Day Trips
The Mountains
Oak Glen area
Exit the I-10 at Yucaipa Blvd., turn left onto Oak Glen Road and go about 10 miles up the hill to the village.
Information about local orchards and businesses
Parish Pioneer Ranch, Oak Glen Rd. (909) 797-1755
Los Rios Ranch, Oak Glen Rd. - apples and hiking trails (909) 797-1005
Snowline Orchards, Oak Glen Rd. - apples and U-pick raspberries (909) 797-3415
Oak Glen School House Museum (909) 797-1691
Law’s Coffee Shop - restaurant and apple shed, shops (909) 797-1642
Oak Tree Village - animal park, shops, restaurant (909) 797-4020
The Cider Barrel Restaurant (909) 797-7910
Idyllwild area
Exit I-10 at 8th St. in Banning. Take State 243 to Idyllwild.
Idyllwild County Park Nature Center (951) 659-3850
Idyllwild restaurants and accommodations:
Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce (951) 659-8525
Hiking/biking/climbing information
Hurkey Creek, Hwy 74, Riverside County Parks
Hemet Lake, Hwy 74, (909) 658-3241
Big Bear/Arrowhead Area
Boat Launches:
Big Bear Marina (909) 866-3218
North Shore Landing (909) 878-4686
Accommodations:
Big Bear Chamber of Commerce (909) 866-7000
Big Bear Discovery Center, north shore (909) 866-3437
Camping/Hiking:
Serrano Campground (877) 444-6777
Children’s Forest, Running Springs (909) 337-5156
Big Pines Ranger Station, Hwy 2, Wrightwood (760) 249-3415
Slide, Go-Karts, Sledding:
http://www.alpineslideatmagicmountain.com/ (909) 866-4626
Ski Resorts:
Snow Summit (909) 866-5766
Bear Mountain (909) 585-2519
Fishing:
Lake Gregory Regional Park, Crestline (909) 338-2233
Silverwood Lake (760) 389-2281
Mt. Baldy Trout Pools, Mt. Baldy Village (909) 982-4246
Arrowhead Chamber of Commerce (909) 337-3715
Lake Arrowhead Children’s Museum (909) 336-3093
Mountain Skies Astronomical Society:
Planetary show on Sat. nights, telescope (909) 336-1699
Desert Fun
Palm Springs
Palm Springs Tram
Exit I-10 at Hwy 111 to Palm Springs. Travel 8 miles and turn right at Tramway Rd. (888) 515-TRAM
Living Desert Animal Park and Botanic Gardens
I-10 east to Hwy 111. Turn right at Portola Ave, go south 1.5 miles to entrance. (760) 346-5694
Ingleside Inn "One of the 10 Best" & Melvyn's Restaurant (800) 772-6655
Palm Springs Air Museum:
Exit Hwy 111 at Gene Autry Trail; go south to Palm Springs Airport (museum is on the north side) (760) 778-6262
Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert, Rancho Mirage (760) 321-0602
Desert IMAX Theatre, Cathedral City (760) 324-7333
29 Palm Chamber of Commerce (760) 367-3445
Camping, climbing, hiking:
Joshua Tree National Park (760) 367-5500
Exit I-10 at State Route 62, go north to Joshua Tree for the west entrance, or continue on 62 to Twentynine Palms for the east entrance.
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Morongo Valley (760) 363-7190
Shopping:
Desert Hills Premium Outlets Seminole Rd., Cabazon (909) 849-6691
Hadley’s Orchards Off Hwy 10 in Cabazon, next to Casino Morongo (888) 854-5655
The Beach
Beaches to the North
Santa Barbara:
Kids World/Alice Keck Gardens-
Two blocks east of State St., bordered by Santa Barbara St., Micheltorena, and Garden St.
Art and Craft Fair (every Sunday on Cabrillo)
Santa Barbara Zoo (805) 962-6310
Santa Barbara Mission
Exit Hwy 101 at Mission St., turn toward mountains, go about 1 mile to Laguna Street, turn left.
Natural History Museum (located directly behind the mission) (805) 682-4711
Botanical Gardens (805) 682-4726
Camping:
Presidio
Refugio
El Capitan
Cachuma Lake
Jalama Beach
Horse camping
Rancho Oso ranch and stables (805) 683-5686
Beaches to the South
Little Corona Beach
Tidepool Reserve Next to Corona Del Mar- Take 55 south to 73 south, exit at MacArthur, left at PCH, right on Margurite, left on Ocean Blvd.
Laguna Beach:
Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters (800) 487-3378
Sawdust Festival - Laguna Cyn Rd.
Dana Point Harbor:
Replica of the Pilgrim, small aquarium, cruises (949) 496-2274
San Clemente State Beach:
Camping, beaching (949) 492-3156
San Diego:
Balboa Park (zoo, museums, trails, IMAX)
Midway aircraft carrier museum
Close to Home
Museums
Diamond Valley Lake, reservoir, fishing , museum (including dinosaur fossils unearthed while digging the lake)
Marina: (800) 590-LAKE
Bracken Bird Farm, Redlands (909) 792-6735
Orange Empire Rail Museum
On “A” St. in Perris.
Riverside Art Museum
3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside
(951) 684-7111
California Museum of Photography
3824 Main St., Riverside
(951) 787-4787
San Bernardino Co. Museum, Redlands (909) 307-2669
Children’s Museums:
Fender Museum of Music & the Arts, Corona (909) 735-2440
Kidzone, Riverside Co. Youth Mus.
123 S. Carmelita, Hemet
(951) 765-1223
Chino Youth Museum (909) 464-0499
Air Museums:
Planes of Fame, Chino (909) 597-3722
March Field Museum, Riverside (951) 697-6602
Places to Go:
FREE!
Redland Bowl Summer Music Festival (909) 793-7316
Lincoln Shrine is right behind Bowl.
AK Smiley Library is adjacent to Bowl.
UCR Botanic Gardens
Follow Campus Circle around to Lot 10, turn right, go past self-park and turn right up the hill for Garden parking.
Tours:
Callaway Golf tour, Carlsbad (619) 931-1771
Fleetwood RVs, Riverside (800) 444-4905
Graber Olives, Ontario (800) 996-5483
Voortman Cookies, Bloomington (909) 877-8471
Hidden Valley Wildlife Area Riverside (951) 785-7452
Winchester Cheese, Winchester
Parks:
Irvine Regional Park (horses, train) (714) 633-8033
Yucaipa Regional Park (camping, waterslide, fishing) (909) 790-3127
Hunter Hobby Park - Miniature train rides on 2nd and 4th Sundays - Intersection of Columbia and Iowa, Riverside (951) 779-9024
Indoor rock climbing:
Hangar 18, Upland (909) 931-5991
