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High Desert Living in Victorville, California
The Pacific Village real estate community is located in Victorville, California. As the largest city and business hub of the growing Victor Valley, Victorville is the key city of Southern California’s High Desert area. Now with a population approaching 95,000, the city provides a large and diverse labor pool for major employers at the Southern California Logistics Airport on the site of the former George Air Force Base and at the Foxborough Industrial Park. Boasting clear blue skies, Victorville offers a pleasing combination of small-town charm and city convenience, ideal for families seeking affordable homes and a quieter lifestyle.
Four-Seasons of Fun and Recreation for Everybody
Victorville is within easy reach of year-round recreation to suit all ages and interests. In the winter, residents can indulge in snowboarding and skiing at nearby Mountain High and Big Bear. Summertime fun encompasses activities such as boating, fishing, camping, hiking and horseback riding in the San Bernardino Mountains, the Angeles National Forest, Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area and regional parks including Mojave Narrows, Cucamonga-Guasti and Glen Helen.
Victorville is home to the San Bernardino County Fair, and many other events take place at the fairgrounds throughout the year. Museums are plentiful in the area, including the California Route 66 Museum, The Fire Museum and the Victor Valley Museum & Art Gallery. Local sports fans of all ages cheer the High Desert Mavericks, the championship triple A professional baseball team that plays in the adjacent city of Adelanto.
An Outstanding Parks and Recreation Program
Victorville Parks and Recreation oversees 17 parks, two golf courses, two swimming pools and four multipurpose buildings, providing local residents with a host of activities in which to participate. Among the numerous family-oriented facilities are soccer and baseball fields, basketball courts, open turf areas, picnic areas with barbecues, children’s play equipment, tennis and racquetball courts and more. Many park facilities can be rented for birthday parties and other special events.
The impressive Parks and Recreation activities schedule offers everything from swimming lessons, water aerobics and youth and adult sports teams to cheerleading, dog obedience and acting. While Jazzercise, yoga and tap dancing are among the available adult fitness activities, children will find both exercise and fun in tap, ballet, hip hop, jazz and Ballet Folklorico dance classes. Karate and other martial arts are also well represented, and the R.A.T. Pack for Responsibly Active Teens helps the area’s young people prepare for a great future.
Shopping, Entertainment and Culture
This new Victorville real estate community is convenient to shopping, entertainment and cultural activities in the area. With major department stores including Gottschalks, JC Penney, Mervyns and Sears, plus a 16-screen movie theater complex, The Mall of Victor Valley is the largest enclosed regional mall between San Bernardino and Las Vegas. Also convenient for Pacific Village families are Costco, Kohl’s, Target, Circuit City, Best Buy, Lowe’s, Home Depot and other nationally known retailers located in the area’s various shopping plazas.
Victor Valley Community College offers an impressive array of music, dance and theater arts entertainment. Programs are currently being presented in several other local venues while campus construction is underway adjacent to the Performing Arts Center. The Victorville public library offers a variety of activities including ongoing Storytime Programs and the Summer Reading Program for children and teens. The library’s new technology center, which is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2007, will provide free computer and Internet use as well as classes on various software programs.
Educating for the Future
Children who live at Pacific Village real estate community in Victorville will attend Puesta del Sol Elementary School in the Victor Elementary School District and Hook Junior High School and Victor Valley High School, both part of the Victor Valley Union High School District. Victorville also offers a number of private schools. Several opportunities for higher education are located in the vicinity, including Victor Valley Community College and the branch campuses of Azusa Pacific University and Chapman University. Additionally, California State University San Bernardino is within commuting distance less than 30 miles away.
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