The best cycling routes around Mead Valley

RNC was established in 1976 through the transfer of 740 acres from March Air Force Base, a section that during World War II was called Camp Haan. The site was selected in 1976 to provide full burial options for Southern California veterans and their families by President Ford’s Commission for National Cemeteries and Monuments.

Amazing airfield to visit to see airplanes/helicopters/cars throughout the generations. Debatably the center of attraction is the SR-71A, which if you've ever seen the movie Top Gun, is pretty cool!

Amazing view of the largest reservoir in Riverside County. The water is not open for recreational use (to preserve water quality), but is a very important resting area for birds including eagles.

The city of Corona, California, earned its "Circle City" nickname from its three mile diameter Grand Boulevard sometime before the city was incorporated in 1896. It was originally for people to exercise their horses, but quickly became a place to race cars.

Lake Mathews reservoir is both the terminus of the 242-mile aqueduct from the Colorado River, and a distribution center, sending that water, via gravity, from its elevation of 1,500 feet, around the region. Lake Mathews is completely fenced off. And decades of efforts to secure public access have been denied by its owner, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The special status of Lake Mathews is the product of its history. The area, known as Cajalco Canyon, was mostly orchards when the Met identified it as the perfect elevated spot to build a reservoir for Colorado River water that could flow downhill into Southern California. But one landowner, who believed the property contained tin that would make him rich, waged an epic legal fight against eminent domain. The Met eventually secured the land — completing a dam in 1939 and starting water deliveries in 1941 — but the legal cost is one reason why the Water District hasn’t shared its hard-won lake with the public. https://www.pe.com/2018/03/18/stay-away-from-lake-mathews-californians

Seasonal inflow into Lake Mathews, but most of the reservoir's water comes from far away. It’s both the terminus of the 242-mile aqueduct from the Colorado River, and a distribution center, sending that water, via gravity, from its elevation of 1,500 feet, around the region. Lake Mathews is completely fenced off. And decades of efforts to secure public access have been denied by its owner, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The special status of Lake Mathews is the product of its history. The area, known as Cajalco Canyon, was mostly orchards when the Met identified it as the perfect elevated spot to build a reservoir for Colorado River water that could flow downhill into Southern California. But one landowner, who believed the property contained tin that would make him rich, waged an epic legal fight against eminent domain. The Met eventually secured the land — completing a dam in 1939 and starting water deliveries in 1941 — but the legal cost is one reason why the Water District hasn’t shared its hard-won lake with the public. https://www.pe.com/2018/03/18/stay-away-from-lake-mathews-californians

The highest elevation close to the lake allows some views beyond the fence dividing the open space. Some sofas provide comfortable seating. Beekeepers bring their beehives to the ridge next to the hill during the summer.