As travel industry professionals, we invite you to uncover a Southern California hidden gem – San Bernardino County. Come discover San Bernardino County as our guest. We welcome the opportunity to provide details, visuals and make arrangements for qualified media to visit. Here are a few trade and consumer itinerary themes for your consideration.
Quick Facts
- Largest county in the U.S. – 20,160 square miles
- Local market of 22 million people
- One of the fastest-growing metro areas in the nation
- The County begins about 30 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles and stretches to the Arizona and Nevada borders
- It includes deserts, mountains, and arid valleys
- On average, there are 340 days of sunshine during the year
- 2.1 million residents makes the County the 12th largest county in the U.S. in terms of population
- Average household size – 3.27
- Median household income – $53,848 (2014 projection – $57,297)
- Average household income – $65,652 (2014 projection – $67,799)
- LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is a medium-hub, full-service airport with commercial passenger service to major U.S. cities and Mexico
- Four national parks/preserve/forests
- Home to Big Bear Lake & Lake Arrowhead
- Six major ski resorts
- Access to Colorado River, Park Moabi
- Nine large regional parks
- Home to Auto Club Speedway – NASCAR and Open-wheel racing at its best
- Sports teams include Ontario Reign ice hockey team
- 250 miles of uninterrupted Route 66 (Needles to Rancho Cucamonga)
- Bagdad Cafe, Easy Rider, Grapes of Wrath and the iconic show Route 66 were all filmed near or along our section of the Mother Road…Route 66