Live cameras in Riverside, United States

Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, in the Inland Empire about fifty miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The 2020 count put its population near 315,000, making it the biggest city in the county that shares its name. The city calls itself the birthplace of California's citrus industry: in the 1870s Eliza Tibbets received and planted navel orange trees sent from Washington, D.C., and one of the parent trees still grows at Magnolia Avenue and Arlington Avenue. Downtown is anchored by the Mission Inn, a sprawling Mission Revival hotel, and Mount Rubidoux rises on the west side with a cross and a peace tower at the top. The University of California, Riverside fills the northeast of the city.

Freeway views across the city

Caltrans District 8, based in San Bernardino, watches the Inland Empire freeways, and its pictures reach this page through the state's CWWP2 data feed. Riverside is laced with freeways: State Route 91 runs through the heart of the city, State Route 60 crosses the north side, and Interstate 215 joins them at the busy interchange near downtown on its way between San Bernardino and Moreno Valley. Expect views of lanes, ramps and junctions; since each camera is assigned to the nearest place, some show the edges of neighboring Jurupa Valley and Moreno Valley.

Riverside shares Pacific Time with Los Angeles. Commuter traffic on the 91 toward Orange County is heaviest on weekday mornings, and the return in the late afternoon is one of the slowest drives in Southern California. Summers are hot, often above ninety degrees, with clear skies; fall can bring dry Santa Ana winds. Late June sunsets come around eight in the evening, while December evenings turn dark around a quarter to five. From late November to early January the Festival of Lights transforms the Mission Inn and downtown with millions of lights and draws big crowds.

Corona lies to the southwest along the 91, the city of San Bernardino is a short drive north, and Lake Perris sits in the hills to the southeast.

Sources: Riverside, California - Wikipedia · Caltrans QuickMap · Riverside Festival of Lights.