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SPECIAL TRAM HOURS FOR PRESIDENTS’ DAY WEEKEND
PALM SPRINGS, CA (February 3, 2020) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will observe holiday hours during Presidents’ Weekend February 15-17, 2020 with the first Tram car up each day at 8:00 a.m., the last Tram car up at 8:00 p.m. and the last Tram car down at 9:45 p.m. Tram cars depart at least every 30 minutes.
Enjoy a day or evening above the desert floor exploring the 14,000-acre Mt. San Jacinto State Park & Wilderness and be awed by spectacular Coachella Valley vistas from the Mountain Station.
Tram admission is $26.95 for adults and $16.95 for children ages 3-10. Special discounts and packages are available after 4:00 p.m. Twilight Tickets are $23.95 for adults and seniors, and $13.95 for children ages 3-10. Ride ‘n’ Dine tickets are $36 for adults and seniors, and $23.50 for children ages 3-10. This combination ticket includes Tram admission and dinner at Pines Café.
SPECIAL TRAM HOURS FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY
PALM SPRINGS, CA (January 5, 2020) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will observe holiday hours during the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Weekend January 18-20 with the first tram up each day at 8:00 a.m., the last tram up at 8:00 p.m. and the last tram down at 9:45 p.m. Tram cars depart at least every 30 minutes.
At the Mountain Station, visitors may enjoy viewpoints, dining, a gift shop, a natural history museum, over 50 miles of hiking trails and two documentary-style movies about the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and the Mount San Jacinto State Park.
Tram admission is $26.95 for adults and $16.95 for children ages 3-10 years.
Special discounts and packages are available after 4:00 p.m. Twilight Tickets are $23.95 for adults and seniors, and $13.95 for children ages 3-10.
Tickets for February 15 through 17 may be purchased at the Tramway on the day of your visit. We are sorry, but advance purchase is not available for those dates. Thank you.
TRAMWAY’S SNOW GUESSING CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
PALM SPRINGS, CA (November 20, 2019) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Annual Snow Guessing Contest officially ended on Wednesday, November 20 with one inch of measurable snow at the Tramway’s Mountain Station as of 2:00 p.m.
The first ten contestants who submitted the correct date are:
- M. Bratton of Indio
- Richard Namey of Desert Hot Springs
- Dan Baumann of Morongo Valley
- Brenda Siddon of Desert Hot Springs
- Dave Butts of Anchorage, AK
- Marie Montenegro of Palm Springs
- Cindy Hensel of Bermuda Dunes
- Carol Morin of Desert Hot Springs
- Kimberly Ellis of Palm Desert
- Phillip Merriam of Highland
The winners will receive four Tramway admissions plus a Tramway ornament. The contest began October 1 and 955 entries were received.
