- Location & Climate
Interstate 15 and its connecting arterials provide convenient links to San Diego, Riverside, Orange County and Los Angeles. The Temecula Valley is located in southwest Riverside County, south of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. Lake Elsinore, Fallbrook, Hemet, Moreno Valley, and Riverside are in close proximity.
The valley is bordered on the west by Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base and the Cleveland National Forest. Elevations range from 1,175 feet in the east to 2,600 feet on the west. The weather is comparable to the Napa Valley, as evidenced by a burgeoning wine industry, with warm, dry days and cool evenings. Although separated from the Pacific by the Santa Rosa range, the Rainbow Gap funnels the mild beach climate into the valley, sweeping away the smog. The quality of air in the Temecula Valley is consistently better than that of surrounding communities. In the summer, Pacific winds yield temperatures up to 10 degrees lower than in towns just a few miles away! Average summer highs are 85 degrees; winter lows 39.
- Community
The City of Temecula has helped ensure a balance in residential, business and industrial growth.
Planned communities resplendent with grassy common areas and excellent schools, extensive state-of-the-art parks and recreation areas, and "town center" style shopping plazas are just a few of the qualities that make the Temecula Valley an enriching place to live and play.
Temecula prides itself on hosting numerous entertaining and exciting activities for all ages. There is mud and fun at the Great Temecula Tractor Race...Rock & Roll and vintage cars at the Rod Run...Fine wines, great music, and a sky full of magical color at the Balloon & Wine Festival...The Old Town gunfighters dueling it out at Western Days...The Temecula Valley International Film Festival each September...The many forms of personal expression at the Valley Arts Festival...Jazz concerts and fabulous dinners at the wineries...Weekly Saturday morning Old Town Farmers Market.
- Recreation
Minutes away, but worlds apart from the rest of Southern California, Temecula and the lush Temecula Valley offer an exciting array of recreation and leisure activities.
A multitude of recreational and leisure opportunities exist for citizens of all ages at the 26,000 square-foot Community Recreation Center, with a complete teen program, the Old Town Senior Center and in 18 parks representing over one hundred acres of developed and beautifully landscaped parks.
Temecula is also home to the picturesque wineries of Southern California's only true wine country, the Western charm of Old Town and its hundreds of antique dealers, and spectacular natural beauty and diverse geography. Great golf can be found in the Temecula area on 135 holes at seven golf courses, including six championship courses. Nearby minor league baseball is played in a beautiful new sports complex. Mud baths and health spas promise to rejuvenate the mind and body. Fifteen minutes north of Temecula a major Factory Outlet Center, soon to be the largest in the United States, will even challenge the seasoned shopper.
- Links
For more information on the community of Temecula, and the surrounding areas, feel free to browse the links below, or contact us with any questions you may have regarding the Temecula lifestyle.
