions | 33.72224 | -116.37446 |
| Cathedral City | 15/24 | Directions | 33.77974 | -116.46529 |
| Palm Springs International Airport | 18/29 | Directions | 33.82807 | -116.50696 |
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