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Indian Canyons neighborhood identity sign

A mountain-protected South Palm Springs neighborhood of custom midcentury homes near the entrance to the Indian Canyons.

Registered permits 50
Available 49 Estimated permits remaining before the 20% cap.
Waitlisted permit requests 0
Residential units 498

Location

Where Indian Canyons sits in Palm Springs

The highlighted boundary shows the neighborhood’s position within the City’s reporting map.

Latest permit status City data as of October 15, 2026
Indian Canyons Open Limited Constrained Reporting area No data for this snapshot Roads
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Neighborhood overview

What Indian Canyons is like

Indian Canyons developed largely in the 1960s, with custom homes by architects including William Krisel, Stan Sackley, and others. Its southern cove setting offers striking mountain scenery and some protection from the desert’s prevailing winds.

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Permit history

Vacation-rental density over time

The solid line follows the City’s published density for Indian Canyons. The dashed line marks the 20% cap.

Published density 20% cap

Only available City snapshots are shown, equally spaced. Lines connect consecutive months only; missing months are omitted, not estimated. Density can change when the City revises its residential-unit count.

Monthly vacation-rental permit history for Indian Canyons
Month Density Registered permits Available Waitlisted permit requests
October 2026 10.04% 50 49 0
September 2026 10.24% 51 48 0
August 2026 10.24% 51 48 0
December 2025 9.84% 49 50 0
December 2024 10.84% 54 — 0
May 2024 11.65% 58 — 0
April 2024 11.85% 59 — 0
March 2024 11.85% 59 — 0
February 2024 11.85% 59 — 0
January 2024 11.85% 59 — 0
December 2023 12.05% 60 — 0
November 2023 12.05% 60 — 0
October 2023 12.25% 61 — 0
September 2023 12.25% 61 — 0
August 2023 12.05% 60 — 0
July 2023 12.05% 60 — 0
June 2023 11.85% 59 — 0
May 2023 11.85% 59 — 0
April 2023 11.85% 59 — 0
March 2023 11.65% 58 — 0
February 2023 12.05% 60 — 0
January 2023 5.72% 57 — 0
December 2022 5.72% 57 — 0
November 2022 6.02% 60 — —

* A City-published permit waitlist takes precedence over calculated availability. A dash means the City source did not report that field.

Historical counts · Older definitions

Earlier vacation-rental counts

The City’s 2022 workshop exhibit records Indian Canyons from 2017 to 2022. The name is associated with this profile for reference; historical boundaries and the counted property types have not been established as equivalent to today’s reporting.

Each dot is a recorded count, with no values inferred between dates. The 2021 observation has no exact date. These figures do not establish historical availability or waitlists, and today’s 20% cap is not applied.

Historical vacation-rental counts for Indian Canyons
Recorded periodVacation-rental count
December 201756
December 201856
December 201957
December 202057
2021 (date unspecified)56
February 1, 202255
July 28, 202253

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