Valley of Enchantment, CA

Valley of Enchantment in Crestline Ca and the homes in Valley of Enchantment really show the history of our mountains and how our community first began. There are several ways to get to the Valley of Enchantment, depending on which side of the mountain you are on. If you are already in Crestline then you can come down Knapp's Cutoff to the 138. This drops you onto Water's drive or you can stay on the 138. If you drive down Water's drive, that takes you to "downtown" Valley of Enchantment.

Downtown VOE there is a post office, Johnny's Market and UHAUL rental, church, laundromat, a restaurant called Madeline's, the new professional building and a repair shop. One of the mountains' two elementary schools is located here in Valley of Enchantment. The other is just off of the shores of Lake Gregory. If you stayed on the 138, you run into the other half of this area where there are more homes and cabins, a self storage and eventually you will run into the San Bernardino National Forest. If you stayed on the 138, you will pass by Silverwood Lake, which is a recreational lake that allows boating and camping, and the turnoff for Hesperia and Victorville and the 15 freeway, about halfway up the Cajon Pass. This is the backside to getting to the 15 freeway if you were going to go to the high desert or Las Vegas.

The Valley of Enchantment, indeed the rest of the mountains, have a rich Native American history. They used these mountains as their summer grounds because of the temperature difference. The first white settlers were the Mormons who had a colony down in San Bernardino valley and came up here in 1852 to stay when the Seeley family built the first sawmill here along Seeley Creek in VOE. There are still Seeley decendents here today in our community, which attests to the pull these mountains have and the family atmosphere we try to cultivate! The mills were the only industry here in the mountains for a while, due to the virgin trees and forest here that was cut to provide lumber as far as Los Angeles, which helped build much of the Los Angeles area. Through the Valley of Enchantment and out Sawpit Canyon was a road named Devil's Canyon Road that much of this lumber traveled out of our mountains by. The road was opened in 1879 and began as a toll road.

Many of the homes right around Water's drive in VOE are smaller and are on smaller lots. Many of these lots were made into 2500 sq ft parcels to be used as camps for the sawmill workers and for vacationers. Much the same as Crestline Village, there are older homes from the early 20th century. You can find a great fixer here in Valley of Enchantment. There's a seasonal stream that runs off of Oak Lane and crosses under highway 138, and there are National Forest views from many of the homes here. Valley of Enchantment is surrounded by the National Forest, and you can find a great place not far from being able to hike out of your home.If you take highway 138 to Seeley Camp, there is a trail that meanders down along a stream that will lead you to Heart Rock. This hike is fairly easy and just over a mile in length. There is a parking lot to park in and make sure to bring your camera!

As you take Water's drive towards Cedarpines Park, the lot sizes and homes get bigger in some areas. In Valley of Enchantment, you can get a cabin anywhere from $40,000 on upwards of $400,000. It has a diverse range of homes, people, and is a nice place to call home!

Please let me know if you'd like more information about Valley of Enchantment and the many diverse range of homes that can be found here. Email me at steeleofalifetime@gmail.com. Please also visit my website, www.HomesForSaleinCrestline.com, www.CrestlineForeclosures.com, www.TheLakeArrowheadWoods.com.

All historical information from Crestline by Rhea-Francis Tetley.

Take care!

Amy Steele

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