San Bernardino Valley
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The San Bernardino Valley is the hub of Southern California's Inland Empire. It is drained by the Santa Ana River. It is bordered on the north by the San Bernardino Mountains and the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains, and on the south and west by the Santa Ana Mountains. The Pomona Valley is a subsection of the western end of the San Bernardino Valley.
The valley has been cut from fast moving water from the north, east and south, draining into the Santa Ana River basin that flows to the sea through Orange County. The valley connects several open natural areas and beautiful mountain and valley vistas. Unlike the coastal areas of L.A. and Orange Counties, the San Bernardino Valley is surrounded by preserves, national forests and open recreational areas. See San Bernardino and Riverside Parks. For this reason many residents travel to the Inland Empire for a variety of outdoor sports, including skiing, hiking, biking and ballooning.
The valley's cities include:
Major highways include:
- San Bernardino Freeway
- Interstate 15
- Interstate 215
- California State Highway 18
- California State Highway 30
- California State Highway 38
- California State Route 330
National forests surrounding the valley include:
The area is not only one of Southern California's most important industrial, retail and residential regions, it serves as a jumping-off point to the mountain resorts of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear City. The Cajon Pass exits the north end of the valley. Once part of famed U.S. Highway 66, it is now bisected by Interstate 15 on its way to the high desert. Interstate 10 exits the valley to the east over San Gorgonio Pass.
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