California · United States
Where to stay in Riverside
Riverside is a city in California, United States, home to about 315,000 people.
- Best months
- February to June, October and November
- Nearest airport
- SBD18 km · San Bernardino International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Riverside
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River in Southern California.
While Riverside might be perceived as a "suburb" of Los Angeles, its population of over 300,000 would make it a substantial city in its own right pretty much everywhere else and the twelfth largest in California. It is one of the centers of the Inland Empire and host to UC Riverside.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Riverside
See
- The Riverside Metropolitan Museum
- The Riverside Art Museum
- The Mission Inn Museum
- UCR Culver Center for the Arts
- The UCR Botanical Gardens
- March Field Air Museum
- Mount Rubidoux City Park
- The California Citrus State Historic Park
- The Original Navel Orange Tree
Do
Riverside has many activities to occupy your time. Local concerts are often held in various venues around the city. The college's independent FM radio station, KUCR 88.3, has a reasonably good listing of cultural events in the area.
- Sky Zone Riverside
- Castle Park
- Box Springs Mountain Preserve
- Van Buren Cinema 3
- Rubidoux Drive-In
- The Fox Performing Arts Center
- Fairmount Park
- Riverside Public Library
- Southern California Air Show (formerly The Riverside Airshow)
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Where to stay
Hotels in Riverside
4 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Inn | 1876 | 0.1 km |
| Casa De Anza Motel | 1923 | 0.4 km |
| Farm House Motel | 1953 | 2.9 km |
| Skylark Motel | 1.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Riverside
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Riverside are February to June, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 83 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Riverside: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Bernardino International Airport (SBD), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ontario International Airport (ONT, 23 km) and John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA, 57 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Riverside is part of the Inland Empire of Southern California. It is about a 17-mile drive from Ontario International Airport. This medium-sized airport has direct flights to many American cities (and Mexico), an uncrowded terminal, and generally easy freeway access. Travelers interested in flying into Ontario should probably look into Southwest Airlines which generally has reasonable prices. Flying into the other Los Angeles-area airports to reach Riverside is certainly possible, but not recommended.
Getting around
Riverside is in Southern California and Southern Californians are slaves to the automobile. Most of the time, getting around in Riverside will involve some form of car, and traffic congestion can ruin your day, and the poor driving habits of some other drivers may make you want to pull your hair out. The CA-60/I-215 runs along the north side of the city. (Confusingly, the two freeways merge at the Riverside 60/91/215 interchange and then split again at the Moreno Valley Interchange, which is still actually within the city limits.)
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SBD · San Bernardino International Airport
ONT · Ontario International Airport
SNA · John Wayne Orange County International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Riverside
Eat
Riverside has the major chain-restaurant fare around major establishments. Applebee's is near the train station, TGI Fridays at the Galleria, and Denny's, and IHOP share a corner at Iowa and University near UCR. However, there is some local fare to be proud of as well.
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Questions
Riverside: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Riverside?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Riverside are February to June, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 83 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Riverside?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Bernardino International Airport (SBD), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ontario International Airport (ONT, 23 km) and John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA, 57 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Riverside?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Riverside
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.