Yucca Valley, CA offers all the services and facilities needed for comfortable living, with its pristine skies and its picturesque desert landscape which is profusely dotted with homes ranging from modest to luxurious. 
Newcomers to the desert community soon recognize the town's namesake, the "Yucca", Spanish for a prolific genus of desert plant that bears white panicle flowers and can be seen as natural landscaping for many homes.
Yucca Valley officially became the Town of Yucca Valley on November 27, 1991. Today its population ranges from 18-22 thousand people, depending on which 'out-skirting' areas one includes with the count. The town and surrounding areas are known world-wide for its many antique stores, as well as the numerous artists that find the desert life inspiring.