Which desert includes California's Coachella Valley?

The desert that includes California's Coachella Valley is the Colorado Desert.

The Colorado Desert occupies southeastern California and extends into northern Baja California, Mexico. Its California landscape includes the Coachella Valley, Imperial Valley and the Salton Sea basin. Coachella Valley communities such as Palm Springs, Indio and Palm Desert sit within this arid lowland region.

Geographically, the Colorado Desert is treated as a subdivision of the larger Sonoran Desert, a relationship that can cause confusion in quizzes. “Colorado” refers to the lower Colorado River region, not the state of Colorado. The desert’s low elevation, intense summer heat and distinctive palm oases also separate it from the higher, generally cooler Mojave Desert to the north.