Indio (Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies 23 mi east of Palm Springs, 75 mi east of Riverside, 127 mi east of Los Angeles, 148 mi northeast of San Diego, 250 mi west of Phoenix, and 102 miles (164 km) north of Mexicali, Mexico.