Apple Valley (California) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
incorporated town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
About Apple Valley (California)
Despite the name, there are no apple orchards in the city. Prior to World War II, the city was known for growing award winning apples. The local apple crops were decimated by three devastating years of fungal infection and extreme weather in the mid 1940s. The Postal Service approved the name "Apple Valley" for the local post office in 1949, after destruction of most of the local orchards and the end of the commercial apple industry in the area. Apple Valley was a rustic resort destination for Hollywood celebrities and moguls from the 1940s to the 1960s. The most famous of these celebrities were Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, who starred in many western films and television shows from the 1930s to the 1950s and chose the town as their retirement home and final resting place. The town was i
Top Attractions in Apple Valley (California)
Explore the best things to see and do in Apple Valley (California):
- ★Victor Valley Museum
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