Apartments for Rent in Lake Elsinore, CA (218 Rentals)

Lake Elsinore was first established as a city in 1888, and the city has seen a lot of growth over the years. It once was a small resort town in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, but it now has a population of well over 60,000. Before the city was inhabited by modern civilization, Native Americans called the Elsinore Valley home. Among those were the Luiseño people, who were said to be the area’s first inhabitants. In fact, their pictographs can still be found in the Santa Ana Mountains and in Temescal Valley. Artifacts have also been found throughout Lake Elsinore and in the surrounding canyons and hills. In modern society, Lake Elisnore used to be an escape in the first half of the 1900s. Celebrities would frequently take trips to Lake Elsinore to escape the urban Hollywood scene. In fact, many celebrity homes still stand in the area, including Aimee's Castle, a unique Moorish-style house built by Aimee Semple McPherson.