3 days
Three Days: Chino Hills and the Inland Empire
Three days lets you treat Chino Hills as a base rather than a stop. You get the full state park, the neighborhoods, and easy day trips to Ontario Mills or the Planes of Fame Air Museum in nearby Chino.
Day 1
State park and town center
- MorningFree
Bane Canyon and Telegraph Canyon loop
Chino Hills State Park
A full-morning hike combining two of the park's classic canyons.
- Midday$$
Lunch and browsing at The Shoppes
The Shoppes at Chino Hills
Restaurant row, the fountain, and an easy afternoon on foot.
- EveningFree
Sunset at Vellano
Vellano Parkway
Panoramic views over the city as the light goes gold.
Day 2
Neighborhoods and Carbon Canyon
- MorningFree–$$
Los Serranos and the golf club
Los Serranos
Walk the city's oldest neighborhood and its 1925 golf club grounds.
- Midday$$
Lunch on Grand Avenue
Central Chino Hills
The city's real neighborhood-dining corridor.
- EveningFree–$
Carbon Canyon Regional Park
Carbon Canyon
Lake, redwoods, and easy trails for a calm evening.
Day 3
Day trip out — Chino or Ontario
- Morning$$
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Chino Airport, Chino
A short drive to one of the country's best vintage-aircraft collections, with fighters and bombers that still fly.
- Afternoon$–$$$
Ontario Mills
Ontario
About twenty minutes away for a full afternoon of shopping and entertainment if you want a change of pace.
- Alternative$
Prado Regional Park
Chino
Not shopping? Prado Regional Park has fishing, a small zoo, and quiet lake trails as a lower-key alternative.
Local tips
- •SR-71 and the 60 both see heavy weekday rush-hour traffic — plan drive times accordingly.
- •Chino Hills has limited lodging in town; most visitors stay in nearby Chino or Diamond Bar.
- •Spring is the best season for the state park; summer favors the shaded stops like Carbon Canyon.