{"id":455,"date":"2010-05-24T23:52:29","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T23:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/09\/03\/californias-golden-parks-167-whitewater-preserve\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:49","slug":"californias-golden-parks-167-whitewater-preserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/05\/24\/californias-golden-parks-167-whitewater-preserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitewater Preserve &#8211; California&#039;s Golden Parks (167)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Huell visits the Whitewater Preserve located just off the 10 freeway near Palm Springs. This amazing oasis contains 2,851 acres surrounded by the Bureau of Land Management San Gorgonio Wilderness and is part of the Wildlands Conservancy\u2019s 33,000-acre Sand to Snow Preserve System. 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