The Pechanga Band of Indians of the Temecula Valley is named for a spring on their land. Pechanga means “place where the water drips,” and it is what their land came to be called after ancestors of the Pechanga Band of Indians were forcibly moved from their village in 1875.
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Journey at Pechanga, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592. 951-770-8210
Journey at Pechanga is a scenic 18-hole links golf course with a driving range and clubhouse located behind the resort. Enjoy breathtaking views of the golf course and the surrounding Temecula Valley while dining at Journey’s End. The Great Oak Marketplace has casual dining, a nail salon and other services next to the Pechanga Gas Station Plaza and Mini-Mart.
Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592. 877-711-2946
Pechanga Resort & Casino has luxury rooms with several fine-dining and casual restaurants, and clubs featuring live entertainment. Spa Pechanga offers a full menu of spa treatments, and the Cove pool has water slides, a family area, swim-up bar and three whirlpools. A guide to the many cultural elements incorporated into the casino building and interior design is available at the concierge desk, including a traditional dugout wooden canoe. Pechanga Retail Stores in the resort is a collection of luxury boutiques offering high-end brands including Gucci, Coach, and Vince Camuto. Pechanga Gas Station Plaza and Mini-Mart is a 24-hour convenience store next to Pechanga Resort & Casino sells fuel, propane, snack food and beer and wine. For RVers, the Pechanga RV Resort has sites with grassy grounds and shade trees, deluxe sites with picnic tables, gazebos, fire pits and other amenities.
Great Oak Marketplace, 45440 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592. 951-506-3926
Pechanga Retail Stores, 45440 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592
Pechanga Gas Station Plaza and Mini-Mart, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592. 951-770-4576
Pechanga RV Resort, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592. 877-99-RVFUN
American Indian and Indigenous Film Festival
The California Indian Cultural and Sovereignty Center (CICSC) film festival featuring Native-made films takes place annually in April at Pechanga Casino Resort. The CICSC offers audiences in Southern California the finest work in American Indian film and media on an annual basis. The CAIIFF highlights the best of current films from American Indian filmmakers, producers, directors, and actors working through Indian Country.
