The Coachella Valley is an irrigated agricultural and recreational desert valley located 130 miles east of Los Angeles in southern California.

The Coachella Valley includes nine incorporated cities: Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Cathedral City, Coachella, La Quinta, and Indio.

The valley extends for approximately 45 miles in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Salton Sea. It is approximately 15 miles wide along most of its length, bounded on the west by the San Jacinto Mountains and the Santa Rosa Mountains, and on the north and east by the Little San Bernardino Mountains.

Unincorporated areas and towns in the Valley include Bermuda Dunes and Thousand Palms in the west end of the valley with Indio Hills, Sky Valley, North Palm Springs and Garnet along the northern rim, and Thermal, Valerie Jean, Vista Santa Rosa, Oasis and Mecca to the southeast. The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Twentynine Palms Band of Mission Indians, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians each have reservations in the area.