Protected areas
Research 4 protected areas within weekend reach of Fontana, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Fontana. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Fontana. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Fontana, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
San Dimas Experimental Forest is a forest reachable from Fontana as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — San Dimas Experimental Forest, about 2 km (1 mi) from Fontana
Image credit: Image: Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 7/1/1905 / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
San Bernardino National Forest is a national forest reachable from Fontana as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — San Bernardino National Forest, about 47 km (29 mi) from Fontana
Image credit: Image: Scottthezombie / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Angeles National Forest is a national forest reachable from Fontana as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Angeles National Forest, about 67 km (41 mi) from Fontana
Image credit: Image: Geographer at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 1.0
Cleveland National Forest is a national forest reachable from Fontana as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cleveland National Forest, about 108 km (67 mi) from Fontana
Image credit: Image: Michael Romanov / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain