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Living in Hesperia
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- City of Hesperia
- City Entertainment
- City Wine & Dine Spots
- Career Education
City Specs
Hesperia began as a Spanish land grant: Rancho San Felipe, Las Flores y el Paso del Cajon, founded in 1781. The first inhabitants were Serrano Indians. They lived in the normally dormant Mojave River bed, and the land was sparsely inhabited desert during Spanish-Mexican rule in the 19th century. The U.S. annexed the region along with Southern California after the Mexican-American War in 1848.
The town site was laid out in 1891 by railroad company land developers of the US & Santa Fe Railroad completed that year. Hesperia was named for Hesperus, the Greek god of the west. The railroad land developers published pamphlets distributed across the country with boosterism of Hesperia, California, as a potential metropolis: to become the Omaha of the West or projections to have over 100,000 people by the year 1900, but only 1,000 moved in.Things To Do- Hesperia Recreation
- Hesperia Zoo
- Forever Wild
- Hangar 18
- Impossible Escape Hesperia
To make life better and enrich the quality of life for our community by providing a variety of leisure time and recreation activities, parks, and facilities that promote health and wellness, learning, and fun.
Open since 2001, the Hesperia Zoo is home to native, rare and endangered species from six continents. Our goal is to provide a fun, unique and exciting experience for the whole family. With an overall mission to bring people and wildlife together, to promote the welfare of animals, to strengthen the human-animal bond and safeguard the rights of responsible animal professionals through public information and education.
Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary is dedicated to preserving the lives of abused, neglected and abandoned exotic animals through rescue, rehabilitation and education. By partnering with our community we can change animals lives and inspire future generations. Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary offer group events, field trips, guided tours and by popular demand our EXTREME FEED for adults and children! From school field trips to our fun and festive events like "A Very Wild Christmas" and "Spooktacular Halloween", there is always something lively happening at the sanctuary!
Welcome to Hangar 18, Southern California’s largest chain of indoor climbing gyms. With ten awesome facilities conveniently placed throughout SoCal and the same world-class setting and unbeatable prices that have allowed us to grow as quickly as we have, Hangar 18 is the perfect spot for anyone from first-time climbers looking for a fun afternoon or a great date-night adventure, to hard-core climbers looking to push their limits and get to the next level. Our facilities offer a wide variety of amenities, are fantastic for groups events or parties of any size, and our friendly and professional staff are always happy to help you out with any and all of your climbing needs. Come check us out, and see why so many people are falling in love with the sport of rock climbing.
We are about providing a fun escape room experience in the High Desert (Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, and more!). Our goal is to lift the community in everything we achieve. We are members of the Chamber of Commerce. We are supporters of different local causes and events. Our staff will do whatever they can to reasonably provide a fun and safe experience. Currently, we offer 3 escape rooms. The average experience is 60 minutes of solving puzzles, opening locks, and shared laughs in a fun themed environment.
Wine & Dine Spots- Paulina's Mexican Grill
- Samurai Sushi
- Spice of India
- Molly Brown's Country Cafe
- Red Baron
Established in 2007, We here at Paulina’s Mexican Grill enjoy serving our wonderful customers quality Mexican cuisine. We pride ourselves in house-made recipes made completely from scratch, along with a blend of traditional spices that you can enjoy with each bite. So sit back, relax and thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you this experience.
Great sushi restaurant! located in Hesperia. The service is fast and prompt. Prices for the meals are fair and is definitely recommended for every food fanatic.
The mixing of delicious. We strive to make all of life’s special dishes an unforgettable unique, attractive and elegant centre piece surrounded.
Spice Of India is an Indian cusine having the sitting capacity of 50 guest, and perfected interior. With the idea of having the Indian setup and visual merchandise, the restaurant will offer the guests with the typical food taste along with the Indian environment and surroundings making them feel to be in India. Open 11 am to 9 pm Sunday to Thursday and Friday and Saturday 11 am to 10 pm all you can eat buffet serve 11 am to 3 pm every day.Molly Brown's Country Cafe is the place to enjoy fine country dining in the high desert of Southern California. At Molly Brown's we pride ourself on three things, the quality of our food, exceptionally good prices, and the service of our friendly staff. Just like the Cheers theme song, its a place where everyone knows your name and we are always glad you came. For over 20 years our friends in the high desert come back again and again to enjoy our generous servings and home cooked delights such as our hobo skillet, chicken fried chicken, garden omelette, Paul Bunyan and stuffed french toast with blueberries and cream cheese.
Red Baron Pizza uses only the freshest ingredients. From homemade meatballs, spaghetti, and lasagna to hand-tossed pizzas, everything is prepared from scratch each day. With only the freshest vegetables, we provide you with salads, sandwiches, and more. We never use frozen ingredients and all of our sauces are made from signature recipes that haven’t changed since day one.
Colleges / Universities- Hesperia Unified School District
- Hesperia High School
- SJVC
- VVCS
- UMass Global
Hesperia Unified School District is a school district in San Bernardino County, California. Hesperia Unified School District serves the City of Hesperia and adjacent areas in the High Desert of San Bernardino County and covers 140 square miles.
Hesperia High School is a public four-year high school within the Hesperia Unified School District located in Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California. It is one of three comprehensive high schools in the district. The school currently is enrolled with less than 2,000 students in grades 9–12. Twice has the school's student body swelled to 4,000, forcing the HUSD to open Sultana High School, in 1995 and Oak Hills High School, in 2009. The school's official mascot is the scorpion and the colors are "Vegas gold" and black. Hesperia High School was the first high school to open in Hesperia, California in fall 1984, making it the oldest high school in the Hesperia Unified School District.
SJVC’s Victor Valley (Hesperia) campus opened in 2009, and offers accelerated career training programs for students interested in the medical, business, criminal justice or trades fields. Conveniently located close to the 15, our Victor Valley (Hesperia) campus helps students prepare for the future they want.
VVCS is the largest Christian school in the High Desert, and offers a college preparatory program, which includes a variety of honors and advanced placement (AP) courses, extra-curricular activities, scholastic clubs, fine arts and music, CIF sports, and other enrichment opportunities.
University of Massachusetts Global (UMass Global), formerly known as Brandman University, is a private nonprofit university with 25 campuses throughout California and Washington and a virtual campus. The university offers more than 90 degree, certificate, credential and professional programs for working adults. Brandman was a separate, regionally-accredited university within the Chapman University system. In September 2021, Brandman separated from the Chapman University system, and formed a new affiliation with the University of Massachusetts, UMass Global. UMass Global retained its regional accreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission. Gary Brahm is the appointed chancellor of the university.