Escape to a cool center
The City of Riverside will open a number of cool centers whenever the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat warning. Days of extremely dangerous heat are usually defined as being 95 degrees or hotter. You can then use these public facilities to escape the heat. They include…
9 community centers:
Arlanza Community Center at Bryant Park
Cesar Chavez Community Center at Bobby Bonds Park
Joyce Jackson Community Center at Nichols Park
La Sierra Community Center at La Sierra Park
Orange Terrace Community Center at Orange Terrace Park
Renck Community Center at Hunt Park
Ruth Lewis Community Center at Reid Park
Stratton Community Center at Bordwell Park
Ysmael Villegas Community Center at Villegas Park
8 libraries:
Arlington Library on Magnolia Ave.
Arlanza Library on Philbin Ave.
Casa Blanca Library on Madison St.
Eastside Library on Chicago Ave.
La Sierra Library on La Sierra Ave.
Main Library on Mission Inn Ave.
Marcy Library on Magnolia Ave.
Orange Terrace Library on Orange Terrace Pkwy
3 senior centers:
Janet Goeske Senior Center on Sierra Street
Dales Senior Center on Chestnut Street
La Sierra Senior Center at La Sierra Park
The county also has cool centers set up for people who live outside Riverside city limits. You can find relief at places in Anza, Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Hemet, Idyllwild, Indio, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Mecca, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, North Store, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, San Jacinto, Temecula and Thermal. Access their list online here.
If you have any questions about protecting your family from heat-related illness, please call us at Riverside Medical Clinic. Our number is 951-782-3602.
