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The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District ("RivCoParks"; and commonly, Riverside County Parks) is a special district operating in Riverside County, California. The District’s focus encompasses providing high-quality recreational opportunities and preserving important features of the County’s Natural, Cultural and Historical ...
Rancho Jurupa was established on the homelands of the Tongva, and included the village of Horuuvngna within its boundaries. [3]"Seven leagues of grazing land: a little more," is how the "then almost worthless, but now invaluable," tract known as Jurupa Ranch came into being on September 28, 1838, through a grant made from Juan B. Alvarado (then Governor of California) to Juan Bandini (1800 ...
Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center is a local nature preserve, and home of the Ruth and Sam Kirkby Earth Science Museum and the Granite Hill Nursery, located at the just off the Pomona Freeway. [2] Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park, of the city of Fontana, is on their north slope. [3]
Jurupa Valley (Serrano: Hurumpa) is a city in the northwest corner of Riverside County, California, United States. It was the location of one of the earliest non-native settlements in the county, Rancho Jurupa. The Rancho was initially an outpost of the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, then a Mexican land grant in 1838. The name is derived from a ...
The Jensen Alvarado Ranch is a historic park and museum in Jurupa Valley, California, USA, and is operated by the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District.It can be accessed from 4350 Riverview Drive, [1] or 4307 Briggs Street. [2]
Most of Joshua Tree National Park is located in the county. The desert resort cities of Indio, Coachella, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs are located in the Coachella Valley region of central-eastern Riverside County.
Jurupa may refer to; Jurupa, a Native American village in Southern California; see List of Riverside County, California, placename etymologies § Jurupa; Jurupa, a variety of common fig; Rancho Jurupa, an 1838 Mexican land grant in Southern California; Jurupa Valley, California, or the Jurupa Hills neighborhood within that city Jurupa Valley ...
Mount Jurupa is the highest point of the Jurupa Mountains, located in northwestern Riverside County, California. The summit is just south of the Riverside – San Bernardino county line. A hiking trail leads to its summit, which offers panoramic views of Riverside , Fontana , San Bernardino , and Moreno Valley .