Glen Helen Regional Park — Attraction in Rialto

I went to a concert here in the beginning of October and it was great! Nice weather, nice access to multiple brick and mortar fully equipped multi-stall bathrooms that are also handicap accessible and accessible food vendor's for snacks, soft drinks and alcohol. It was a relaxed vibe as far as security was concerned for the most part you could actually sit wherever you wanted, rather than strictly being forced to sit in your assigned ticket seat number which was really nice. They're were porta-pottys all around at the back of the venue behind all the rows of seats, and even further back behind the lawn/ grass area, as well as an actual building with a men's side and women's side for bathrooms with mirrors, sinks, soap, and numerous rows of stalls and also a handicap accessible stall at the end of one of the rows of stalls and it was huge and definitely handicap accessible. They allowed you to bring your cell phone which was great so you could record the concert or take pictures while there, unlike some other concert venues which don't allow you to bring your phone in anymore which sucks. They also allowed smoking, pretty much just wherever you wanted and everyone who smoked was courteous not to bother anyone who didn't smoke that was near them. There was also definitely some Marijuana being smoked nearby in different areas i could smell, and security didn't seem to care at all. Very laid back venue for concerts. And you could see every single star in the sky when it got dark! It was beautiful. Very outdoorsy and serious nature vibes. I had fun here and would go to a concert at this location again, and tickets were incredibly cheap! It was a grand funk railroad and kid rock concert if anyone was wondering! lol...

The park is great and would get 5* if it wasn't that we stayed at the camping grounds and that wasn't so great. The park is beautiful, clean, well kept and very large so it's easy to find a quiet spot. The lake is pretty and clean; fishing is allowed but no swimming. There is a whole water park there too but we didn't go. It's too bad we can't write 2 separate reviews. Camp site users get free entry to the park, just need to get a pass from the parking booth at gate 1 of the park. The camp grounds is a different story than the park. They have some sites with hookups and others without. We took one with because they told us the no hookup don't have any shade. Well, the ones with hookup don't have much shade either. The ground is dirt, not very comfortable with a tent. The place is nestled between 2 major freeways, a highway and railroad tracks that have trains at night. First we thought it was helicopters flying by, it took us a while to figure out the noise comes from trains. The place is super noisy, earplugs may not be enough for light sleepers. There are lots of red ants, the picture of the foot is a bite from one of those fiery bugs. Other that the bathrooms were clean and the place kept up. Showers are $1.00 for 5 minutes. The thing we really didn't like is the dragon lady in charge of the grounds. The first night she came up to us saying hi, I'm the grounds manager, who are you? The next morning she barked at us for letting our dog loose in a large area with no one around. We don't like unfriendly people when we are camping (or any other time for...

The concert was great. I think the grounds is a good place to have concerts, as you have ample side areas for other activities, and the seating options are varied. We found our seats easily and enjoyed our time. Seating order was pretty well kept, even with a large crowd in attendance.

Some issues I had with my experience might best be attributed to Live Nation and the San Bernardino Sherriff's. I had noticed a young fan throwing up and looked to be in bad shape. No Live Nation staff approached the fan to check on his well being, even though I could see an employee looking at him. They did come by to clean up his vomit much later, and then went in their way. Later on I approached a Live Nation employee and asked them to send a first aid person to check on him, as he still didn't look very good, and they just sent a guy with a broom and dust pan to clean up any new vomit. Eventually, the Live Nation employee I spoke with did approach his friends who vouched that he was ok, but not once did a medic or first aid person come to check on him.

Then, once we left the concert, getting out of the parking lot was literally the worst parking experience I've even had. We sat for an hour, not moving, and with no idea what was going on. Concert goers finally found their own way around the bottleneck, but with no direction from any sheriff. It was a free for all, and it was very frustrating. We finally got out of the parking lot after 80 minutes.

I'm not sure I'd ever return to this venue again, even though the concert itself was...