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The City of Fontana is located in southern California, in the USA.  We sit at the intersection of Interstate 10 and 15 and State Routes 66 and 30.  Metrolink rail service to the greater Los Angeles area runs through the center of town, and we are only 10 minutes away from Ontario International Airport.

Fontana is close to the mountains, beaches, several lakes and desert areas.  We are just a short jaunt to 12 County of San Bernardino regional parks.  The California Speedway is located just west of Fontana's border.  Fontana is home to the Fontana Days Half Marathon and 5 k run.  This race is on record as the fastest half marathon course in the world.

Fontana has one golf course and another under construction.  Sierra Lakes Golf Course is located at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains.  Sierra Lakes Golf Club is a new 18-hole, championship golf course designed by Ted Robinson, internationally acclaimed golf course architect. The par 72, 6,805-yard layout is a premiere daily fee, public golf facility offering golfers affordable golf in a country club setting.

Fontana offers quality, affordable housing.  Six major home builders have projects under construction.  There are 11 colleges and universities in the immediate area.

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Culture, Sports, and Recreation

The city's quarterly Artist Showcase program was developed as part of the City of Fontana’s dedication to the Cultural Arts. Through the provision of quarterly artist showcases, Fontana residents are introduced to local artists.

One of the objectives of the program is to introduce the process used by the artist to develop the art form, and methods used to bring the work to life. Each artist selected for the quarterly showcases is asked to exhibit their work for a three month period in the City Council Chamber Foyer located at City Hall. The artist will also be showcased in a small presentation, invited to dine with the members of the Fontana Community and presented to City Council. Additionally, each artist selected will be awarded a nominal stipend from the local Fontana business community.

Art Depot

The Art Depot is one of Fontana's original community centers, and is a specialized Cultural Arts facility. Originally built as a freight depot of the Pacific Electric Railway in 1915, the Art Depot sits along side the newly landscaped Pacific Electric Trail in the Helen Putnam Historical Plaza. The Art Depot offers art classes, open studio activities, and special events.

Center Stage

Next door to the new library, a block south along Sierra, stands the Center Stage Theater. Built in the Art Deco style in 1937, and designed by architect C.H. Boller, the former Fontana (movie) Theater was recently renovated during 2004-2008 after several decades of various other uses, into a live dinner theater, with $6,000,000 in funds earmarked by the Fontana City Council. It reopened to the public on July 25, 2008.

Auto Club Speedway

Auto Club Speedway, a racetrack that plays host to two NASCAR Sprint Cup events a year and various smaller races, is located in an unincorporated part of Fontana, on Cherry Avenue. It is built on the former site of the Kaiser Steel mill. The large smelting furnaces of the mill were sold to China, and the rest remains an operating steel mill (though Japanese-owned) named California Steel Industries.

Fontana Park

Currently under construction in the northern part of the city (at Summit Avenue and Lytle Creek Road), Fontana Park will be the city's second largest municipal park, featuring a large state-of-the-art community center, aquatic center, skate park, and several child-oriented play areas.

Transportation

The Metrolink rail service to the greater Los Angeles area runs through the center of town. The City of Fontana is ten minutes away from Ontario International Airport. The city is also served by Omnitrans bus service. 

Fontana is also served by several major freeways and highways.

• San Bernardino Freeway
• Ontario Freeway
• Foothill Boulevard (Historic Route 66)
• Foothill Freeway

The City of Fontana is located in southern California, in the USA.