Hotel & Travel Accommodations in UC Riverside Area

• Getting to UC Riverside

  Air Travel

  The meeting organizers recommend flying into:

  • Ontario International Airport (closest major airport - 20 miles)

   

  Other airport options include:

  • San Bernardino International Airport 
  • John Wayne Airport 
  • Palm Springs International Airport 
  • Long Beach Airport 
  • Los Angeles International Airport

   

  Transportation for airports:

  • Shuttle service (Prime Time Shuttle, Super Shuttle)
  • Rideshare (Lyft, Uber, Wingz, Opoli)
     

  Train Travel

  Rail options provide access near UC Riverside

  Metrolink is SoCal's regional rail system linking Riverside County to Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. The meeting venue is near the following Stations:

  Metrolink:  

  • Riverside - Downtown Riverside Station 
  • Riverside - Hunter Park / UCR Station 

   

  Amtrak:

  • San Joaquin Valley ( Northern California ) 
  • Pacific Surfliner ( Southern California )
     
• Airport Transportation

  The following services are available from all listed airports:

  • Shuttles: Prime Time Shuttle, Super Shuttle
  • Rideshare: Lyft, Uber, Wingz, Opoli
• Bus Transportation

  Local and long-distance bus options are available:

  Riverside Transit Agency (RTA)

  • Route 1: from Downtown Station
  • Route 56: from Hunter Park/UCR Station

   

  FlixBus

  • Stops at UC Riverside Lot 30
• Driving & Parking

  UCR Visitor Parking

  • ParkMobile pay stations
    • Parking Fees: ParkMobile daily rates range from $12-$16
    • ParkMobile is available in short-term and daily parking lots across the campus. ParkMobile accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and PayPal.

   

  UC Parking Reciprocity

  • Faculty/staff who work at another UC and pay for a long term (quarter or annual) parking permit issued from that campus may receive up to five days of complimentary parking each fiscal year at the Riverside campus.
  • Location to pick-up a complimentary parking permit:
    • University Kiosk: Located on Kim Wilcox Drive West, South of University Avenue
  • UCR Transportation and Parking Services
    • Address: 683 Linden Street, Riverside, CA 92521
    • Tel: (951) 827-TAPS (8277)
    • Email: parking@ucr.edu
    • Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

  Starting City Location	Driving Directions to UC RiversidThe Barn/Stable
  From Los Angeles	60 East (Riverside) – Exit left on University Ave Turn right on W. Campus Drive (OR) 10 East to 15 South (San Diego) 60 East (Riverside) – Exit left on University Ave. Turn right on W. Campus Drive
  From Orange County/Beach Cities	91 East (Riverside) to 60 East – Exit left on University Ave. Turn right on W. Campus Drive
  From San Bernardino	215 South to 60 East (Riverside) – Exit left on University Ave. Turn right on W. Campus Drive
  From San Diego/Temecula	215 South to 60 East (Riverside) – Exit left on University Ave. Turn right on W. Campus Drive
  From Palm Springs	10 West to 60 West (Riverside) – Exit left on University Ave. Turn right on W. Campus Drive

• Hotels In Riverside

  Attendees are encouraged to take advantage of established agreements and discounted rates available for UC meetings at various local hotels. For this conference, we highly recommend the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, which offers a special, automatic discount for UCR-related accommodations. Please note that this rate is offered on a first-come, first-served basis and is subject to availability (the discount may not apply once the hotel reaches 85% capacity), so we recommend booking early! We recommend calling these hotels in advance of booking for guidance on what is needed in order to benefit from any available UCR-related discounts

  • Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
    • Address: 3500 Market St, Riverside, CA 92501
    • Distance: 4.3 miles
  • Hyatt Place Riverside Downtown
    • Address: 3500 Market St, Riverside, CA 92501
    • Distance: 4.5 mils 
  • Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center 
    • Address: 3400 Market St, Riverside, CA 92501
    • Distance: 4.5 miles
  • Hampton Inn Riverside Downtown
    • Address: 3505 Market St, Riverside, CA 92501

    • Distance: 5.4 miles

UCR Campus Innovation & Discovery Tour

• Welcome Stop (All Participants)
  

   

  Click to Download: Campus Tour Map (all stops)

  First Stop: Student Success Center 

  

  Overview: The tour will begin in the Student Success Center, an advising, student engagement, and academic support building for UCR students. The visitors will experience UCR’s innovative Classroom in the Round,  which is designed to hold active learning and student-centered instruction.

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  Second Stop: New Undergraduate Teaching & Learning Facility (UTLF)

  

  

  Overview: Before splitting into groups, the visitors are able to view the emerging Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility and work their way throughout to meet with a gold cart that will be used in the remainder of the tour. 

• Cart Route #1: Collections, Research & Nature

  Stop #1 Special Collections & University Archives

  

  

  Overview: In Rivera Library located on UCR’s main campus, the Special Collections preserves rare books, manuscripts, photographs, and even archival materials that support student research across the humanities and social sciences. 

  Stop #2 Entomology Research Museum

  

  

  Overview: The home to one of the most significant insect collections in the  University of California Riverside, the museum supports research in fields in agriculture, ecology, and invasive species management. 

  Stop #3 UCR Botanic Gardens

  

  

  Overview: The Botanic Gardens serve as a public attraction and living laboratory that supports education and research in plant science and ecology. 

• Cart Route #2: Emerging Technologies, Creativity, & Innovation

  Stop #1 Studios (Olmsted Hall)

  

  Overview: The studio provides a more hands on opportunity for creative production and digital story telling with media development.

  Stop #2 BioLab

  

   

  Anatomage tables

  Overview: The BioLab is part of the UCR Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology. It features Anatomage tables, which allow for interaction with “various life-size real human bodies in digital formats that provide an accurate representation and simulation of real 3D anatomy, physiology, and digital pathology.” - Source.

  Stop #3School of Business

  

  Overview: The UCR Business Building is a newly constructed, state-of-the-art 63,400-square-foot School of Business facility featuring a large auditorium, two large, tiered classrooms, a computer/finance lab, a boardroom and multiple conference rooms, study spaces for students and teaching assistant group meeting rooms, student lounges, and faculty offices.

   

While You’re Here

• Things To Do
  • Riverside Art Museum & The Cheech: Chicana/o/x art and contemporary galleries (dual admission).
  • UCR ARTS: Culver Center of the Arts & California Museum of Photography.
  • Mission Inn Museum: Architectural history and guided tours.
  • Mount Rubidoux Park: 3.5 miles of paved hiking trails with summit views.
• Food & Drinks
  • Food Lab
  • Tio’s Tacos
  • Marios (Italian)
  • Las Campanas (Mission Inn) 
  • The Mission Inn Restaurant - Trattoria
  • Simple Simon’s
  • Upper Crust Sandwich Shoppe
  • Tamale Factory
  • Best Thai Cuisine
  • Steakhouse (Mission Inn)
  • Slice House
  • Bushfire Kitchen
  • Subs & Spuds
  • Delia’s Grinders
  • Farmhouse Collective
  • Templo del Sol
  • Ten Ren Tea Time
• Drinks/Lounges
  • Presidential Lounge (Mission Inn)
  • Martini Lounge (Mission Inn)
  • Dapper Dine & Lounge
  • Hero's Restaurant and Brewery
  • Art's Bar & Grill
  • Lake Alice Trading Co.
  • Hangar 24 Craft Brewing
• Desserts, Coffee, & Light Drinks
  • Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
  • Afters Ice Cream
  • Cafe Azteca de Oro
  • Break the Ice