Enrollment target was increased to 5,000 students. The main campus of the University of California, Riverside, is located west of Box Springs Mountain on the east side of the City of Riverside, approximately 60 miles directly east of Los Angeles. Freeway access to the campus is provided from three interchanges to the City street system. There is a large designated natural open space preserve to the southeast. The 576 acres in the east campus are relatively hilly and cut by a series of watercourses flowing westward.
New construction is generally infill at the outer edge of the core.
Some offices and the University Extension are housed on the north side along University Avenue. The 530 acres in this half of the campus are relatively flat, with the Box Springs Arroyo traversing the southern portion. The academic core is pedestrian- oriented, with formal malls and informal pathways and courtyards. The core is circled by a perimeter road which currently provides for local vehicular travel around the campus. Bicycles are accommodated on the roadways and on pedestrian ways.