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Lucerne Valley Community Calendar

General

Midway Equestrian Center. Large multi-use arena hosting many community friendly events including Youth Rodeos, Gymkhanas, Barrel Racing, Barn Dances and more.

Gubler's Orchid Farms. Free guided tours daily.

Rabbit Dry Lake. Model plane flying, Iron Horse Ranch, private train collection. Tours available.

World War II Bombing Target. Target remains and many bomb fragments.

Texas Granite Quarry. Granite block quarry for buildings in LA in the 1930's. Large waste pile.

Wolf Mountain Sanctuary. Education and interaction with wolves.

BMX Race track. Fully certified BMX racetrack open every Saturday featuring regular regional events as well.

Lions Pride Park & Shooting Range. Trap and target shooting.

Pioneer Park. Tennis, baseball, volleyball, shade trees, grass, barbecues and picnic area.

R&L Cross Ranch. Horse boarding, riding and sales.

Sundowner Ranch. Equestrian Facilities, Parties and RV group accommodations.

Historical

Midway SchoolHouse. Built in 1918.

Peter Davidson's Grave. First recorded settler to Lucerne Valley. He kept a weigh station for wagon trains. The actual grave lies under the road, but the headstone and site are located on the nearest corner.

Goober's Milk Shed & Barn. In barn you will see foundations for stalls. The milk shed was insulated to keep milk cool. Next building west is the oldest building and dwelling still existing here.

Battle of Chimney Rock Monument. The recognizing monument acknowledging the last known native-American battle in America. A very interesting history available in books located at the Chamber of Commerce and LV Public Library.

Battle of Chimney Rock Site (Site of actual battle)

Geological Wonders

Blackhawk Landslide. One of the largest and most widely studied landslides in the world. Awesome!

Hercules' Finger. Free-standing granite pillar frequented by rock climbers. Eagles and Chuckawalla lizards can often be spotted in the vicinity.

Deadman's Point. Large picturesque granite formations.

King Clone. Ancient creosote-ring believed to be the oldest living plant on earth.

Yucca Ring. Rare yucca clones.

Means Dry Lake. Mean's well ruins. Bomb craters and fragments from WW II practice.

Sawtooth. Steep jagged rock formations form a popular picnic area and favorite rock-climbing site.

Pritkin Cindercone. Colorful volcano, currently being mined. Source of lava flows housing the Rodman petroglyphs. The cinders are used for landscaping and sometimes as lightweight aggregate for concrete.

Cougar Buttes. Massive granite hills. Valley with two natural arches. Takes all day to tour. Popular motorcycling area. Popular filming location.

Johnson Valley Sand Dunes. Small, but classic sand dunes, very scenic.

Peterman Hill. Many minerals, many mines, and rock collecting. Limestone has been mined on the North West side of the hill. Magma intrusion into the limestone has formed small mineral crystals.

Giant Rock. One of largest granite boulders in the world. Site of old airport, U.F.O. sightings, last home to a German who dug out living quarters under the rock during W.W.II. He was suspected of spying and blew himself up under the rock when US. Government agents approached. In 2001, a large slab broke from the rock and slid to the ground. Nobody was hurt.

Soggy Dry Lake. Our prettiest dry lake with a surface smooth enough to race on.

Petroglyphs

Rodman Mountain Petroglyphs. Canyon walls covered with petroglyphs, Indian intaglios, bedrock metates and trails on top. Two hundred yards north is Rams Horn Intaglio and Boomerang Intaglio.  Click HERE to see a collection of photographs.

Springs

Rabbit Springs. Forms an oasis. Indians lived there a long time. Peter Davidson also had a way station there for the wagon traffic to the Ord Mts. On private property but you can see it from road.

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