Overview
Lake Elsinore is a city in Riverside County.
1 places to eat · 6 places to stay
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Oct–May. Summer highs reach about 98°F; winter lows dip to about 40°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jan and Feb.
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- SBD San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino — 30 mi away (major hub). Directions
- ONT Ontario International Airport, Ontario — 31 mi away (major hub). Directions
Ontario Airport
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Understand
Climate
Get in
Ontario Airport
Do
In the spring, Lake Elsinore can be a convenient place for daytrippers to see wild poppies and other wildflowers, especially when the winter months have been rainy. However, it was so crowded during the popular 2016 and 2019 "superblooms", that the flowers were trampled and the traffic brought the city to a standstill. As a result, in 2023, the city closed its public parks and all parking lots near the wildflowers, and also stepped up traffic and parking enforcement, in an effort to discourage visitors. If you go, be sure that you are not damaging the environment or parking illegally.
Eat
Eat Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant
Eat authentic grilled Mexican food in historic downtown Elsinore, with an intimate setting and live mariachi band on some nights. Favorites include the enchilada del mar, albondigas, and a Cadillac margarita.
Sleep
Stay Quality Inn
Stay Lake Park Resort
Stay Best Western - Lakeview
Stay Elsinore Hot Spring Motel
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