Life in Valley
Center has a rural feeling yet it so close to all
conveniences, located 50 minutes from downtown San Diego and
just five miles northeast of Escondido. Also
about 25 mi NE of Rancho Santa Fe. It is a community of about 21,000
residents and is one of San Diego
county's best kept secret. Residents tell us once they
moved here they would never live anywhere else. Most homes
come with a minimum of two acres, making it a very horse
friendly place. Daley Ranch and Hellhole Canyon are the two
hiking/riding preserves. Daley Ranch is on the southwest
side of town and Hellhole Canyon is on the east side. In
spring residents pick lavender at the lavender garden.
Valley Center is just completing an 18 hole golf course with
new homes being built on it now. The first nine holes are
already open. There is also a newly completed
$4,000,000 library and history museum. There is Harrah's
up-scale casino which has six restaurants. Temecula wine
country is about 30 minutes to the north.
With an elevation of 1300
feet and land area of about 30 square miles, Valley Center,
for almost a hundred years has been composed of avocado and
citrus farms, ranches and riding and hiking trails. For
these very reasons, more and more people are finding their
way to this desirable area. Today, properties are about 2
acres of land for the most part, guaranteeing a rural feel.
Because many
young families are relocating here and commuting to work the
school district is growing with courses focused on science,
math, and technology with ample sports and activities
offered throughout the community and schools. Residents
enjoy water sports and fishing in the two area lakes along with horseback riding.
There is also a full-sized farm in Valley Center offering
fresh local produce, and the Indian Reservation offers local
color.
WESTERN DAYS
Memorial Week-End - Usually, this is when
the Vacqueros (from the "Spanish Cowboy Days) put on their “Old Timers” Show at Aerie Park
the weekend before Western Days and then the Marshal’s Posse
start having shoot-outs around town the week leading up to
the 3-day event. Opening Day of the Festival is usually held
at the Community Center begins Friday 5:00 p.m. with the
Honorary Mayor’s Race Showdown. Food and Commercial Vendor
booths open up. The mechanical bull ride is set to go, the
gates open to the beer garden and live music & dancing set
the evening in full swing. The crowd will be dancing to Moon
Dance which performs r&b, blues & classic rock well into the
night. The carnival will have rides for all ages and will be
open at noon adjacent to the Community Center for the early
birds.
BUSINESSES
There is a small commercial district which caters primarily
to area residents where friendly local merchants,
restaurateurs, and professional people, who are mostly
residents of Valley Center themselves. Many people come to
Valley Center to retire, but get caught up in various
activities. There are senior groups, service clubs (Rotary,
Optimist, Kiwanis) a horse organization, and others.
REAL ESTATE
Valley Center has a wide variety of homes and price ranges.
It is the third largest growing area in San Diego County.
Prices start around $485,000 for a three-bedroom home. The
up-scale homes are priced over $1M through $4,000,00. You
can't miss that wonderful feeling of spaciousness here. Our
nearly 20,000 locals are happily spread over a 100 square
mile planning area. Residents of this charming
unincorporated community cherish views or green, rolling
hills and seasonal streambeds lined with native live oak and
sycamore trees, and the panorama of Rodriguez Peak and the
Palomar Mountain range. It is just five miles from Escondido
which has one of the best shopping centers in San Diego
County, a wonderful hospital district, and boasts all the
advantages for which one could ask.
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Sample Area Homes
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2 bedroom-2 bath
home for $589,000 |
4 bedrm-3bath
home for
$1,000.000 |
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5 bedrom-3bath home
for $700,000 |
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A
4 bedrm-3bath home for $1.2M |
PARADISE
MOUNTAIN
On the
east side of Valley Center, California, Northeast of San
Diego, is the neighborhood community of Paradise Mountain. It is a
small neighborhood of approximately 500 homes.
Paradise Mountain is one of the few remaining
communities in San Diego where equestrians can ride from
their homes directly to trails without having to
trailer. Paradise Mountain is the home to
Hellhole Canyon
County Preserve with miles of hiking and riding
trails for the public to enjoy. The trails can be rough
and steep in areas, but with some conditioning, the
horses soon learn to navigate them quite easily.
Paradise Mountain overlooks Rancho Guejito to the east
and Valley Center to the West. Rancho Guejito is a
22,000 acre parcel of land that was originally a Spanish
land grant. Rumor is: it's the largest original Spanish
land grant still intact in Southern California. This
area also includes the community of Skyline Ranch
Country Club - a 55 plus community centered around a 9
hole golf course.
Email Us for a referral of an
Experienced
Horse Property Specialist in
Valley
Center/Paradise Mountain
to answer your questions and furnish you a list of
properties
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