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Attractions near Lake Riverside

Joshua Tree National Park, 38 mi from Lake Riverside

Some 2.9M visitors a year come to Joshua Tree National Park. With nothing inside Lake Riverside, the list has 30 places within 40 miles. There are 14 museums, 4 gardens and 2 zoos & aquariums to choose from. Set 58 mi out, Salton Sea makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
114
within 60 miles
The big one
58 mi
Salton Sea
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Snow Valley Mountain Resort
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 58 mi east

Salton Sea

Saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

The map ends at Museum of Making Music, 40 mi out.

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Orange: Lake Riverside. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Full list of places

These 114 are all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Lake Riverside → · Lake Riverside’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Salton Sea: NASA, Public domain · Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Snapdragon Stadium: Terrible Tim, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petco Park: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · San Diego Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SeaWorld San Diego: ZooFari, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balboa Park: Antoine Taveneaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pechanga Arena: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Midway Museum: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legoland California: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdigger/, CC BY 2.0 · Whaley House: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black's Beach: Levi Clancy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Acrisure Arena: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Flickr user: Olivier Bruchez https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruchez/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copyright clai, CC BY 2.5 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balboa Stadium: Eric Bekins, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Viejas Arena: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Old Globe: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cleveland National Forest: Michael Romanov, Public domain · Riverside National Cemetery: Sigris Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crystal Cove State Park: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Diego Air & Space Museum: San Diego Air & Space Museum, No restrictions · Belmont Park: David S. Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Planes of Fame Air Museum: Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt, GFDL 1.2 · San Bernardino National Forest: Scottthezombie (talk) (Transferred by JaumeBG/Originally uploaded by Scottthezom, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glen Helen Amphitheater: Alonzo, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Us: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Presidio of San Diego: Unknown, Public domain · Chicano Park: Rpotance, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Park: Ganeshk, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wild Rivers: Bluesnote, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Doheny State Beach: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maritime Museum of San Diego: Logawi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Onofre State Beach: California State Parks, Attribution · Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve: Jpt004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Star Canyon: Hobart56, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Living Desert Zoo and Gardens: Dsyrengelas at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: Mfield, Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yanks Air Museum: Greg Goebel, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Balboa Theatre: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · March Field Air Museum: Curimedia, CC BY 2.0 · Birch Aquarium: Flickr user: Falashad https://www.flickr.com/photos/f_jean/, CC BY 2.0 · California Surf Museum: Gwsuperfan, CC0 · Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum: User:Cdydatzigs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Diego Museum of Art: https://www.flickr.com/photos/97964364@N00/, CC BY 2.0 · Snow Valley Mountain Resort: Me, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Shore Beach and Yacht Club: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palm Springs Air Museum: Ted Rufus Ross, CC BY 2.5 · San Diego Natural History Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timken Museum of Art: Wmpearl, CC0 · Mingei International Museum: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reuben H. Fleet Science Center: https://www.flickr.com/photos/michael-seljos/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Santa's Village: Dcsutherland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palm Springs Art Museum: Toohool, CC0 · Orange County Zoo: CharlieM1021, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Diego Civic Theatre: OperaSmorg, CC BY 3.0 · San Diego Model Railroad Museum: Captmondo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Self-Realization Fellowship Encinitas Hermitage and Meditation Gardens: Invertzoo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cabot's Pueblo Museum: Jllm06, CC0 · Comic-Con Museum: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 · Riverside Art Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Riverside Fox Theater: Bahugala, CC BY 2.0 · San Diego Hall of Champions: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spreckels Theater: Allan Ferguson, CC BY 2.0 · Santa Ysabel Asistencia: Tristan Loper, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California Citrus State Historic Park: MissionInn.Jim, Public domain · Laguna Art Museum: Patrick Pelster, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Creation and Earth History: No machine-readable author provided. Mycota assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain · San Diego Botanic Garden: Bovlb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California Theatre of the Performing Arts: Amerique, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Making Music: Museum of Making Music at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Photographic Arts: https://www.flickr.com/photos/osbornb/, CC BY 2.0 · Pretend City Children's Museum: Ermalfaro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Diego Automotive Museum: Thomas, CC BY 2.0 · San Diego History Center: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Classic Rotors Museum: Hughes-MDflyer4, CC BY 3.0 · Gilman Ranch: Jean Allsworth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · House of Charm: User:Ashstar01, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve: Wilson44691, Public domain · Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium: YuriVict, Public domain · Riverside International Automotive Museum: MissionInn.Jim, Public domain · San Diego Art Institute: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Craftsmanship Museum: Jim1138, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Desert Christ Park: Zekerags, Public domain · Museum of Riverside: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · Oak Canyon Nature Center: DarkNight0917, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The New Children's Museum: Omar Bárcena, CC BY 2.0 · Alta Vista Gardens: BCM11 (talk | contribs), Public domain · Granger Hall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden: Originally uploaded by Carptrash (Transferred by Cloudbound), CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens: Rick Sidwell, Public domain · College of the Desert Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Silkwood Park: PatelRahul, Public domain · WWII/Korea LVT Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0

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