Hemet Maze Stone Location: Northwest of Hemet. From Highway 74 (8.5 miles east of the 215 Freeway and 5 miles west of downtown Hemet) head north on California Avenue. Follow it a total of 3.2 miles to a dead end (turn left on Tres Cerritos Avenue after about a mile and then turn right to…
Fisherman’s Camp Loop (San Mateo Canyon Wilderness) Location: Southeast Riverside County, Cleveland National Forest. From I-15 in Murrieta, take the Clinton Keith Road exit and head southwest (right if you’re coming from the north, left if from the south). Go a total of 6.8 miles, past the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. On the way,…
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Los Santos/Trans Preserve Loop (Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve) Location: Murrieta, in southwest Riverside County. From I-15, take the Clinton Keith road exit. Turn right and head southwest for 5.1 miles. Once you are in the reserve, take a sharp right onto Tenaja Road. Go 0.7 miles and park at the Hidden Valley Trailhead on…
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Wiashal & Cole Canyon Trails (Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve) Location: Murrieta. From I-15, take the Clinton Keith exit and head southwest (turn left if you’re coming from the south, right if you’re coming from the north) and go 1.7 miles to Calle del Oso Oro. Turn left and go 0.9 miles to Clear Creek…
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Granite Loop (Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve) Location: Murrieta, in southwest Riverside County. From I-15, take the Clinton Keith road exit. Turn right and head southwest for 4.1 miles. Park in the visitor center (open 9am-5pm daily) on the left side of the road. There are restrooms inside the visitor center and portables outside.…
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Oak Tree Loop (Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve) Location: Murrieta, in southwest Riverside County. From I-15, take the Clinton Keith road exit. Turn right and head southwest for 5.1 miles. Once you are in the reserve, take a sharp right onto Tenaja Road. Go 0.7 miles and park at the Hidden Valley Trailhead on the…
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Vernal Pools and Historic Adobes, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Location: Murrieta, in southwest Riverside County. From I-15, take the Clinton Keith road exit. Turn right and head southwest for 5.1 miles. Once you are in the reserve, take a sharp right onto Tenaja Road. Stay on Tenaja for 1.7 miles, where it branches off…
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Stevenson Canyon and Sylvan Meadows in the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Location: Near Murrieta in southeast Riverside County. From I-15, take Clinton Keith Road for 5 miles and park at the visitor’s center on the left. Admission is $3 per adult or $2 per child. Agency: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Distance: 6.1 miles…
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