Lucerne Valley, California is a small hamlet located in Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County. It is part of the larger Victor Valley area, which is made up of primarily Victorville, Apple Valley, CA, and Hesperia, which is a part of the larger Palmdale Metropolitan Area. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Mojave Desert The Mojave or Mohave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. ... San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area, containing more land than 9 states. ... Victor Valley is a region of Southern California north of the San Bernardino Mountains in the Mojave Desert. ... Victorville is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ... Apple Valley is a town located in San Bernardino County, California. ... Hesperia is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ...

Geography

Lucerne Valley is located roughly between Apple Valley and Big Bear in the Mojave Desert. It is surrounded by several mountain ranges which include the Granite mountain range, the Ord mountain range, and the San Bernardino mountain range. The heart of the city is located on the cross roads of the 247(Old Woman Springs Rd / Barstow Rd) and Highway 18. Apple Valley is a town located in San Bernardino County, California. ... Mojave Desert The Mojave or Mohave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. ...

History

Settled around the 1900's by homesteaders.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 8,961 people living in Lucerne Valley. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Primary Sites of Interest

Johnson Valley is a popular Off-Road Vehicle recreation site known for it's steep, rocky mountains and several dry lakes.

Lucerne Dry Lake provides a launching pad for several small and medium sized rockets and is home to several rocket clubs.

Lucerne Valley is also open to amateur mining in the surrounding hills where mainly quartz, topaz and jasper can be found. For other uses of this word, see Quartz (disambiguation). ... This article is about the mineral or gemstone, for other uses see: Topaz (disambiguation). ... This article is about the mineral. ...

The 247 (aka Barstow Road) which stretches from Lucerne Valley to Barstow. The 247 has two long stretchs of well maintained road separated by a dog leg through the Granite Mountains. The road is rarely patroled by police and has very little traffic (though occationally some wildlife), making it is usually safe to travel as fast as your vehicle can travel (given that one understands that traveling at such high speeds is unsafe). Barstow is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ...

External links

• Lucerne Valley (http://www.lvcal.org/)
• Chamber of Commerce (http://lvcal.org/chamber/)
• History (http://www.lucernevalley.net/history/)
• News (http://www.topix.net/city/lucerne-valley-ca)