The Apple Valley's Desert Rock & Road Half Marathon brought me out here. The start and finish line…read morewas at the Civic Center Park. It was near the intersection of Highway 18 (Happy Trails Highway) and Dale Evans Highway. I picked up my race packet over at the Aquatic Center office. They had more than enough parking for the event. Everything was easy to find and looked to be well maintained.

Apple Valley has such a deep and which history, especially for me as it's the first city I lived in…read moreafter moving out as an adult with my first partner for a good chunk of time. From the Apple Valley Speedway to the Highlands cusping Hesperia A.V. has lots to do and see. I was a super regular at the Anytime Fitness on Apple Valley Road from 2008 to 2011. Frequenter of Los Domingos on Wika Road on the outskirts of Hwy 18 (aka Happy Trails), obsessed with Eggplant Parmigiana at Mama Carpino's and lover of so many cool gems, coffee spots, food favorites, big chain must like Target, Albertsons, Walmart Winco Rite Aid, Red Robin, Del Taco and more. BJ's Health Corner (a sub branch of BJ's Health Food store in Victorville) was a place I'd pop into on occasion when I made the transition from vegetarian to vegan in 2009... Not the easiest thing to do in the 2000s, but Apple Valley definitely has some great options and gems. Driving around during Christmas made me really want to double back a visit a little more in the new year. Re-explore and support this community I called home for years, showed up for the birth of my first nephew at St. Mary's Hospital (now Providence St. Mary's), lived with awesome friends. Enjoy house socials, date nights, movies at Jess Ranch Cinemark. Dive bars like Gator's for concerts, karaoke and inexpensive drinks #SmallTownCharm or even Frogee's #RusticLounge for a little dancing, billiards and local characters were my nightlife, beyond spots in Victorville. Today I'd recommend places like D.R.E.A.M. lounge, Better Days and 18 Taps Tavern, especially for the nightlife scene. A few cool parks like Civic Center Dog Park, Norm Schmidt, Lion's Park (extra tiny). Pretty good schools such as Apple Valley High, Granite Hills High (one of our rival high schools back in the late 90s/early 2000s), Desert Knolls, Sycamore Rocks Elementary School, Sandia Academy and AAE (Academy for Academic Excellence) where all my siblings graduated. Victor Valley College (my alma mater being the hub for high education - with many trade and charter campuses). Some local hotels, motels and inns tucked away including the Apple Valley Lodge (most places for night/day stays are in Victorville and/or Hesperia - along the 15). Airbnb in Apple V is there, but Vrbo might be better depending on what you need. Deep Creek Hot Springs is probably one of the most known places in all of Apple Valley - beautiful camping, natural springs and sites. I'd explore when I lived here and did have an opportunity to come with some friends from LA ironically who wanted to camp it up, but declined due to the heat at that time of year. Growing up in the desert you know the heat well and visiting, you learn or re-learn fast. Weather rise expect cold winters (the coldest for me being the blizzard of 2009 - never have I ever seen a freeway shut down - the entire desert covered in ice - had to shovel off so much snow - walk in it - work during it or worn more layers in life)... Snow typically only sticks once in a blue moon. Strong winds with dust, great springs, fun falls and sizzling summers. Beat the heat at places like the Civic Center Park Aquatic Center. And keep warm at nice cozy places like Perks Coffee House (check out the upstairs loft). From films, tv shows commercials and film school project Moon Warrior (2012/2013) that's floating around online I was apart of to legends like Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Cassandra Peters, Skip Young, Megan Jastrab and Apple Valley High's very own Cuba Gooding Jr. former residents you'd be surprised how this wide open, yet well populated and diverse city town has to offer in various pockets. A lot of smooth roads, streets, neighborhoods and upkeep.

Phelan is the best of the high desert. Plenty of privacy. Plenty of room…read more Beautiful area. Great schools. Soooo much better than living down the hill. Great place to raise your kids.

Nice little town to stop and grab a snack or get gas on the way to Las Vegas…read more Located near the beautiful mountain resort for skiing called Wrightwood The are in the process of widening the road into Phelan.

This is a great small town library. Nostalgic and old-timey!…read more The librarians were friendly and helpful. Buy books from the Friends of the Library book shop in the back. Support local libraries!

This is a nice quaint little library! The library staff are so kind and try to help you with what…read moreyou need. This particular branch offers a variety of book selections, DVDs, computer usage, and printer options. The library is not open on Fridays or Sundays. They offer various library events like reading/story times for kids. Check in with the library staff to find out what current events are going on. They are always thankful for book and dvd donations. If their branch doesn't need them, they will ship them to other library branches in the network, or sell them to help with the library. If they do not have a book you're looking for, they can check the San Bernardino County library network. They have access to most of the other library inventories with the exception of Needles. Pacific Crest Trail hikers use the library often when they are in town. If you are local in town, they also need volunteers for the library. Checkout Wrightwod Friends of the Library or ask one of the librarians how you can help the community. It is easy to get a library card. You just need your ID and need to be a resident of San Bernardino County. They also have an APP you can download that reminds you when your book rentals are due or if you don't like carrying an extra card. Ask a librarian what options you have if you are not a resident of the County, I am not sure.

Came on a Saturday with my kids and it was nice and relaxing, not many people, and right now the…read morefish food is free. Kids were stoked on having their own little cups of fish food to feed the fish.

Nice place to take the kids to see salmon and rainbow trout from small fish almost to large size in…read morethe different breeding ponds free to feed the fish free parking free admission nice time to spend with the kids

The staff at this library are absolutely amazing. The library is very well organized with a nice…read moreselection of books. We came for the summer reading program and also an astronomy event and were enthralled by the cheerful atmosphere and lovely handmade decorations. It's a beautiful library, 10/10!l

I reside in lucerne valley. Living in an rv on a women's property. So, HOMELESS. Just lost my son…read moreand mother ,went into a state of grief for the last 4 years let my medical expire let my license expire. So, I'm trying to get it back together get my medical and license reestablished. I got legal paper work, medical paperwork stating I live in lucerne valley. I let them know this and that I am Disabled. Well I was turned down. I needed to get on line to the Cal. Bar. MEDICAL ,DMV and my attorney that needed paperwork this is what taxes from my disability check pays for? I just wanted to start getting my life back together, told them that. Nope can't help you. Hhmmm.my disability taxes pays for this. Thank you very much and God Bless ​

This department sucks! And I wish I would've stuck with LoS Angeles county instead! The workers…read moredon't answer the damn phone and neither does their department. The 800 number doesn't allow for you to connect with a worker neither. It took them two whole months to transfer my case over so that was me and my kids going months without health insurance. I finally received a notice in January stating my case was transferred over including my medi-cal insurance. So I activated my plan with Kaiser again and had a plan start date for 02/01/26. I became extremely ill and was scheduled to have my gallbladder removed in the month of March. And I let this dumb a** worker know that my surgery was scheduled. My insurance was still active around that time and I had no issues. I recently called Kaiser to schedule a follow up appointment because I was experiencing pain and they told me my insurance was no longer active. So I've spent hours calling around and finally reached someone at Medi-cal who told me my insurance was termed because these retarded broads used the wrong county code for insurance. They used LA county instead of San Bernardino county. So let me receive a large medical bill due to their negligence and watch wtf I do!!

I've never had any financial hardship before... I had an appointment to discuss getting some help…read moreand my appointment went so well! I spoke to Roshawnda and she was not only very kind but very professional. I'm so thankful that she went above and beyond to discuss my case and help me. Thank you so much!!!

Best place to join the Army in the high desert. All the recruiters that work here are very…read morefriendly. If you are thinking about joining the Army this is the place to come.

Horrible customer service I suggest never using this facility…read more.. Never answer their phones always, and when they do the representatives are very rude and unhelpful.. Stay away at all cost.. Also possibly infested with cockroaches. The check in process was easy but the checkout process not so much... Wi-Fi and pool are substandard.. Shuttle service crowded and unreliable

Thick comfy beds, with extra pillow top. Cleaner then most. Not a very good continental…read morebreakfast. Not very many views. Small shower area. Very eclectic taste. Low rates, always vacant. Free long distance. There is no WiFi available. There is free laundry service, pick up and drop off. Always leaves a light on for you..