Jack Ivey Ranch - Thousand Palms, CA

About Jack Ivey Ranch

Jack Ivey Ranch is a gated 55+ community in Thousand Palms, California, founded in 1980 on the site of a working cattle ranch. With 399 total home lots, a nine-hole golf course, four pools, an onsite restaurant and an active social calendar, the community has the character of a place that has grown into itself over decades — established, welcoming and deeply community-oriented.

Jack Ivey Ranch Amenities

Residents at Jack Ivey Ranch have access to a nine-hole regulation-length golf course with an SCGA rating for 18 holes, a full-size driving range and a golf shop stocked with major brands. Four pools include one Olympic-size lap pool, each paired with a Jacuzzi. Three pickleball courts that can also be converted to a tennis court round out the active amenity offerings, and a fitness room is available for daily workouts. The clubhouse serves as the heart of community life, housing a library, gathering spaces for events and parties, and the on-site L Griddle Restaurant, which is open to the public.

Jack Ivey Ranch Homes & Real Estate

Jack Ivey Ranch offers fee-title single-family homes across 399 total lots, with 15 lots currently available for development. Many homes have views of the golf course, the surrounding desert landscape, or the dramatic desert sunsets that define evening life in the Coachella Valley. Specific home sizes, floor plans, and resale pricing should be confirmed with a local real estate professional familiar with the community.

Jack Ivey Ranch Lifestyle

Residents at Jack Ivey Ranch enjoy a low-maintenance lifestyle anchored by an unusually active social community. The community organizes holiday parties, BBQs, a yearly garage sale, a community craft sale, and regular gatherings at the clubhouse. The golf course, pickleball courts, pools, and clubhouse restaurant give residents multiple daily reasons to get out and connect with neighbors, and the community's long history means many of the relationships formed here run deep.

Thousand Palms, CA Area

Jack Ivey Ranch is located in Thousand Palms, a community in Riverside County situated in the Coachella Valley on the edge of the desert, roughly 10 miles east of Palm Springs. The Coachella Valley is one of California's premier active adult destinations, known for its year-round sunshine, world-class golf, mid-century architecture, and a thriving arts and dining scene centered around Palm Springs and Palm Desert.

For everyday shopping and dining, Thousand Palms has convenient access to the commercial corridors along Ramon Road and the Dinah Shore Drive retail areas, with Costco, Walmart, Stater Bros, and a variety of dining options accessible within a short drive. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert and the Sunnylands estate and gardens in Rancho Mirage are among the valley's most distinctive cultural destinations.

Healthcare in the Coachella Valley is well established, with Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage serving as the region's primary hospitals, both with extensive networks of outpatient and specialist facilities throughout the valley.

Palm Springs International Airport is about 10 miles west and offers direct service to major western US cities, making it one of the more convenient regional airports in Southern California for residents who travel. Los Angeles is approximately 120 miles west via I-10 for residents who want a metropolitan day trip or need access to a larger airport.