The Victor Valley is a

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...

in the

Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily ...

and subregion of the Inland Empire, in

San Bernardino County San Bernardino County (), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181, ...

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban a ...

. It is located east of the Mojave's

Antelope Valley The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, California, and the southeast portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert. It is situated between the Tehachapi, Sierra Pelona, and t ...

, north of the

Cajon Pass Cajon Pass (; Spanish: ''Puerto del Cajón'' or ''Paso del Cajón'') is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains to the east and the San Gabriel Mountains to the west in Southern California. Created by the movements of the San Andr ...

and the

San Bernardino Valley The San Bernardino Valley ( es, Valle de San Bernardino) is a valley in Southern California located at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. It is bordered on the north by the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino Mountains; ...

, northeast of the San Gabriel Mountains, and northwest of the San Bernardino Mountains, and south of the Barstow area. The

Mojave River The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains and the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Most of its flow is underground, while its surface channels remain dry most of the time, ...

flows northwards through the Victor Valley, primarily via underground aquifers. Victor Valley, California (14331131328)

Geography

Cities and towns

The Victor Valley contains four incorporated municipalities. The largest is

Victorville Victorville is a city in Victor Valley in San Bernardino County, California. Its population as of the 2020 census was 134,810. History In 1858, Aaron G. Lane came to what is now known as Victorville and founded a waystation called "Lane's Cro ...

. The rural desert valley region also has 15

unincorporated communities An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

. The Victor Valley has an estimated population of 550,000. The densest population is within a radius surrounding Victorville.

Over 100,000 population

(population 134,810)

Over 50,000 population

* Hesperia (population 99,818) * Apple Valley (population 75,791)

Over 20,000 population

Adelanto Adelanto (Spanish for "Advance") is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is approximately northwest of Victorville in the Victor Valley area of the Mojave Desert, in the northern region of the Inland Empire.Lint ...

(population 38,046)

Under 20,000 population

* Baldy Mesa * Bell Mountain * Bryman * El Mirage * Helendale * La Delta *

Lucerne Valley Lucerne Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) and valley landform in the southern Mojave Desert, in western San Bernardino County, California. Geography The geographic valley is defined by the surrounding Granite Mountains, Ord Mountains, ...

—separate geographic valley to east, part of "cultural/economic" Victor Valley area. * Mojave Heights * Mountain View Acres * Oak Hills * Oro Grande * Phelan * Piñon Hills * Silver Lakes * Spring Valley Lake

Transportation

The Victor Valley Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in Victorville, that is served by Amtrak, Greyhound, the

Victor Valley Transit Authority Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), the second largest transit operator in San Bernardino County (with over 1,020,119 passengers a year), is a transit agency providing bus service in the Victor Valley, California area. In , the system had a r ...

and military shuttles to

Fort Irwin Fort Irwin National Training Center (Fort Irwin NTC) is a major training area for the United States military in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California. Fort Irwin is at an average elevation of . It is located northeast o ...

. The center also serves as a Park and Ride facility for carpooling commuters.

Rail

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serves

and Barstow with once-daily trips on the Southwest Chief, and connecting

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Thruway bus service several times daily. The planned Brightline West high-speed rail line to

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

will terminate at the Victor Valley station until it is extended to

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Palmdale Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south. On Aug ...

Public transportation

Public transportation, provided by the

(VVTA), serves most of cities and communities of the Victor Valley area. VVTA offers subsidized tickets for Greyhound Line busses to Barstow and San Bernardino. The Barstow Area Transit serves Barstow and its surrounding communities to the north. The two transit systems connect via the B-V Link service. Amtrak also serves the Valley at Victorville station. The interstate Greyhound Lines transport system busses stops at the Victor Valley Transportation Center.

Highways

Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Cana ...

—primary freeway through the Victor Valley. * U.S. Route 395 *Historic U.S. Route 66 *

California State Route 18 State Route 18 (SR 18) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It serves as a primary route into the San Bernardino Mountains, both from the Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan area from the south and the Mojave Desert from the n ...

—Rim of the World Highway *

California State Route 138 State Route 138 (SR 138) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that generally follows the northern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and the western Mojave Desert. The scenic highway begins in the west at its ...

—Pearblossom Highway

Air

* Victorville Airport (Southern California Logistics Airport), charter and general aviation, no commercial passenger services. * Apple Valley Airport, general aviation, fuel, aircraft rental, flight instruction. * Hesperia Airport, general aviation.

Government

Political representation includes: * California's 8th congressional district * California's 21st State Senate district * California's 33rd State Assembly district

Education

* Victor Valley College * Victor Valley Union High School District

Attractions

* Victor Valley Museum and Art Gallery—in Apple Valley. * The California Route 66 Museum—in Victorville. * Mojave Narrows Regional Park—at the surfacing of the

, in Victorville. * The Mall of Victor Valley * Victor Valley Memorial Park—in Victorville. * Hulaville Forest, site of former

folk art Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative. The makers of folk art are typically tr ...

environment. ; Nearby summer/winter recreation * San Gabriel Mountains +

Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the U.S. Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, primarily within Los Angeles County in southern California. The ANF manages a majority of the San Gabriel Mounta ...

, including Wrightwood area. * San Bernardino Mountains +

San Bernardino National Forest The San Bernardino National Forest is a United States National Forest in Southern California encompassing of which are federal. The forest is made up of two main divisions, the eastern portion of the San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernard ...

References

External links

Victorvalleyca.com: Victor Valley, California website
{{California Inland Empire Regions of California Valleys of San Bernardino County, California Valleys of the Mojave Desert Victorville, California