The lifestyle in Palm Springs · the California desert · Riverside County
The lifestyle scene in Palm Springs, California.
Palm Springs is the desert's iconic resort city — mid-century modern architecture, a famously large LGBTQ+ community, the Tramway, film festival, and a year-round economy built entirely around hotel pools, spas, and the fantasy of the California desert. It's been a magnet for the unconventional, the creative, and the pleasure-seeking since the Hollywood golden age, and it's never stopped filling that role.
Updated August 2026 · JoinTheSwing editorial
What the scene looks like here
Palm Springs is home to Exotic Dreams Resort, a clothing-optional lifestyle-couples hotel affiliated with SDC, SLS, and Kasidie — the one Coachella Valley resort actually in Palm Springs proper. Sea Mountain Inn is north in Desert Hot Springs. Palm Springs is a natural base for a desert lifestyle trip: the resorts are nearby and the city is openly pleasure-forward. Check each resort's own calendar and entry rules before you book.
Venues & groups within reach of Palm Springs
Lifestyle resort · Palm Springs
Exotic Dreams Resort
Lifestyle resort · Desert Hot Springs
We only list venues and groups we can verify are real and currently operating. Always confirm details on the venue's own page before you go. See the full club directory and the Palm Springs clothing-optional resort guide, and third-party event listings.
How meeting people near Palm Springs is planned to work
JoinTheSwing plans ID verification so members can decide who reaches them: at launch, every member will pass ID verification through Veriff (document authenticity, biometric face-match and liveness) before messaging, and a conversation will open only if you accept an introduction request. From the current Veriff check the images never reach JoinTheSwing — we retain the verification result, Veriff's session reference, a consent receipt and non-biometric review metadata — while accounts from our earlier, retired in-house pass may still have ID, selfie or couple photos in private storage until account deletion (privacy and verification policy). Venues and event groups near Palm Springs run their own calendars, so check each one's own page for dates and entry rules. New-member registration opens in 2026, once our safety and compliance checks are complete; get on the email list for the release notice.
Palm Springs lifestyle — questions
- Is there a lifestyle club or scene in Palm Springs?
- The scene near Palm Springs centers on Exotic Dreams Resort right in town.
- How will meeting people near Palm Springs work on JoinTheSwing?
- JoinTheSwing plans ID verification so members can decide who reaches them. At launch, every member will pass ID verification before messaging, and a conversation will open only if you accept an introduction request. Registration is not open yet. Venues and event groups run their own calendars, so check each one's own page for dates and entry rules near Palm Springs.
- Do I have to travel from Palm Springs for the lifestyle?
- Not necessarily — there are venues within reach of Palm Springs. Check each venue's own calendar and entry rules; JoinTheSwing's ID verification is planned and not yet open.