The colored doors of Palm Springs are delightful and popular. This self-guided tour takes you through some colored doors in south Palm Springs neighborhoods. Here, you can admire many homes' vibrant and uniquely designed doors. This tour is great for exploring the city's architectural beauty and capturing fantastic photos. Many choose to do this on a bike tour.
Please note that this tour showcases the private homes of residents. As a courtesy to homeowners, we kindly ask that you not step onto any property or attempt to take photos of yourself at any door. Please respect the residents' privacy and refrain from posing or interacting with the doors in any way.
Colored Door Tour Begins
Kings Point
Kings Point is a community with 44 detached midcentury modern homes designed by the acclaimed architect William Krisel and developed by Bob Grundt. These homes were developed and built between 1968 and 1970. The residences are modernist, featuring flat roofs, shallow front yards, and generous-sized floorplans. William Krisel's vision for Kings Point was called "International Modern," with high ceilings, open floor plans, poured terrazzo flooring, and walls of glass.
Kings Point is part of the Indian Canyons neighborhood, which we will explore more later on the tour.
The first residence is off Murray Canyon Drive by the Indian Canyons Golf Resort and is on your right.
Canary Yellow
2710 Kings Road West
3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths with 2,864 square feet built in 1969.
Tangerine Orange
2690 Kings Road West
3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths with 2,404 square feet built in 1968.
A few doors down on your left.
Seafoam Green
2649 Kings Road West
This is one of the largest residences, built in 1968. It has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and 3,200 square feet of living space.
Continue to the end of the road and make a sharp right turn unto Kings Road East.
Berry Frost
2666 Kings Road East
3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths with 2,874 square feet built in 1968.
Marigold Orange
2688 Kings Road East
3 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,899 square feet built in 1969.
Continue south to Murray Canyon Drive and turn left.
Follow Toledo Ave to Madrona Drive. It is the last street on the left before S La Verne Way.
Bonus: 2514 S Toledo Ave – just past Smoke Tree Stables. This is the residence of actor Fess Parker, who portrayed Davy Crockett on Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954-1956) and Daniel Boone (1964-1970). He lived here from 1974 to 1990.
Fuego Circle is the 4th cul-de-sac on your right.
Powder Blue
1307 Fuego Circle
3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths with 2,010 square feet built in 1966.
Head back to Madrona Drive and turn right. At the first cross street, turn right again onto East Sierra Way. The first residence will be on your left.
Teal Blue
1221 East Sierra Way
4 bedroom and 3 bath residence with 3,160 square feet built in 1971. Albert Belden Crist designed it, and although he was never a licensed architect, he was a designer and developer in Palm Springs since 1944. One of his most famous clients was Elvis Presley, for which he added a bedroom, two baths, and an exercise room to his Little Tuscany home. His father, Albert Beach Crist, was also a builder.
Bubblegum Pink
1100 East Sierra Way – Villa Sierra
4 bedrooms and 5 baths residence with 5,310 square feet built in 1974. Available for rent through Natural Retreats. It's often referred to as "That Pink Door." It was designed by James McNaughton, a TV set designer turned architect. He was also a Director of the local Opera Guild. Moises Esquenazi, an interior designer from New York who owned the house from 2004 to 2008, is credited with painting the door bubblegum pink.
Head west on east Sierra Way toward South Camino Real and turn left.
The Indian Canyons Neighborhood: A Rich Legacy of Design and History
You are now entering the prestigious Indian Canyons neighborhood. Once the exclusive domain of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, development of the Indian Canyons Neighborhood began in the early 1960s, with the first golfers teeing off at the Canyon Country Club golf course in October 1962. Boris Gertzen built the Canyon Country Club clubhouse. Its contemporary design allows for generous use of glass walls to take advantage of the views from its elevated position.
The first 18-hole golf course, the Indian Canyons North Course, became a significant part of the city's landscape. Homes in this iconic area were primarily constructed between 1963 and 1970, with architects like Stan Sackley and William Krisel contributing their expertise to the design. About 375 fairway homesites were located on the perimeter of the 18-hole championship golf course. Boris Gertzen also built many of the homes.
The neighborhood's allure—then and now—stems from its prime location in the wind-free south end of Palm Springs. Over the years, it has attracted many Hollywood celebrities, including Fess Parker, Chuck Connors, David Janssen, and Walt Disney, who made the area their home. Disney, in particular, donated the spectacular fountain between holes 9 and 18 on the North Course, a beloved feature still enjoyed today.
Turn left on South Yosemite.
Bonus: 2220 Yosemite - Actor David Janssen owned this home in 1967. He is best known for portraying Dr. Kimble on TV's The Fugitive. David was an avid golfer and played at the Canyon Country Club links in 1967 after starring with John Wayne in The Green Berets.
Tiffany Blue
2244 South Yosemite
4 bedrooms and 5.5 baths with 3,582 square feet built in 1965.
Bonus: 2290 Yosemite - This was the home of actor William Demarest, famous for playing Uncle Charley in My Three Sons (1960). He also played in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and The Twilight Zone (1964. )He lived in the residence with his wife, Lucille Thayer, until his death in 1983. She remained in the residence until 1997.
Bondi Blue
2364 South Yosemite
2 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,758 square feet built in 1963.
Take your first right on Sequoia Place and right again onto South Alhambra Drive.
2387 is the first house on your right.
Green
2398 S Alhambra Drive
4 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,536 square feet built in 1963.
Kiwi Green
2375 S Alhambra Drive
4 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,491 square feet built in 1963.
Bonus: 2370 S Alhambra Drive—This was the home of actor Gene Barry in the 1970s. He was known for leading roles in the 1950s, including The Atomic City and The War of the Worlds. In the 1960s, he played an American detective in Burke's Law.
Pink
2363 S Alhambra Drive
4 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,773 square feet built in 1963.
Lime Green
2358 S Alhambra Drive
4 bedroom, 3 bath with 3,477 square feet built in 1963.
Tangerine Orange
2295 S Alhambra Drive
4 bedrooms and 4 baths with 2,948 square feet. This residence was built in 1963 and is on the west side of one of the finest blocks on the Indian Canyons Golf Course. The vintage patterned block wall in the front bedrooms offers both privacy and beautiful architectural detail. The hardware on the door is also vintage.
French Blue
2282 S Alhambra Drive
4 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,468 square feet built in 1962. It was a model home for the design studio Vee Nisley Interiors, which included custom drapes, slipcovers, bedspreads, furniture, and accessories.
Go to South Camino Real and turn left.
Soft Mint
2297 S Camino Real
4 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,938 square feet built in 1963.
Powder Blue
2468 S Camino Real
4 bedrooms and 5 baths with 3,075 square feet built in 2013. It was designed by Jay Reynolds of OJMR ARchitects. It sits on the 8th fairway.
Canary Orange
2486 S Camino Real
4 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,154 square feet built in 1962.
Bonus:
2545 S Camino Real - This was the residence of actor Don Admas, famous for his role as Maxwell Smart on Get Smart (1965-1970). He purchased the residence in 1977.
2585 S Camino Real - Actor Chuck Connors lived in this residence from 1963 – 1972. He is best known for playing the lead role of Lucas McCain in The Rifleman (1958-1963). He was an avid golfer and frequently played golf at the Canyon Country Club.
2617 S Camino Real - Director/writer Sidney Lanfield lived here until his death in 1972. He was the director of Wagon Train (1957-1958), McHale's Navy (1962-1966), and The Addams Family (1964-1966)
Pale Green
2744 S Camino Real
5 bedrooms and 4 baths with 3,522 square feet built in 1962. It was once the residence of William Bendix, who moved in a year after it was built. He acted in 88 films, including The Life of Riley (1949), Blackbeard, The Pirate (1952), Overland Trail (1960), and Young Fury (1965).
Follow South Camino Real, and it will run into Murray Canyon Drive, where the tour began.
Palm Springs Colored Door Tour Ends.