Yucca Valley, California
Yucca Valley is a town of 21,770 people in San Bernardino County, California, founded in 1971.
Why visit Yucca Valley
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 22 parks and trails, 43 places to eat, 8 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cineplex, Paradigm Cinemas, Hi-Desert Nature Museum and Hi-Desert Artists.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 96°F; December lows average 34°F.
Weather in Yucca Valley
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Yucca Valley
Yucca Valley is an incorporated town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 21,738 as of the 2020 census. Yucca Valley lies 20 miles (32 km) north of Palm Springs, and 49 miles (79 km) east of San Bernardino. Bordered to the south by the Joshua Tree National Park and to the west by the San Bernardino Mountains, the town of Yucca Valley is located in the Mojave Desert at roughly 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Yucca Valley, California (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do12
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds22
10 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes43
John's Place
Restaurant · 0.9 mi
American Diner
56249 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
Su-Th 06:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 06:00-22:00
Kasa Market
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.1 mi
56089 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00; Su 08:00-19:00
Pizza Hut
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.4 mi
58012 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
Su-Th 09:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 09:30-24:00
The Yucca Tree Eatery
Restaurant · 1.0 mi
57754 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su off
C&S Coffee Shop
Restaurant · Breakfast · 1.5 mi
55795 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
31 more on the map.
History
Serrano people and the Chemehuevi were the first inhabitants of Yucca Valley.
Norman J. Essig was key in the late 1950s in working towards establishing Yucca Valley as a place for entertainment celebrities to come and live in privacy. He personally acquired hundreds of acres of land during this time and owned and ran Glenn Realty. He helped to put in the main roads that are running throughout the town off of Hwy 62. He was personal friends with Jimmy Van Heusen the composer and gave him prime real estate in Yucca Valley to build his house which can still be seen atop the highest hill in the center of the town.
In 1992, three large earthquakes occurred near the city, the magnitude 6.1 Joshua Tree earthquake on April 22, and on June 28 the 7.3 Landers and 6.5 Big Bear earthquakes.
The 7.1 magnitude Hector Mine earthquake on October 16, 1999, had an epicenter 30 miles (48 km) north of town.
On July 11, 2006, a wildfire started by lightning raced through neighboring Pioneertown. The blaze, named the Sawtooth Complex fire, also burned into Yucca Valley and nearby Morongo Valley and destroyed roughly 64,000 acres (26,000 ha) of desert landscape.
From the History section of Yucca Valley, California on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay8
Field Station Yucca Valley/Joshua Tree National Park
Motel and hotel · 2.7 mi
54850 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
Churches and places of worship13
Seventh Day Adventist Church of Yucca Valley
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 1.4 mi
8035 Church Street, Yucca Valley
Victory Life Foursquare Church
Church · Protestant · 1.7 mi
55673 Santa Fe Trail, Yucca Valley
Good Sheppard Lutheran Church LCMS
Church · Lutheran · 2.6 mi
59077 Yucca Trail, Yucca Valley
Joshua Springs Calvary Chapel
Church · Calvary Chapel · 1.9 mi
57373 Joshua Lane, Yucca Valley
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Yucca Valley Branch San Bernardino County Library
Library · 0.4 mi
57271 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
Black Rock Alternative/Continuation
School · 2.9 mi
59273 Sunnyslope, Yucca Valley
Map of Yucca Valley
144 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 38°F | 1.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Feb | 61°F | 38°F | 1.2 in | 0.7 in |
| Mar | 67°F | 40°F | 0.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 73°F | 46°F | 0.2 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 91°F | 59°F | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 96°F | 66°F | 0.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 96°F | 68°F | 0.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 89°F | 60°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 80°F | 50°F | 0.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 66°F | 41°F | 0.3 in | 0.1 in |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 0.9 in | 0.9 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Yucca Valley (2 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
San Bernardino County has had 40 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for fires.
- 2024-09-11: Bridge Fire (Fire)
- 2024-09-07: Line Fire (Fire)
- 2023-04-03: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2023-03-10: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2023-01-09: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2020-10-26: Blue Ridge Fire (Fire)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 miles away.
- Desert Hot Springs 13 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
- Cathedral City 20 mi south, about 32 min by car
- Twentynine Palms 20 mi east, about 33 min by car
- Palm Springs 23 mi south, about 37 min by car
- Big Bear City 23 mi northwest, about 37 min by car
- Rancho Mirage 25 mi south, about 40 min by car
- Palm Desert 27 mi south, about 43 min by car
- Indio 29 mi south, about 47 min by car
- Banning 30 mi southwest, about 48 min by car
- Coachella 34 mi southeast, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Yucca Valley Aerial, formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0
- View west in Yucca Valley CA, Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MBTA bus stop in Yucca Valley, December 2021, Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MBTA Ready Ride vehicle in Yucca Valley, December 2021, Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary of the Valley -Yucca Valley 05, Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary of the Valley -Yucca Valley 02, Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary of the Valley -Yucca Valley 03, Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary of the Valley -Yucca Valley 04, Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary of the Valley -Yucca Valley 01, Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Joseph of Arimathea Episcopal Church - Yucca Valley, California, Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Walmart Supercenter, Yucca Valley, YosemiteYamper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Desert Christ Park, Zekerags, Public domain
- Swap Meet (11003050954), Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0
- Swap Meet (11003132783), Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0
- Swap Meet (11002967275), Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0
- Swap Meet (11003052746), Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0
- Swap Meet (11003066866), Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0
- Selfie at Joshua Tree National Park - Cholla Cactus Garden (22818893764), m01229 from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Checking Photos - Flickr - brewbooks, brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Two 1967 Pennies (6129030576), Luke Jones, CC BY 2.0
- Desert Christ Park Trio - panoramio, Diarrhea, CC BY 3.0
- Joshua Tree National Park - May 2015 (22818913294), m01229 from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Fisheye view of the Joshua Trees (19499905236), m01229 from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tons of Cholla Cacti - Joshua Tree National Park (23364733091), m01229 from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ISS013-E-25877 - View of California, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-130452 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-130453 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-130451 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS013-E-25878 - View of California, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Voltage regulator on delta, Comfr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Twenty-Nine Palms Highway in Joshua Tree, CA, Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Truck Spotting, Luke Jones, CC BY 2.0
- Ateloplus notatus, Jack Byrley, CC BY 4.0
- Joshua Tree National Park (23970027219), Rob Malouf from San Diego, United States, CC BY 2.0
- Ceanothus Silk Moth imported from iNaturalist photo 270611668 on 13 March 2024, (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0
- Hemieuxoa rudens, Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0
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