Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, occupying a privileged position in the Coachella Valley between Palm Desert and La Quinta. Incorporated in 1967, it developed around the Indian Wells Country Club, which was founded in 1956 as one of the desert's first private clubs and quickly established the city's identity as a golf destination. That identity deepened in 1960, when Arnold Palmer won the first Bob Hope Desert Classic at the club, beginning a four-decade association that made Indian Wells synonymous with championship golf in the California desert. With a 2020 census population of 4,757, Indian Wells is a small city by resident count but an outsized one in reputation and amenities. Its landscape is dominated by gated country-club communities, luxury homes on golf course and mountain-view lots, and the Indian Wells Golf Resort, a city-owned facility with two public championship courses. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden, home to the BNP Paribas Open each March, brings the world's top tennis players and tens of thousands of visitors to the city annually, cementing its status as a global sports destination. Indian Wells appeals to affluent homebuyers, retirees, and part-time residents seeking a resort lifestyle in the desert. Its golf and tennis amenities, upscale housing stock, and location within the Coachella Valley place it among the region's most desirable addresses. Highway 111 connects the city to Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and the rest of the valley, while the Santa Rosa Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop to a community defined by leisure, climate, and world-class recreation.