25-26 Annual Report

2026 RIVCOPARKS ALL STAFF CONFERENCE

MISSION STATEMENT To preserve land with sensitive habitat or rich heritage within Riverside County and provide opportunities for the community to enjoy equitable access through recreation and education. VISION Serving our community through thoughtful and sustainable actions to inspire lifelong connections with RivCo parks, places, and programs.

2025 California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Marketing and Communications Award of Excellence Casting the Story: Viral Fish Stock Campaign 2025 California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Innovation Award Award of Excellence Outdoor Explore – An Overnight Experience Board of Directors Jose Medina , District 1, Chair Karen Spiegel , District 2, Vice Chair Chuck Washington , District 3 V. Manuel Perez , District 4 Yxstian Gutierrez , District 5 Historical Commission Rachel Murrell, District 1 Deborah Newton , District 1 Don Williamson , District 2 Joyce Hohenadl , District 2 Bette Martland , District 3, Vice Chair Jeffery Harmon , District 3 Steve Lech, District 5, Chair Awards

2026 National Association of Counties (NACo) Parks and Recreation Merit Award Rancho Jurupa Regional Park Community Programming Initiative 2026 National Association of Counties (NACo) Parks and Recreation Merit Award Outdoor Explore – An Overnight Experience District Executive Leadership Kyla Brown , Parks Director/General Manager Robert Williams , Assistant Parks Director Dustin McLain , Chief - Natural & Cultural Resources Gaby Adame-Algrim , Chief - Planning & Development Joey Zaokopny , Chief - Parks & Recreation Michael Alferez , Fiscal Manager County Executive Leadership Jeff Van Wagenen , County Executive Officer Juan Perez , Chief Operating Officer Charissa Leach , Assistant County Executive Officer – Public Works & Community Services

District Advisory Commission Jeff Greene , District 1 Mark Balys , District 1 Daniel Hake , District 2 Bart Moreno , District 2 Thomas Giedroyce , District 3 Robin Reid , District 3, Vice Chair Vacant , District 4, Colorado River Valley

Hugh Van Horn , District 4, Chair Rudy Cruz Gutierrez II , District 4 Noah Valdivia , District 5 Nic Barth , District 5

2026 National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) Community Impact Outdoor Explore – An Overnight Experience 2026 National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) Trails & Corridors – Class IV Santa Ana River Trail Wayfinding Project

Employee A.C.T.I.O.N.S. Awards

Rob Phillips & Alison Conner

Janae Pulido & Al Matta

Ana Sawyer & Rachel Perez

Oscar Serrato & Jen Gray

Annie Luciano, Raul Ramirez & Renee Sanchez

Paul Sanderson & Kalee Koeslag Schellerup

Justin Carmichael & Alex Kong

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MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

RivCoParks Supporters and Friends,

This past year marked an important milestone for RivCoParks as we celebrated the District’s 35th anniversary. It was an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come and, as the accomplishments in this report demonstrate, how much we continue to grow and evolve. This year’s Annual Report tells a story of a park system growing in both reach and responsibility. Today, we care for more than 106,000 acres and 188 miles of regional trails while welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors to our parks, open spaces, nature centers, historic sites, and programs. At the same time, we are advancing major park improvement projects, investing in aging facilities, and strengthening the systems that will support RivCoParks for years to come. Behind every number in this report are people: employees, volunteers, partners, Commissioners, and County leaders working together to make Riverside County’s parks and open spaces better, more accessible, and more sustainable As we look beyond our first 35 years as a District, I am proud of the progress we have made and grateful to everyone who continues to make this work possible.

Shining Stars Employee of the Year Adara Koivula Graphic Arts Illustrator Marketing Volunteer of the Year Ric Boomer Hurkey Creek Regional Park Riverside County Employee Recognition Program Ashley Shucha Stellar Customer Service General Manager’s Awards Team Planning & Development Employee Andrew Mick Park Attendant Rancho Jurupa Regional Park Volunteer Nic Barth District Advisory Commission District 5

Kyla Brown General Manager | Parks Director

LAKE SKINNER RECREATION AREA

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MAYFLOWER REGIONAL PARK

REGIONAL PARKS

58,800 lbs fish stocked

PARK ATTENDANCE 298,412 total visitors 30% nights booked attendance-occupancy rate

TYPE OF USE

10%

2% <1%

50%

8% 22% 8%

CAMPING

162,515

2%

<1%

7%

2%

<1%

5%

DAY USE 41% 14% 34% 3%5%

47%

87,726

26%

51% 25% 24%

FISHING

48,171

Rancho Jurupa Regional Park Mayflower Regional Park

Hurkey Creek Regional Park Lake Skinner Recreation Area

Idyllwild Regional Park Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park

McCall Equestrian Campground

13%

NATURE & HISTORIC SITES

SITE ATTENDANCE

TOTAL FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS

18,003 total participants

52,464 total visitors

34%

8%

28%

Idyllwild Nature Center

3%

Gilman Historic Ranch & Museum Santa Rosa Plateau Visitor Center

13%

17%

13%

32%

Hidden Valley Nature Center

8%

8%

Jensen-Alvarado Historic Ranch & Museum Alamos/San Timoteo Canyon Schoolhouses

397 total programs/activities offered

Key

31%

positive impact negative impact

13%

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

45 board actions advanced

17 active construction projects 16 active grants 47 projects contracted

12 planning & development projects in progress 28 active real property transactions

$133M value of active CIP projects

$123M value of construction projects

$34.2M value of grants

$4.9M value of property acquisitions

$3.86M value of planning projects

NEWLY INSTALLED PUBLIC ART, LAKE CAHUILLA VETERANS REGIONAL PARK

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OPEN-SPACE / NATURAL RESOURCES

COMMUNITY OUTREACH & RESOURCE ENGAGEMENT UNIT (CORE)

167 169

encampments cleared

encampments documented

21 wildfires were responded to

46%

78 stolen & abandoned vehicles recovered

47%

237 tons of trash & debris removed

15%

258 OHV contacts

14,901 patrol & cleanup hours

SANTA ANA RIVER BOTTOM

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OPEN-SPACE

70 OHV contacts

130 acres of invasive species removed 6.1 acres of invasive species treated

106%

MULTI-SPECIES RESERVE

20 acres of invasive species removed 20 miles of roadside mowed 150 non-native grassland acres mowed

32%

1,226 patrol hours

MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN MANAGEMENT

1,014 acres added

254 acres of invasive species removed

58 OHV contacts

79 gallons of hazmat cleaned up 39 tons of trash & debris removed

50%

132 fence repairs 73 breached gates repaired

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15

215

1

2

4

60

3

6

5

62

7

8

60

10 10 11

9

79

91

243

215

12

17

15

15

16

13

74

18

14

74

111

74

22

21

215

20

15

23

79

19

27

74

24

28

29

371

25

26

1

7

SANTA ANA RIVER WILDLIFE AREA JENSEN-ALVARADO HISTORIC RANCH & MUSEUM

GILMAN HISTORIC RANCH & WAGON MUSEUM

Nature Centers

2 3 4 5 6

8

HIDDEN VALLEY WILDLIFE AREA HIDDEN VALLEY NATURE CENTER CRESTMORE MANOR

Historic Sites

BOX SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESERVE PARK HEADQUARTERS

9 10

Wildlife Areas (open-space)

Campgrounds

RANCHO JURUPA REGIONAL PARK

SAN TIMOTEO CANYON SCHOOLHOUSE

11

Other Park Facilities

HARFORD SPRINGS RESERVE

NORTON YOUNGLOVE RESERVE

12

TRAILS ATTENDANCE

2% Harford Springs Reserve

8% Idyllwild Nature Center 7% Salt Creek Regional Trail

43 27% Box Sprin 13% Hidden Valley Wildlife A

173,688 total trail users

8%

REVITALIZED ENTRANCE, HIDDEN VALLEY NATURE CENTER

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206

184

194

525

95

30

160

58% – 100 miles or less 7% – 100 - 300 miles 35% – 300+ miles

86

Salton Sea

13 14

19

SANTA ROSA PLATEAU VISITOR CENTER

DOUBLE BUTTE RESERVE KABIAN RESERVE / PARK

McCALL MEMORIAL PARK IODINE SPRINGS RESERVE MULTI-SPECIES RESERVE

SYLVAN MEADOWS 26 27

ALAMOS SCHOOLHOUSE NATURE CENTER

LAWLER ALPINE CABINS

15

21

LAWLER LODGE 16 17

HURKEY CREEK REGIONAL PARK 22 23

LAKE SKINNER RECREATION AREA

30 29 28

JOHNSON RANCH RESERVE

IDYLLWILD NATURE CENTER

LAKE CAHUILLA VETERANS REGIONAL PARK

SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE

MAYFLOWER REGIONAL PARK

IDYLLWILD REGIONAL PARK

18

476 average trail users per day

3% Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve ngs Mountain Reserve Area

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FINANCE

ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUES

2026

2025

$12,000,000

2024

$10,000,000

2023

2022

$8,000,000

$6,000,000

$4,000,000

$2,000,000

$ -

Property Tax Revenue has shown steady growth over the last five years, funding core services of the District.

REGIONAL PARK ANNUAL REVENUES

$3,000,000

SKN

SKN

$2,500,000

SKN

SKN

SKN

RJU

RJU

$2,000,000

RJU

RJU

RJU

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

MTP

MTP

MTP

MTP

MTP

CAH

CAH

CAH

CAH

BLY

CAH

$500,000

BLY

BLY

BLY

BLY

$ -

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

Blythe Parks

Mountain Parks

Lake Cahuilla Park

Rancho Jurupa Park

Lake Skinner

NATURE & HISTORIC SITE REVENUES

$200,000

IDYNC

IDYNC

$150,000

IDYNC

SRPVC

IDYNC

IDYNC

JEN

$100,000

JEN

JEN

SRPVC

SRPVC

JEN

SRPVC

HVNC

SRPVC

$50,000

JEN

HVNC

GLM

HVNC

GLM

GLM

HVNC

GLM

HVNC

GLM

$ -

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

Gilman Ranch Historic Museum Idyllwild Nature Center

Hidden Valley Nature Center Santa Rosa Plateau Eco Reserve

Jensen-Alvarado Ranch/Museum

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REVENUES VS EXPENDITURES ANNUALLY

$60,000,000

REV

EXP

$50,000,000

EXP

REV

$40,000,000

$30,000,000

REV

EXP

REV

EXP

REV

$20,000,000

EXP

$10,000,000

NET

NET

NET

NET

NET

$ -

($10,000,000)

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

Revenues

Expenditures

Net Gain / Loss

RESERVE FUND BALANCE BREAKDOWN YEAR-END 2025-2026

Committed

Restricted Program Money

Restricted (Capital Project Funds)

OPERATING RESERVE | $13,538,265

SANTA ANA RIVER TRAIL PROJECT (ACOE & RCTC DEPOSITS) | $4,985,185

SANTA ANA RIVER MITIGATION FUND | $3,751,670

CIP RESERVE BALANCE | $3,308,042

REAL ESTATE SALES / INSURANCE PROCEEDS | $2,311,320

MWD / RCA CONTRACTS | $1,054,599

COMMISSION FUND BALANCES | $410,097

LAKE SKINNER OPERATING RESERVE | $347,203

PARK RESIDENCES FUND | $313,777

HABITAT & OPEN-SPACE MANAGEMENT | $77,120

MCCOY SOLAR FUNDS (MAYFLOWER PROJECTS) | $53,119

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BUSINESS OPERATIONS

12,474 calls received GUEST SERVICES

755 contact us inquiries

174 external events permitted

191%

236%

296 library pass uses

661 RivCoSalutes passes

P A SS

MARKETING SUPPORT REQUESTS BY DEPARTMENT

MARKETING

3% <1%

4%

12.5M marketing touchpoints

42,345 social media followers

22%

5%

485 marketing support requests completed

28%

9%

Open-Space

Regional Parks

District

Interpretive Services

Special Events Planning & Development

Crestmore

7%

Maintenance

Volunteer Services

22%

VOLUNTEER SERVICES

SPECIAL EVENTS

18 cleanup projects completed 290 District volunteers 54,616 total District volunteer hours 13%

14,280 special event participants 22 special events

4,063 volunteer hours for events & Adopt-A-Trail

6%

$2.2M value of volunteer hours

LAKE CAHUILLA VETERANS REGIONAL PARK RIBBON CUTTING & COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

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DEFERRED MAINTENANCE & SAFETY

DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS

$490,000 value of projects completed

MAINTENANCE REQUESTS

PROJECTS

1,186 total tickets submitted

89 projects requested

66% completion rate

36 projects funded

777 tickets completed

SAFETY REPORT CARD

37 inspections completed 12 safety meetings

53 reports completed 34 tree reports completed

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RESTORATION WORK AT LAWLER ALPINE CABINS

TACTICS

“Tactics” are the specific adopted goals, or items, to be achieved during the year.

Accomplished + Develop a long-term financial sustainability strategy to address aging infrastructure, deferred maintenance, and expansion needs of the District. + Expand partnerships with incorporated cities to assume maintenance of community and regional trails. + Identify funding priorities with the Riverside County Parks Foundation and other support groups for mutually beneficial outcomes. + Successfully complete all capital improvement projects currently under construction. + Initiate development of District-wide standards (SOP) for park operations, maintenance, and infrastructure development to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency across all sites. + Implement expansion of health and wellness initiatives for employees. + Replace or rehabilitate natural resources management office space at Hidden Valley. + Redesign the District intranet site to align with current organizational needs, enhance usability, and improve access to important resources. + Expand internal training opportunities between divisions and units. + Examine records retention procedures for optimization. + Develop a District long range master plan and needs analysis encompassing all parks and open spaces. + Develop standards and system improvements for volunteer management. + Investigate a cloud-based collections management platform and ensure all holdings across interpretive sites are digitized and cataloged. + Improve the point-of-sale system to better support internal operations and customer needs. + Enhance accessibility features to improve the trail experience. + Improve the customer experience by providing Wi-Fi at District sites. + Implement a streamlined service ticketing system designed to ensure timely identification and resolution of immediate facility concerns. + Initiate development of the RivCoParks Climate Action Plan. + Development of a Districtwide Hazardous Material Management Plan.

In Progress − Complete renewal of all support agreements for interpretive sites. − Develop preventative maintenance plans for interpretive sites. − Finalize recertification of Santa Ana River Mitigation Bank. − Develop invasive species management plans for regional park & interpretive facilities.

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BALANCED SCORECARD

FY 25-26

YEAR FY 23-24

FY 24-25

DASHBOARD

TARGET

RESULTS

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Customer Service Satisfaction Rating

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

97%

96%

95%

96%

Satisfaction Surveys Collected

5,389

6,267

5,000

5,088

Marketing Touchpoints

7,519,900 7,800,240 6,000,000 12,500,000

Occupancy Rate of Campgrounds

31%

29%

32%

30%

23,318

Annual Education Program Participants

28,991

20,000

18,003

9,315

Outdoor Equity Participants

13,020

9,000

8,182

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Fee Based Revenue $12,267,289 $12,039,550 $14,100,000 $11,472,531

Capital Improvement Program Met

100%

52%

80%

39%

Operational Reserves

77%

74.1%

30%

62%

Budget vs Actuals

75%

62%

100%

52%

Value of Volunteers $2,200,000 $2,347,828 $2,500,000 $2,200,000

Active Partnership Agreements

4

4

4

2

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY CAPRA Standards Current

154

154

154

154

Tactics Completed

19

22

23

19

FTE per 10,000 acres

11.1

11.8

11.5

11.3

Policies and Procedures Updated

*

13%

25%

19%

Dashboards Developed/in use

*

8

3

8

EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT Staff Readiness Index

87%

92%

>90%

90%

90%

Employee Safety Index

*

90%

55%

Performance Evaluations on Time

92%

99%

100%

90%

Training Hours

2,208

2,722

2,200

2,474

Recognition Events

6

6

6

6

Internal Employee Promotions

*

19

N/A

16

Employee Engagement

*

93%

90%

91%

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Acres Under Management

105,700

105,828

102,400

106,849

Regional Trails Miles

185

188

185

188

Water Usage Reduction (CCF)

*

111,608

31,000

2,773

Volume of Recyclable Materials Diverted from Landfills (lbs) Tons of Waste Collected During Clean-up Activities (Tons)

*

122,929

190,000

148,692

* • • 90% or better than target • 80% to 89% of target • 79% or less than target * Not previously recorded 483 150 277

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