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{{Short description|Informal term for certain areas in California, US}}
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[[File:Gateway to the Springs.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gateway to [[Palm Springs, California]] as seen from above [[California State Route 62]] in the [[Sonoran Desert]], [[California]].]]
The '''Low Desert''' (colloquially referred to as '''the Desert''' within the region) is a common name for any [[Desertdesert]] in [[California]] that is under 2,000 feet (609.6m6 m) in altitude. These areas include, but are not exclusive to, the '''[[Colorado Desert]]''' and [[Yuha Desert]], inbranches of the [[SouthernSonoran CaliforniaDesert]], in the far southeasternmost portion of the [[SonoranSouthern DesertCalifornia]]. TheseThe areasLow areDesert is distinguished in [[biogeography]] from the adjacent northern [[High Desert (California)|High Desert]] or [[Mojave Desert]] by latitude, elevation, animal life, climate, and [[native plant|native]] [[plant community|plant communities]].<ref>[http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/deserts.html Deserts at California Natural Resources Agency web site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504212746/http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/deserts.html |date=2013-05-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=California Deserts 101: High Desert vs Low Desert |url=https://sand-boarding.com/high-desert-vs-low-desert/ |website=Sand-boarding.com |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>
 
==Communities==
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The cities and towns in the Low Desert include:
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*[[Coachella Valley]] area
**[[Bermuda Dunes, California|Bermuda Dunes]]
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**[[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]]
**[[Indio, California|Indio]]
**[[BorregoLa SpringsQuinta, California|BorregoLa SpringsQuinta]]▼
**[[Mecca, California|Mecca]]
**[[Palm Desert, California|Palm Desert]]
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**[[Thermal, California|Thermal]]
**[[Thousand Palms, California|Thousand Palms]]
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*[[Imperial Valley]] area
**[[Brawley, California|Brawley]]
**[[Calexico, California|Calexico]]
**[[Calipatria, California|Calipatria]]
**[[El Centro, California|El Centro]]
**[[Holtville, California|Holtville]]
**[[Imperial, California|Imperial]]
**[[Niland, California|Niland]]
**[[Westmorland, California|Westmorland]]
*[[Lower Colorado River Valley]] area
**[[Blythe, California|Blythe]]
**[[Palo Verde, California|Palo Verde]]
**[[Winterhaven, California|Winterhaven]]
* [[BorregoSalton ValleySea]] area
**[[Bombay Beach]]
▲**[[Borrego Springs, California|Borrego Springs]]
**[[North Shore, California|North Shore]]
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**[[Salton City, California|Salton City]]
*[[Borrego Springs, California|Borrego Springs]]
*[[Ocotillo Wells, California|Ocotillo Wells]]
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==Parks and Protected Areas==
*[[Anza-Borrego Desert State Park]]
*[[Coachella Valley Preserve]]
*[[Joshua Tree National Park]] – northern portion of Low Desert
*[[Joshua Tree National Park]] – Southern portion of the Park is included in the Low Desert, the northern portion is within the [[Mojave Desert]]
*[[Salton Sea State Recreation Area]]
*[[Indio Hills Palms|Indio Hills Palms Park]]
*[[Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument]]
*[[Big Morongo Canyon Preserve]]
 
===Wildlife refuges and wilderness areas===
 
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Populated places in the Colorado Desert|]]
*[[:Category:Protected Populated placesareas inof the Colorado Desert]]
*[[:Category:ProtectedWilderness areas ofwithin the Lower Colorado Desert|Category: Protected areas of the ColoradoRiver DesertValley]]
*[[:Category:Flora of the California desert regions]]
*[[:Category:Wilderness Areas within the Lower Colorado River Valley|Category: Wilderness Areas within the Lower Colorado River Valley]]
*[[:Category:FloraMountain of the California desert regions|Category: Floraranges of the California desertColorado regionsDesert]]
*[[:Category:Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert|Category: Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert]]
 
==References==
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{{Wikivoyage|California Desert}}
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