Cabazon is a small census-designated place in western Riverside County, California, occupying a stretch of the San Gorgonio Pass — the narrow, wind-scoured gap between the San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south. Interstate 10, one of the busiest corridors in the American West, runs through the pass and past the community, linking the Inland Empire to the west with Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley to the east. This position has defined Cabazon: it is simultaneously a high-desert outpost, a travel stop, and a gateway between two very different Californias. The area is the territory of the federally recognized Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and the band's Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa — anchored by a 27-story hotel tower — is the most visible landmark in the pass. Around it, the Desert Hills Premium Outlets and the smaller Cabazon Outlets draw shoppers from across the region, while the roadside Cabazon Dinosaurs have made the community a recognizable curiosity for generations of Interstate 10 travelers. The Pacific Crest Trail, the long-distance footpath from Mexico to Canada, also threads through Cabazon, making it a resupply and access point for hikers. With a population of roughly 2,600, Cabazon is a small, unincorporated community where residential life coexists with a major resort and retail economy. Day-to-day services, schooling, and civic life are shared with nearby Banning and Beaumont, the pass towns a few miles to the west, while Palm Springs lies a short drive east. The setting is high desert — warm, dry, and windy — framed by rugged mountains that rise sharply from the pass floor. For residents, Cabazon offers an unusual combination: a comparatively quiet, small-scale desert setting, ready access to the resort and shopping economy at its doorstep, and a location squarely on the region's main east-west artery.